Telephoto Coverter = Blur image..???

[nerdster_heng]

Currently, I had an Canon A70 camera with a Grobartig 2.5x tele-converter
But I find that the pictures taken with the teleconverter seems to be quite soft, is there anyway to improve it..????

Or does the probelem Lies on the tele-lens itself..>?????..pls help me....

Newbie Heng

 

[mpenza]

lies in the tele lens itself. it's meant for video cameras which is ~0.3MP. using it on a digicam and expecting decent quality is not realistic.

 

[nerdster_heng]

It there any technique that can help improve soft image or don I have to get a better quality tele-lens..???

 

[mpenza]

my advice is to get a better quality tele lens - like Olympus TCON17.

 

[nerdster_heng]

it there any tele-lens that you can recommend.//????

I am considering to buy a kenko 0.7x wide-agngle converter but due to the bad
experience that I have, not very confidence to buy it.

 

[mpenza]

Olympus generally makes very good converters. try the Olympus WCON07 for wide angle.

 

[nerdster_heng]

any idea what is the pricing of it...????

 

[mpenza]

~$140 for the tele and ~$180 for the wide.

 

[nerdster_heng]

by the way what is the tread size for for the converter lens that you mention......

 

[nerdster_heng]

Waaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh......so expensive ar, got any other alternatives or not..........just started to explore the use of lens, I also don't will I still to this hobby for long or not.........hahaaaa

 

[mpenza]

they're both 55mm.

then don't get any. you could physically walk and get the framing you want most of the times.

 

[nerdster_heng]

but anyway, which converter is the most being used,.....tele or wide...???

 

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

actually the best* screw on TC are from Sony... & it cost a bomb... 58mm thread...

*available & money can buy...

 

[majere2sg]

but anyway, which converter is the most being used,.....tele or wide...???

Which do you often shoot ? Wide or Telephoto end of your camera ?

 

[nerdster_heng]

I usually use a combination of both. That's way, I also don't which to buy....

 

[majere2sg]

actually the best* screw on TC are from Sony... & it cost a bomb... 58mm thread...

*available & money can buy...

The telephoto convertor is a big good piece of glass :thumbsup:

 

[nerdster_heng]

By the way, I hope that you don't find this a stupid question,

Can I put the lens together..???/.....tele+Wide....???

 

[majere2sg]

By the way, I hope that you don't find this a stupid question,

Can I put the lens together..???/.....tele+Wide....???

Whats the point of doing so if you can ? If you put a 0.7 and a 1.4, you end up getting 0.98.. :dunno:
Use a wide angle (0.7x) if your widest is not wide enough.. to bring 28mm to 19.6mm..
use a telephoto convertor (1.4x) if your telephoto is not long enough.. to bring 100mm to 140mm..

 

[nerdster_heng]

okok......ic.......I think i will set my mind on getting a telephoto lens now. Thanks For you Advice.......

 

[rogersk8ter]

Depends on wat u wanna shoot......get tele for birds;wide for landscape;and macro for spiders! :bsmilie: