Canon 1.4x "L" teleconverter
Are the "L" series TC's old news? Are they Better?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009V3A0/sr=1-14/qid=1136948892/ref=sr_1_14/002-8233639-9964050?%5Fencoding=UTF8
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009V3A0/sr=1-14/qid=1136948892/ref=sr_1_14/002-8233639-9964050?%5Fencoding=UTF8
Greg
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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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maybe thats why?
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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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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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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 lenses
Eric
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I could really use one of them. Down for my next purchase.
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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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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