dirk
Founder MFT Community
I just bought the Olympus 40-150/2.8 Pro for my Lumix G9 and really like that combination for field hockey. Images in another thread.
But sometimes I need more reach for field hockey. Both Olympus telekonverters could be a solution, if I do not want to buy the Panasonic Leica Lumix 50-200/2.8-4.0. The price of that Leica zoom is too high in my opinion. Olympus offers two different telekonverters. One with 1.4 and one with 2.0 magnification/multiplier. Bear in mind that not only the reach gets longer by this amount, but also the F-stop gets smaller by the same multiplier too. There is no free lunch
My Olympus 40-150/2.8 pro would become with the MC14 a 56-210/4.0 and with the MC20 a 80-300/5.6 telezoom. Still not bad to the alternatives, especially considering the price of the Lumix 50-200/2.8-4.0 at around 1.500€.
The Olympus telekonverters cost each around 330-360€. This is a substantial price difference. But will the optical qiulity bee good enough with telekonverter vs. without or vs. the Lumix-Leica zoom?
I found these reviews of both Olympus telekonverters on YouTube:
If you have experience with one of these telekonverters or both, please post here.
But sometimes I need more reach for field hockey. Both Olympus telekonverters could be a solution, if I do not want to buy the Panasonic Leica Lumix 50-200/2.8-4.0. The price of that Leica zoom is too high in my opinion. Olympus offers two different telekonverters. One with 1.4 and one with 2.0 magnification/multiplier. Bear in mind that not only the reach gets longer by this amount, but also the F-stop gets smaller by the same multiplier too. There is no free lunch
My Olympus 40-150/2.8 pro would become with the MC14 a 56-210/4.0 and with the MC20 a 80-300/5.6 telezoom. Still not bad to the alternatives, especially considering the price of the Lumix 50-200/2.8-4.0 at around 1.500€.
The Olympus telekonverters cost each around 330-360€. This is a substantial price difference. But will the optical qiulity bee good enough with telekonverter vs. without or vs. the Lumix-Leica zoom?
I found these reviews of both Olympus telekonverters on YouTube:
If you have experience with one of these telekonverters or both, please post here.
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