Canon 1.4x "L" teleconverter

BodleyBodley Registered Users Posts: 766 Major grins
edited January 12, 2006 in Cameras
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited January 11, 2006
    I am no Canon authority, but I am unaware of Canon making an "L" teleconverter - the text on the Amazon page you linked does describe an "L" TC but the image on the same link is the standard Canon 1.4 TC.

    On Canon's website http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=154&modelid=7463 - there is no mention of an L TC. Nor are either of my 1.4 or 2.0 Canon TC's labeled as "L"

    The TC's from Canon are rec'd to work best with their L primes though.

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  • DanielBDanielB Registered Users Posts: 2,362 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2006
    headscratch.gif i think the L in the title is refering to its color *white* because many of the Canon "L" telephoto and telephoto zooms are white in color.


    maybe thats why?ne_nau.gif
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited January 11, 2006
    Could be Daniel. ne_nau.gif

    But Canon's "L" designation implies that special ultra low dispersion glass or flourite lens elements are utilized in the construction, and I don't think that is true or necessary for the TCs.
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  • Eric&SusanEric&Susan Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2006
    The wording in the description makes it seem like it is made of L glass, fluoritene_nau.gif It also says it is yet to be released, maybe something new.

    Product Description
    Product Description:
    The Canon 1.4x (L) Teleconverter EF is for use on Canon EF 'L' series lenses ONLY. It will NOT work with standard Canon EF non-L lenses.Made of Canon's extra sharp Fluorite glass, the 1.4x Tele-converter will give a 40% increase in magnification to any lens attached to it, at the cost of only one f-stop of light transmission. A 200mm f/4 lens, for example, becomes a 280mm f/5.6 lens with the 1.4x Tele-converter behind it. No correction is required for either focusing or exposure operations, the camera does it all. (some focusing restrictions exist. please see specifications). As an added bonus, minimum focusing distance, for any lens, remains the same and that can really improve macro performance! Comes complete with hard case and strap.

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  • Eric&SusanEric&Susan Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2006
    Also found this on the canon usa site:

    http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=154&modelid=7462

    Says is work on primes and also a list of L's but no mention of regular lensesne_nau.gif

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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2006
    Eric&Susan wrote:
    Also found this on the canon usa site:

    http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=154&modelid=7462

    Says is work on primes and also a list of L's but no mention of regular lensesne_nau.gif

    Eric

    I could really use one of them. Down for my next purchase.
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited January 12, 2006
    Eric&Susan wrote:
    The wording in the description makes it seem like it is made of L glass, fluoritene_nau.gif It also says it is yet to be released, maybe something new.

    Product Description
    Product Description:
    The Canon 1.4x (L) Teleconverter EF is for use on Canon EF 'L' series lenses ONLY. It will NOT work with standard Canon EF non-L lenses.Made of Canon's extra sharp Fluorite glass, the 1.4x Tele-converter will give a 40% increase in magnification to any lens attached to it, at the cost of only one f-stop of light transmission. A 200mm f/4 lens, for example, becomes a 280mm f/5.6 lens with the 1.4x Tele-converter behind it. No correction is required for either focusing or exposure operations, the camera does it all. (some focusing restrictions exist. please see specifications). As an added bonus, minimum focusing distance, for any lens, remains the same and that can really improve macro performance! Comes complete with hard case and strap.

    Eric

    I see the quote about Flourite lenses - but it didn't mention flourite lenses on the Canon site I pointed out - only on the Amazon and Ritz camera sites.

    SO it apparently does use a flourite lens - then it would qualify for an L designation, but the image of the TC on the Amazon site does not say L, it just shows a standard 1.4 TC that has been avaiable for some time. It looks like the 1.4 and 2.0 TC I already possess.

    Has anyone heard of an announcement from Canon about a new series of TCs?? I would love for them to introduce a 1.7x like Nikon has available.
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited January 12, 2006
    Not aware of any "L" designation either.

    There have been a couple versions of Canon 1.4x and 2x TC's. The later series became available in 2001. Here is a test of the two.
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  • ScottMcLeodScottMcLeod Registered Users Posts: 753 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2006
    Buy one. If it doesn't *actually* have L-glass in it, tell amazon to give you a free L-series lens to compensate ^_^
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