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- From: ka1gt@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (robert.m.atkins)
- Subject: Re: Canon EF teleconverters (was Re: When does price beat out the best choice for you?)
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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 18:05:37 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.180537.3642@cbnewsm.cb.att.com>
- References: <1k0r7rINNijv@transfer.stratus.com> <1993Jan28.145828.2689@walter.bellcore.com>
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- In article <1993Jan28.145828.2689@walter.bellcore.com>, jchen@wind.bellcore.com (Jason Chen) writes:
- > In article <1993Jan27.212035.7051@cbnewsm.cb.att.com> ka1gt@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (robert.m.atkins) writes:
- > >In article <1993Jan27.174119.19856@walter.bellcore.com>, jchen@wind.bellcore.com (Jason Chen) writes:
- > >> Is physical compatibility all what the problem is? How about optical
- > >> compatibility?
- > >>
- > >> If I can mate a lens with a Canon TC physically, does it mean that it will
- > >> work perfectly?
- > >
- > >Nothing works "perfectly", and what do you mean by "perfectly" anyway?
- > >If you could get a Canon EF converter on one of the other lenses it
- > >would work in the sense that you would get the expected increase in
- > >effective focal length. In fact you can put the converters on ANY canon
- > >EF lens if you use the extension tube. You only get macro focusing
- > >capabilities however. Optical quality of the result? Probably fair but
- > >not great if you short focal length lenses.
- > >
- > "Perfectly" means whatever a TC should do, given its imperfections.
- >
- > The reason that I asked the question is that the rear element of the
- > 50-200L lens has about 3/4-1 inch recess. If I can fit the Canon TC
- > physically, I wonder if the Canon TC is compatible with the len optically:
- > being able to focus on infinity, no light fall-off at corners, etc.
- >
- > Jason Chen
- >
-
- If you can get a mechanical coupling, you should be able to get infinity
- focus and you probably will see no more light fall off at the edges than
- you do now. The 100-300L also has a recessed rear element, but the
- size of the "hole" at the back of the lens is (or so I'm told) too
- small for the EF1.4x front element. I have not seen the 50-200L, so I
- can't comment there. One thing to bear in mind is that the Canon EF1.4x
- is around $300. For that kind of $ you might pick up a better 300mm lens
- than the 50-200L + 1.4x would give you (Sigma 75-300APO, or even a Canon
- 100-300USM).
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