canon tele(1,5) and adapter

[enkelinius]

Hello,

Can anyone give me some positive story's on
canon's orignal products like the adapter and the
tele converter?

In holland is lensmate and an olympus 300 hard
to get.

thanks Joost

[slejhamer]

The Oly B-300 is hard to find anywhere!

If you are having trouble finding a Lensmate adapter, try the filter connection at www.2filter.com. They have inexpensive aluminum Kenko adapters for the G1 in various thread sizes (49mm like the Lensmate, 52mm, 58mm like the Canon) and they will ship internationally. I think www.photofilter.com will also ship outside the U.S., but I'm not sure.

I haven't used Canon's add-ons, but their adapter is plastic and costs more than the aluminum alternatives.

This site compares a number of different tele- and wide- lenses on the G1.
http://tedfelix.com/CanonG1/Lenses.html

Also, here are some shots using the Canon 1D and Kenko 2x and 3x teleconverters. I have no idea how well they would work on the G1, but Kenkos are very reasonably priced.
http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=3384#16294

Anyone use Kenko lenses on the G1? Please share your experience.


enkelinius wrote:
Can anyone give me some positive story's on
canon's orignal products like the adapter and the
tele converter?

In holland is lensmate and an olympus 300 hard
to get.