DiMAGE A1 A2 A200 teleconverter advice?

ollie · 22nd August 2005

I'm looking at getting a teleconverter for my A1. I can find plenty of options on the WWW under 150USD, but I can't actually find one to test in the shops where I live.

Can anyone give me any advice on these lenses? Image quality, vignetting amount, are they good over the full zoom range, etc, etc...

Minolta ACT-100. (Very heavy lens. Only 1.5X magnification. ~150USD at Amazon)

Olympus TCON-17 (A bit more mag, 1.7X, good reviews, ~100USD at Adorama)

Canon TC-DC58B (Another 1.5X lens, would require step down ring 58 to 49mm for A1, ~110USD at Amazon)

Tokina 3X (~95USD at Ebay. Lens barrel looks fairly narrow, so what is the vignetting like?)

Digital Optics 2X (Cheap, ~50USD at Ebay. Lens quality?)
Digital Optics 3X (~100USD at Ebay. Another fairly narrow lens barrel, vignetting?)

Opteka 2X (Really cheap, ~33USD at Ebay. Lens quality?)

synapseman · 22nd August 2005

Hi, this topic came out some time earlier. Do have a look at this thread:

original or 3rd party Telephoto convertor for my A200

ollie · 22nd August 2005

"Hi, this topic came out some time earlier. Do have a look at this thread: original or 3rd party Telephoto convertor for my A200"

Yeah, I saw that earlier thread, but I was hoping I could find some people with specific experience with these lenses.

Thanks, Ollie

22nd August 2005	#1
ollie New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 2	DiMAGE A1 A2 A200 teleconverter advice? I'm looking at getting a teleconverter for my A1. I can find plenty of options on the WWW under 150USD, but I can't actually find one to test in the shops where I live. Can anyone give me any advice on these lenses? Image quality, vignetting amount, are they good over the full zoom range, etc, etc... Minolta ACT-100. (Very heavy lens. Only 1.5X magnification. ~150USD at Amazon) Olympus TCON-17 (A bit more mag, 1.7X, good reviews, ~100USD at Adorama) Canon TC-DC58B (Another 1.5X lens, would require step down ring 58 to 49mm for A1, ~110USD at Amazon) Tokina 3X (~95USD at Ebay. Lens barrel looks fairly narrow, so what is the vignetting like?) Digital Optics 2X (Cheap, ~50USD at Ebay. Lens quality?) Digital Optics 3X (~100USD at Ebay. Another fairly narrow lens barrel, vignetting?) Opteka 2X (Really cheap, ~33USD at Ebay. Lens quality?)

22nd August 2005	#2
synapseman Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: State of Confusion Posts: 2,089	Re: DiMAGE A1 A2 A200 teleconverter advice? Hi, this topic came out some time earlier. Do have a look at this thread: original or 3rd party Telephoto convertor for my A200 __________________ The synapseman uses Sony Alpha system & Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2.

22nd August 2005	#3
ollie New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 2	Re: DiMAGE A1 A2 A200 teleconverter advice? "Hi, this topic came out some time earlier. Do have a look at this thread: original or 3rd party Telephoto convertor for my A200" Yeah, I saw that earlier thread, but I was hoping I could find some people with specific experience with these lenses. Thanks, Ollie