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12/19/2004 09:40:28 AM · #1 |
Hi,
I am showing here 2 pics 1 taken with 10x zoom and other with 2x multiplier giving me effective 20x zoom ....
10X //amitkulkarni.info/10x.JPG
20X //amitkulkarni.info/20x.JPG
As you can see somehow i dont feel i got effective 20x zoom ... seems something like 12 to 14x zoom
2ndly i got a blurred image ... but pronounced in the corner is this Barrel Distortion ??
Is it worth buying that extra zoom Tele Conversion?
thanks
Message edited by author 2004-12-19 10:27:49.
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12/19/2004 09:52:14 AM · #2 |
wow definately doesn't look like 20x to me. and the focus seems way off. Something broken in the converter or in your camera -- do all your shots at "20x" turn out like that?
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12/19/2004 10:00:14 AM · #3 |
It looks like the image is somewhat in focus in the middle but falls off very quickly away from the middle. This would be a problem with the teleconverter. Poor quality converters tend to do this from what I have read.
I use a 1.75x converter on my Canon G3 without this issue. The converter is the Canon converter.
Is it a third party converter you are using or an Olympus? I would suspect third party.
Since your camera seems to do a good job on its own I would just use your feet for any other zoom adjustment or just take the picture at max zoom, max quality and then crop it afterwards.
Just my thoughts.
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12/19/2004 10:02:25 AM · #4 |
Unfortunately it seems to me that you would get better results with the "digital zoom" or simply in photoshop than with this teleconverter.
Can you please tell us which converter it is? |
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12/19/2004 10:05:44 AM · #5 |
| With a teleconverter you should be able to look through it with your eye and see the 2x magnification. From your photos it does not look like there is any reason to use that converter as you are getting better resolution without it.. |
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12/19/2004 10:17:46 AM · #6 |
| nice "colour" picture. did you use a tripod or lay the camera on something solid? |
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12/19/2004 10:26:36 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by akulkarni:
Is it worth buying that extra zoom Tele Conversion?
thanks |
I think not. Think thease equpments will always reduce sharpness and image quality. Just go closer when you can but othervise concentrate on other kind of photography. |
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12/19/2004 10:28:01 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by deapee:
wow definately doesn't look like 20x to me. and the focus seems way off. Something broken in the converter or in your camera -- do all your shots at "20x" turn out like that? |
I tried only 1 shot :(
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12/19/2004 10:29:37 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
Is it a third party converter you are using or an Olympus? I would suspect third party.
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3rd party taiwan make
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12/19/2004 10:30:17 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by Turbonium:
nice "colour" picture. did you use a tripod or lay the camera on something solid? |
Hand held ;)
it was 12 noon and hence excellent light
Btw for others "Rang" means color in Hindi and Marathi Languages in India
Message edited by author 2004-12-19 10:31:19.
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12/19/2004 10:36:21 AM · #11 |
A good friend of mine has an Oly 740 and has the TCON17 teleconverter, I was very impressed with it and bought myself a TCON17 to use with my FZ2.
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12/19/2004 10:41:13 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by colda:
A good friend of mine has an Oly 740 and has the TCON17 teleconverter, I was very impressed with it and bought myself a TCON17 to use with my FZ2. |
Thats nice to hear ... btw can u tell me its price ?
Btw im impressed by quick replies here
thanks all
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12/19/2004 11:26:42 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by akulkarni:
Originally posted by colda:
A good friend of mine has an Oly 740 and has the TCON17 teleconverter, I was very impressed with it and bought myself a TCON17 to use with my FZ2. |
Thats nice to hear ... btw can u tell me its price ?
Btw im impressed by quick replies here
thanks all |
I think that I paid about CHF140 ($100?) link
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