USA road racer Posted February 25, 2009 Share #1 Posted February 25, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Been looking around on EBay. Found sever teleconverters in both 2X and 3X. Anyone ever try one on a D-Lux4? Really low price so I guess I shouldn't expect a very good piece of glass. Any thoughts on teleconverters? I did have a 2X on an old Pentax Spotmatic F that seemed to be OK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 25, 2009 Posted February 25, 2009 Hi USA road racer, Take a look here D-Lux 4 2X & 3X teleconvertors. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
ho_co Posted February 25, 2009 Share #2 Posted February 25, 2009 Don't know what you had on the Pentax, of course, but I think the term 'teleconverter' (or 'extender' or 'telextender') usually applies to a device that fits between the camera and lens on SLRs. With a conversion lens (which goes in front of the lens) you've got a completely different set of optical requirements. Such conversion lenses should theoretically be designed for a specific lens. You're not the only person wondering about these lenses' performance; maybe you should try them and let us know. Low price is telling, as you said: Probably not very good, in which case you haven't wasted much money. But, just possibly, a good buy. For one of their earlier digicams, Kodak had some Schneider-made attachments. Neither the wide nor the tele had large magnification factors, and I think Kodak ended by closing out the pair for around $150. That's about the same price you'll pay for the Panasonic WA adapter alone, but the D-Lux 4 has a much faster lens (physically greater diameter, therefore more glass for the conversion attachment). Let us know if you try these things. A lot of us are itching to know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted February 25, 2009 Share #3 Posted February 25, 2009 I would certainly be interested in a 2x converter. There are times when it would be nice to have a bit more at the top end, especially when travelling. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Edwards Posted February 25, 2009 Share #4 Posted February 25, 2009 Hi I recently purchased a x3 converter for my L x 3 (Leica equivalent) and the image quality is ok but its like looking down a tube at the sides Particularly at the wide end of the lens. If you like special effects it might be worth getting one but i don't think I will use mine much. It is also quite heavy for what it is I recon it must be solid glass. One thing that I have realised though is that with this attachnment on the camera it is so easy to handle If Leica bought out a system with the camera the size of the D lux 4 and with interchangeable lenses it would be a winner. In my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted February 25, 2009 Share #5 Posted February 25, 2009 Paul-- Helpful info! A man who fearlessly leapt into the breach! From what you say, the 3x conversion lens obviously isn't optimized for the wide-angle setting, but does that "looking down a tube" kind of thing go away at the camera's full telephoto setting? And what about your source? eBay? Particular vendor? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypesj Posted April 29, 2009 Share #6 Posted April 29, 2009 Hey all So I bought a .45x lens off ebay, it shipped out of oz, cant remember what company, but im sure it wasnt the pandabase one. I think theres only one other then the pandabase one, which would be the one I bought. It works really well, but yes there is a little image degredation, and at .45x full wide without the macro lens that comes with it, its a full on fisheye. With the macro its just extremely wide angle with very little "bend." Has anyone used a 2x converter on the dl4? I would really like to know how that works with the camera, pros cons etc. Hope this is all helpful, and hope to hear from yall soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted April 29, 2009 Share #7 Posted April 29, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I bought one of the 2x converter off eBay - when it arrived it's actually a 2.5x! It came in a faux-leather pouch, and appears solid and well-made. rear is 52mm male thread and front is 62.5mm - I mount it with a Pandabase adaptor, itself well-made. I agree with the comments about handling - one of the reasons I like the Pandabase adaptor in the first place. The D-Lux 4 is certainly no longer "compact" with all these attachments, though! Performance... ah, there's the rub. It arrived when I was on holiday, and I haven't had time to do much at all with it yet. A totally unscientific muck-around - sitting on my sofa one evening and pointing the camera at the HDD LED display under the TV! - led me to believe that it is quite "soft" - I determined this by shooting the display with and without the converter, then enlarging the images by 8x and 16x respectively. The shots without the converter were noticably sharper, BUT that was handheld, no flash, etc, etc - hardly scientific. When I get a chance I shall do a more controlled set of tests, although I suspect batch variance on such a cheap item would render any serious testing meaningless in the real world. In any event the thing has cost me less than £20 quid; if it works it works, but I am hardly going to lose sleep if it doesn't! Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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