What is the best Teleconverter for S602z ?

[b18]

Hi all,

just wondering what is the best TC there is , and is anyone selling ?
Heard Oly B-300 is good ?

I was loosing detail BADLY when shooting at full zoom.
[using Oly C-210 IS/L 1.9x TC ]

haven't try @ day lite. ... but I guess would be the same ?

TIA

=bob=

Sample fotos

 

[imaginary_number]

In terms of quality, the best is the B300. The next nearest would be the Fuji TL-FX9.

 

[jherek]

where to get a new b300?
or 2nd hand one
anyone selling?

btw how much for one?
heard its discontinued...:dunno:

 

[shawntim]

i think another good one should be the raynox 1850 pro.

 

[grifter]

Does the sony teleconvertor 1.7x work on it?

thanks!

 

[tom_lim]

hi.... am using the sony vcl-r2052 (2X tele) with my s602 and it works just fine.... fyi

 

[imaginary_number]

Originally posted by shawntim
i think another good one should be the raynox 1850 pro.

The only drawback about the 1850 pro is the issue of CA, which some people can't tolerate.

 

[imaginary_number]

Originally posted by grifter
Does the sony teleconvertor 1.7x work on it?

thanks!

Yes.

But I heard it's big, heavy and expensive.

 

[imaginary_number]

Originally posted by tom_lim
hi.... am using the sony vcl-r2052 (2X tele) with my s602 and it works just fine.... fyi

How much did you buy that for?

 

[grifter]

Yeah sometimes wonder will camera take the strain if the left hand is taken off the lens.... :dunno:

 

[chenwei]

Originally posted by imaginary_number

The only drawback about the 1850 pro is the issue of CA, which some people can't tolerate.

is it very serious? i tot it's improved a lots from 1800 already. btw i am getting it soon these 2 days will show some sample pic then...

 

[imaginary_number]

Originally posted by chenwei

is it very serious? i tot it's improved a lots from 1800 already. btw i am getting it soon these 2 days will show some sample pic then...

It's indeed much better than the 1800 but I read that CA is still an issue.

You can check out some sample pics over here:
http://www.pbase.com/billsstuff/raynox_1850_pro

 

[imaginary_number]

Btw, moderators, shouldn't this thread be in the Fujifilm sub-forum?

 

[chenwei]

Originally posted by imaginary_number

It's indeed much better than the 1800 but I read that CA is still an issue.

You can check out some sample pics over here:
http://www.pbase.com/billsstuff/raynox_1850_pro

mm... that's wierd, or could it be coz of cam problem also?

btw, just realized that how come this thread is under sell n buy...

 

[imaginary_number]

Originally posted by chenwei

mm... that's wierd, or could it be coz of cam problem also?

btw, just realized that how come this thread is under sell n buy...

I'm don't think it's the cam problem 'coz the B300 works perfectly without any CA on the 602z. There has been quite a lot of debate on the 1850pro over at dpreview and as there's a fair amount of 1850 supporters over there. Perhaps, it's quite a subjective issue.

Maybe when you get it, you can post some sample shots for comparison.

 

[mpenza]

Originally posted by tom_lim
hi.... am using the sony vcl-r2052 (2X tele) with my s602 and it works just fine.... fyi

Qualitywise, the R2052 can't compare with the Olympus B300 or the Raynox 1850 Pro though. Also, the 2052 performs less than the 2x specified. Think it's around 1.7x-1.8x from Tweek's experience.

 

[Adam Goi]

Moving this thread to Consumers Corner.