Olympus MC-14 1.4X Teleconverter release date?

I asked Oly reps at an event In Atlanta on the 7th. They said they had not be told a date. The same story from the camera store when we picked up our 40-150 units on Wednesday. With luck we get them as Christmas stocking stuffers.

 

I think ordering one from Japan would be a relatively safe bet, its not like a camera where you may get it with Japanese as the only option for the UI, or as complex as a standard lens that could have any number of issues. I would think something as simple as a TC would be perfectly safe to order from an international seller, but I've had no issues ordering international items in the past, including a 45/1.8 from Korea via ebay.

Just make sure the item is actually available for sale and not a pre-order.

 

From Olympus USA site:

PRE-ORDER
New orders expected to ship in mid-December.

http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/m-z...y&utm_medium=email&utm_source=triggered_email


I have two already paid for at our local camera store. So with luck, those will be here for Christmas. YEA!!!

 

Thanks for the heads up! Sure hope my pre-order with B&H ships this month as I need it for my trip to Bosque del Apache early January.

 

If time allows, also do White Sands National Monument just to the south.

 

Hey guys,

Just wanted to let you know I just received mine.

I've ordered from an ebay shop, didn't know much about it at the time.
I've looked on amazon.jp to check prices and made them a similar offer.
They accepted. Delivery was free.

The listing said that the item will be available on 29th of November,
few days after 29th I received a dispatch notification.
I was expecting it after new year and already arranged for someone to send it over to where I'm going.

I was pleasantly surprised when I received a customs retention letter on Friday...well, kind of pleasantly surprised, haha.

Anyway with the fees paid it's still £100 cheaper than UK retail price!

So, here it is.



Funny thing is, I've ordered it around 20th of November, and I got it now all the way from Japan,
whilst I've pre-ordered the 40-150 more than two months ago form a local camera shop and it's nowhere to be found.

So yeah...I've got no lens to try it on.
But I highly recommend the Love Otaku Japan shop! Their details are on the card in the image.
Oh and I got an origami Crane, how cool is that!

 

If anyones interested

Imaging Resource - Olympus MC-14 Teleconverter Review: First Micro Four Thirds 1.4x extender is a small, essential accessory for telephoto users

 

It does no look like we will be able to stack them... That to bad...

 

A 1.x TC will typically drop the light level by one stop. So if you put a 1.xTC on a f4 lens, the combo is f5.6 which is usually the limit for most camera bodies to get auto focusing to work. That was true with my old Canon 35mm kit. So if you try to do more....likely no autofocus. I would be surprised if Olympus does a 2z TC. After all the 300 + 1.4TC combo already gives a huge reach that is comparable to 800mm+ on a 35mm FF body.

 

I ordered my 1.4X from Japan at $25 less than B&H (still out of stock). Free shipping and it should be here no later than the 18th. Instructions will be in Japanese and no USA warranty, but I doubt that I will need them.

 

Ordered it from ace_of_bicycle2004. No custom fees coming into the USA. Will update when I receive it. I used PayPal so should be a safe transaction, plus good ratings on the seller, but he is not the only one on Ebay.

 

Did the same thing today, as I don't think the order that I placed with B&H on 9/15 is going to ship until January.

 

I don't supose anyone has tried this with the panasonic 100-300 or Oly 70-300mm? If so i'd be interested to hear how it worked for you.