Micro Four Thirds 1.4X + 2X

[microfourthirdsnut]

I just want to see how many of us Micro four thirds users would buy a 1.4x or 2x

Lets see I want both.
So make your voice heard post + or -

Hope Olympus and Panasonic keep their eye on the forum.

 

[savvy]

I'd buy both if they were reasonably priced.

 

[RevBob]

I'd buy both if they were reasonably priced.

+1

 

[jloden]

I would definitely be interested, mainly in a 2x but possibly in both options.

 

[AndyT]

I would certainly be interested in both.

 

[pxpaulx]

The problem is you need fast lenses for them to work with. A 1.4x would be alright with the 35-100mm (making it approximately 49-140mm F4), but it still wouldn't make the reach of the 100-300mm, and dropping to F4 makes it no better than the 100-300mm at the long end anyway (since it is at the short end of the 100-300mm). Both of the available telephoto lenses (panny 100-300mm and oly 70-300mm) are too slow to use teleconverters for any of the practical applications (birds, sports).

Introduce a 200mm f2.8 and then TCs start to become relevant (280mm f4 with 1.4x and 400mm f5.6 with a 2x).

 

[dfreezy]

Completely agree with Paul. We need some fast telephoto primes.

 

[dhazeghi]

I just want to see how many of us Micro four thirds users would buy a 1.4x or 2x

Lets see I want both.
So make your voice heard post + or -

Hope Olympus and Panasonic keep their eye on the forum.

A 1.4X would be valuable, especially for the 75/1.8 or 35-100/2.8.

I've yet to meet a 2.0X that produced good results (even on the best lenses, the Olympus EC-20 was barely passable), so I wouldn't be interested in that model.

 

[FernandoBatista]

I would buy both in a heartbeat, if there was a 300 F4 available to use with them

 

[Ned]

I would buy a teleconverter for sure. My preference would be a 1.4x.

I still use my 1.4x Zuiko Digital teleconverter from the Four-Thirds system. Wonderful piece of glass!

 

[Vincen77o]

Topical.
I'm awaiting delivery of a 2x TC for my Canon FD(s).
Also buying a Matched x2 for a Vivitar zoom.
I had a 1.4 Sigma TC to boost a 120-300 on my Canon 5D setup but wasn't too impressed.
The Sigma was vgood on its own but too slow with the TC and lots of fall off.
I'm now aiming to do macro work mainly, but experimentation is the word.

 

[mattia]

First some faster primes and/or long zooms, then a 1.4x TC. Less interested in a 2x.

With the size of the MFT system as is (I consider the 100-300 to be a ridiculously small lens for the angle of view it provides), the added value would particularly be for wildlife situations, and for boosting range on a significantly faster prime (200 or 300 F4 or F2.8 would do nicely...). Other than the 75 and now the 35-100, there's very little in the way of great to exceptional long glass...

 

[~tc~]

2x please so the 35-100 can replace my 45-200.

Switchable like the new Canon would be AWESOME.

 

[Mogul]

I think I'd prefer to split the difference and go with a 1.7...

 

[uci2ci]

I'd buy one if its as good as the 4/3rds TCs. I'd like to get more than 1:1 macros from the 60mm without sacrificing working distance.

 

[AndyT]

That is exactly why I want one!

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[Vincen77o]

x2 TC on test

My Vivitar x2 TC arrived so carried out some tests using my Canon 50mm 1.4. I ran off a couple of test sheets, printed quickly on normal paper and tacked to an internal wall, average light. I shot the 50mm on its own at f4 1/10 (0.1sec), but had to stop down to f5.6 with the TC on to achieve decent focus, both at 8/10 (0.8sec).
So exposure is dramatically increased but the results weren't desperate. I've included a couple of detail shots here, the full results are on Flickr, click pics.

50mm @ f4

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P1030225_corner by Vincen77o, on Flickr

50mm @ f5.6

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P1030239_corner by Vincen77o, on Flickr

 

[Liamness]

Most of our lenses don't outresolve the sensor anyway. Adding in a teleconverter would just add bulk without necessarily providing better results than just cropping. The 75mm is probably the only lens where I could see it being useful.