Sony teleconverters and Wide angle

Sony717 · 18th June 2003

anyone know if third party brands can use on F717?
sony ones are damn expensive.

majere2sg · 18th June 2003

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Originally posted by Sony717
anyone know if third party brands can use on F717?
sony ones are damn expensive.

Can lor.. but quality not so good I think. Got vignetting..
Can try to get the new olympus telephoto convertor think called TCON17 or something..
Btw Sony ones really good

No regret getting it though it a bit expensive and heavy

Sony717 · 18th June 2003

any other brands huh?
i heard price difference quite a lot right?

Damien · 21st June 2003

Hi Majere2sg,
u mean sony tele good?? How about the cheap one VCL-2052 selling around $100??

majere2sg · 21st June 2003

You mean the VCL-R2052
Tele Conversion Lens 2.0X ??
I think it meant for videocam and therefore the quality isn't that good ? Besides its a 52mm one.. so you need to have a step up adaptar for it to attach to the F717 58mm thread.

Poon · 21st June 2003

Anyone know how well the 58mm vitacon conversion lens work? seems like really cheap at under S$100 a piece.

Mickey · 23rd June 2003

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Originally posted by Poon
Anyone know how well the 58mm vitacon conversion lens work? seems like really cheap at under S$100 a piece.

Not as good as Sony ones. IMO since it cos S$100 for a vitacon
and a few hundred more you can get yourself something you
sure will work well y not get the sony conversion lens?

Buy something cheaper don't/can't use it = wast money
Buy something ex sure will work = money not wasted

This is just what i think.

Sony717 · 23rd June 2003

so, who stocks the most vitacon or olympus Tcons?

the olympus tcon17 is actually a 52mm...need ring.

mpenza · 23rd June 2003

step-down ring is cheap - only $5 or 6. Sony VCL-2052 is not a high quality lens and not recommended for F717.

Winston · 24th June 2003

I think SONY's converters are expensive because they are matching the Carl Zeiss lens of the F717.

Quality converters for a quality lens.

No complains from users of SONY's converters so far.

Vitacon is generally a budget brand, their filters are cheaper than HOYAs, and their flashes and lens are also cheaper than other well known 3rd party brands like Metz...etc

As with ALL budget products, you have to put up with imperfections, like vignetting, distortions, less sharpness.

horizoner · 24th June 2003

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Originally posted by Poon
Anyone know how well the 58mm vitacon conversion lens work? seems like really cheap at under S$100 a piece.

have been using the vitacon tc for my nikon 5700 and lately ... 717 (not jumping ship .. just having another one) haha ...

here's my verdict:

1) quality is acceptable .. not excellent.
2) reasonable sharp
3) distortion is not really significant
4) slow down AF a little (anything to do with the tc?)

for $100 .. it is giving more than wat we can ask for already.

majere2sg · 24th June 2003

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Originally posted by horizoner
have been using the vitacon tc for my nikon 5700 and lately ... 717 (not jumping ship .. just having another one) haha ...

here's my verdict:

1) quality is acceptable .. not excellent.
2) reasonable sharp
3) distortion is not really significant
4) slow down AF a little (anything to do with the tc?)

for $100 .. it is giving more than wat we can ask for already.

Wow.. both 5700 and F717, you can get a DSLR already

Fella · 24th June 2003

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Originally posted by Sony717
so, who stocks the most vitacon or olympus Tcons?

the olympus tcon17 is actually a 52mm...need ring.

It's a 55mm.

f55user · 24th June 2003

I've heard nothing but good things about the Sony HGD1758 and HGD0758... they *are* expensive at $350 a pop

, but they're the best match for the camera...

horizoner · 24th June 2003

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Originally posted by majere2sg
Wow.. both 5700 and F717, you can get a DSLR already

enuf to buy DSLR body only .. not the lens

f55user · 24th June 2003

yup... try finding a 38-190 lens with as decent quality as the one in the 717 for under $2k..... :P

Zoomer · 24th June 2003

Closest match would be a canon 80-200L, second hand.

horizoner · 24th June 2003

ermm .. but i somehow prefer a proconsumer D cam then DSLR. why?

1) no need to carry lens around
2) more portable
3) no need to worry about CCD/CMOS maintenance
4) Cheaper!!!

haha ... that's y i need 5700 and 717 to complement each other.

f55user · 24th June 2003

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Originally posted by horizoner
ermm .. but i somehow prefer a proconsumer D cam then DSLR. why?

1) no need to carry lens around
2) more portable
3) no need to worry about CCD/CMOS maintenance
4) Cheaper!!!

haha ... that's y i need 5700 and 717 to complement each other.

Hmm actually CP5000 would be a better match... got 28mm wide angle (all the way down to 19mm with WA)..

even 10D, D60, D100 cannot get 19mm....

horizoner · 24th June 2003

will get kicked out for Nikon talk in Sony forum?

anyway .. i have the vitacon 0.5x and 2x .. so should have enuf range to cover most scenarios ..

18th June 2003	#1
Sony717 Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: sg Posts: 96	Sony teleconverters and Wide angle anyone know if third party brands can use on F717? sony ones are damn expensive.

21st June 2003	#5
majere2sg Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Singapore (SengKang) Posts: 2,992	You mean the VCL-R2052 Tele Conversion Lens 2.0X ?? I think it meant for videocam and therefore the quality isn't that good ? Besides its a 52mm one.. so you need to have a step up adaptar for it to attach to the F717 58mm thread. __________________ -Express yourself not in words- Majere2sg's Digital Photography

21st June 2003	#4
Damien Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sengkang Posts: 544	Hi Majere2sg, u mean sony tele good?? How about the cheap one VCL-2052 selling around $100??

21st June 2003	#6
Poon Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 228	Anyone know how well the 58mm vitacon conversion lens work? seems like really cheap at under S$100 a piece.

23rd June 2003	#8
Sony717 Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: sg Posts: 96	so, who stocks the most vitacon or olympus Tcons? the olympus tcon17 is actually a 52mm...need ring.

23rd June 2003	#9
mpenza Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,397	step-down ring is cheap - only $5 or 6. Sony VCL-2052 is not a high quality lens and not recommended for F717.

24th June 2003	#10
Winston Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 663	I think SONY's converters are expensive because they are matching the Carl Zeiss lens of the F717. Quality converters for a quality lens. No complains from users of SONY's converters so far. Vitacon is generally a budget brand, their filters are cheaper than HOYAs, and their flashes and lens are also cheaper than other well known 3rd party brands like Metz...etc As with ALL budget products, you have to put up with imperfections, like vignetting, distortions, less sharpness.

24th June 2003	#14
f55user Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: "You Are Here" Posts: 276	I've heard nothing but good things about the Sony HGD1758 and HGD0758... they are expensive at $350 a pop , but they're the best match for the camera...

24th June 2003	#17
Zoomer Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 708	Closest match would be a canon 80-200L, second hand.

24th June 2003	#18
horizoner Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 431	ermm .. but i somehow prefer a proconsumer D cam then DSLR. why? 1) no need to carry lens around 2) more portable 3) no need to worry about CCD/CMOS maintenance 4) Cheaper!!! haha ... that's y i need 5700 and 717 to complement each other.