Digital Cameras - Lens kits

[SoldierofChrist]

Hey everyone,

For those of you who have digicams, do you have any lens kits for them? I was thinking about getting a telephoto lens for my Olympus C-4000 when I get it, but I was wondering if any one here had one and if they are worth it. Thanks!

 

[Sunny]

I have a Minoltal Dimage7i and I bought a 2X teleconverter-it does cause some amount of vignetting if not fully zoomed and I had to by an adapter ring. Barring that I have gotten some terrific photos with it that I couldn't have gotten without it like the one I'm posting. Besides that I have a circular polarizer and a couple other filters and a set of close-up lenses for macros that work well. I will post an image taken with the close-up lenses (+4, +2, +1) also.

 

[Dawn11]

Awesome grasshopper photo!

 

[Stuart Elflett]

I had a few lens adapters and converters with my G2... generally there is a little loss of quality, and light, when using teleconverters to increase your zoom, but that can be outweighed by the gains at the telephoto end... Be aware that you really will get what you pay for with a teleconverter... cheap products are pretty much always optically inferior, so you loose a lot more than you gain... name brand converters are usually pretty good, and the Olympus OLY B300 is recognised as one of the best around...

Close up filters are definitely the go for macro... with a compact digital, you're only using a small section of the centre of the diopter, which is where they are at their best... a +10 filter is an excellent investment, as are the kits as you can stack them to increase the magnification... stick with Hoya or Tiffen to get a good brand...

If you want the best close up shots, look into reversing an old 50mm manual lens onto your lens adapter... the cost is minimal and the magnification is huge...

Peace be with you...
Stuart

 

[ynnad777]

I really like that Grass Hopper photo! It really enspires me to see another photographers work that I like.

-Danny Fuller