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05/25/2005 12:01:15 AM · #1 |
im kinda new to all this and i just got an olympus c5060wz which i love. its a huge step up from my canon pwershot elph so im having tons of fun and discovering new things all the time.
the point of all this is that they have telephoto and wide angle conversion lens kits for the camera and i am wondering if this is the same thing as attaching a lens to a camera as you would do normally. i didnt think that i could even add lenses when i got the camera, but now that i see that you can im kinda excited. if anyone could clear up if there is a difference from a conversion kit opposed to purchasing a lens as one would for another camera id appreciate it....
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05/25/2005 12:09:48 AM · #2 |
The conversion kit is kinda like adding another lens in front of the regular lens to modify its behavior. Higher quality ones (liek those made by the camera manufacturers) tend to have pretty good performance, but some of the cheaper third-party ones can be pretty bad.
Good ones can certainly add flexibility to the camera.
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05/25/2005 12:36:48 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
The conversion kit is kinda like adding another lens in front of the regular lens to modify its behavior. Higher quality ones (liek those made by the camera manufacturers) tend to have pretty good performance, but some of the cheaper third-party ones can be pretty bad.
Good ones can certainly add flexibility to the camera. |
thanks. the ones i saw from olympus werent as expensive as i thought theyd be( but the flashes sure arent cheap) so maybe someday ill get one and try it out. thanks. |
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05/25/2005 12:38:24 AM · #4 |
I got a Stock Canon Teleconvertor for my Powershot Pro1 a year back... It was tack sharp and took the 7x Optical up to around 12x (which got out there around 300mm +).
Here comes the however. The one for the Pro1 came in 2 pieces, first piece was an adapter that went over the existing lens (55 bucks street price but I got mine for 16 due to typo at newegg and they honored it) the second piece is the glass which cost 199.00 street price. Don't rely on photos when buying these things the adapter+lens for the Pro1 is bigger than the camera itself.
Ok Price is out of the way (keep in mind I am really happy with the results) next is the fact that an adapter has been added to the camera and your physical lens moves in and out inside that tube meaning the effective useable area of your physical lens is on the long end. Zoom out and you will capture the edge of the adapter in your photos (barreling) making for the most expensive pinhole camera around. I found with the pro1+Telecon that I had a range of about 280mm - 320mm or so. If you had to turn and shot something near to you 1-20 feet there was no zooming out. Removing/Applying was not the fastest thing either, with practice I could get the time down but if I needed to put it on to catch spontaneous action at a distance...forget about it.
Trust me, I love what it did for the camera. My wife now uses the cam and for airshows and ballgames it is great.
Now this is all for the Canon powershot pro1 I assume it may be similar for yours. And as kirbic stated you can find a 35 dollar made to fit one on eBay but you will not be happy with the results as they fringe, barrel and distort the shots.
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05/25/2005 12:44:23 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by awpollard:
I got a Stock Canon Teleconvertor for my Powershot Pro1 a year back... It was tack sharp and took the 7x Optical up to around 12x (which got out there around 300mm +).
Here comes the however. The one for the Pro1 came in 2 pieces, first piece was an adapter that went over the existing lens (55 bucks street price but I got mine for 16 due to typo at newegg and they honored it) the second piece is the glass which cost 199.00 street price. Don't rely on photos when buying these things the adapter+lens for the Pro1 is bigger than the camera itself.
Ok Price is out of the way (keep in mind I am really happy with the results) next is the fact that an adapter has been added to the camera and your physical lens moves in and out inside that tube meaning the effective useable area of your physical lens is on the long end. Zoom out and you will capture the edge of the adapter in your photos (barreling) making for the most expensive pinhole camera around. I found with the pro1+Telecon that I had a range of about 280mm - 320mm or so. If you had to turn and shot something near to you 1-20 feet there was no zooming out. Removing/Applying was not the fastest thing either, with practice I could get the time down but if I needed to put it on to catch spontaneous action at a distance...forget about it.
Trust me, I love what it did for the camera. My wife now uses the cam and for airshows and ballgames it is great.
Now this is all for the Canon powershot pro1 I assume it may be similar for yours. And as kirbic stated you can find a 35 dollar made to fit one on eBay but you will not be happy with the results as they fringe, barrel and distort the shots. |
that was very helpful. i see what you are saying about removing the adapter and whatnot. i think id use it for specific purposes, like your wife does with the airshows and ballgames. mostly im just curious as i am a very amateur photographer, but i am looking to experiment everyway that i can. im glad i found this site and that there are so many helpfull members. thanks again. |
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