Sony Telephoto Conversion Lens

On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:24:01 -0500, BeTu wrote:

> I purchased a Sony W-5 digital compact camera. I love it ! Sony offers
> accessories for this model, i.e. filters and lenses. I am interested in
> buying a 2.6X Super Telephoto Conversion Lens, which attaches to the
> camera with an additional adapter.

Most of the tele-adapters from camera manufacturers I've seen are
about 1.5X. From some reading I did earlier this year I got the
impression that these are higher quality (in terms of resolving
power) than the 1.7X and 2.X versions.


> I would like to shoot birds in my backyard, as well as on the trails,
> and wonder if they provide good quality photos. Does anyone have
> experience with this type of lens ? (the build in zoom lens,
> optical, as well as digital, is somewhat limited in range.

No significant experience, but you may have problems with a 2.6X
adapter since it'll probably significantly reduce the W5's
available apertures. There's a good chance that this might make it
more difficult for the W5 to autofocus, and the combination of
longer focal length and smaller apertures might mean that you'd need
to use a tripod. No problem for backyard shooting, but do you want
to carry one on the trails? Is the "2.6X Super Telephoto Conversion
Lens" made by Sony? If so it's probably of decent quality. If not,
you might want to make sure you can return it if it doesn't meet
your expectations.
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Thanks for the input guys ! In reply to ASAAR : yes, the conversion lens is
a Sony, and supposedly of high quality. I'll see if they allow me to try it,
before I buy it.....Thanks again. Ben

"ASAAR" <caught.RemoveThis@22.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:24:01 -0500, BeTu wrote:
>
> > I purchased a Sony W-5 digital compact camera. I love it ! Sony offers
> > accessories for this model, i.e. filters and lenses. I am interested in
> > buying a 2.6X Super Telephoto Conversion Lens, which attaches to the
> > camera with an additional adapter.
>
> Most of the tele-adapters from camera manufacturers I've seen are
> about 1.5X. From some reading I did earlier this year I got the
> impression that these are higher quality (in terms of resolving
> power) than the 1.7X and 2.X versions.
>
>
> > I would like to shoot birds in my backyard, as well as on the trails,
> > and wonder if they provide good quality photos. Does anyone have
> > experience with this type of lens ? (the build in zoom lens,
> > optical, as well as digital, is somewhat limited in range.
>
> No significant experience, but you may have problems with a 2.6X
> adapter since it'll probably significantly reduce the W5's
> available apertures. There's a good chance that this might make it
> more difficult for the W5 to autofocus, and the combination of
> longer focal length and smaller apertures might mean that you'd need
> to use a tripod. No problem for backyard shooting, but do you want
> to carry one on the trails? Is the "2.6X Super Telephoto Conversion
> Lens" made by Sony? If so it's probably of decent quality. If not,
> you might want to make sure you can return it if it doesn't meet
> your expectations.
>
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