G11 accessory lenses

John, re: the legacy options - I think you should see if you can beat this combo on the G11;

http://www.wrotniak.ne​t/photo/e10/tcon-300-14b.html

Also, re: stitching shots together - I could not have taken the macro shot today as a two shot stitch. It was very windy all day long, and the flowers would not stand still, so a stitch would not work.

Dennis

I thought that the tele converter TC-DC58C 2X and the wide converter WC-DC58B 0.75X wasn't compatible with the G11. I have both that worked on my G9 (before it was stolen) and was going to sell them to my dad who has a G11 but thought they didn't work together.

Thought I read that the focal lengths were different.

It was worth trying them for me. I still have my G9, and both lenses work great on it. The tele seems to also work great on the G11, but the wide lens may require care in when and how to use it.

Here's a crop of the previous posting using the tele lens. I shot this from my deck at 280mm equiv. in RAW. I processed this in DPP, then cropped in PSE 8, and some minor adjustments for levels, contrast, and sharpening. I would say it did a great job from that distance for a 1/60 sec. hand held shot.

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denncald wrote in post #10387444
John, re: the legacy options - I think you should see if you can beat this combo on the G11;

http://www.wrotniak.ne​t/photo/e10/tcon-300-14b.html

Also, re: stitching shots together - I could not have taken the macro shot today as a two shot stitch. It was very windy all day long, and the flowers would not stand still, so a stitch would not work.

Dennis

Oh Dennis you beat me to it, when I saw this I thought that has to be posted
I've found one on Ebay sitting in its case but don't know if you would be able to get it to fit...

I am sure that would be a real handful, it made me chuckle when I saw it!!!
Pimp my ride - this is about the biggest I can get...

John,

don't you get terrible chromatic abberations with all those close-up filters attached? If i use 2 of them there is allready a lot of it visible.

HI Eric, I would only normally recommend using 2, this was in my early days, they are all achromatic filters so they do not have many of the problems associated with the cheaper filters. I have since added a couple of stronger dioptre filters to my kit and in general try not to stack – however, from memory, I don’t think they were that bad, in fact the images were quite usable.

Since I have been able to test my kit more extensively in the field, I try to stick to either: Sigma +1.6 dioptre (achromatic macro lens in 58mm), Konica-Minolta CL49-200 which is 4 dioptre (but I think it is closer to +5, this is in 49mm thread) and finally a Raynox DCR-250 which comes in at +8 (this is quite a small unit at 43mm, but when fitted in its normal adapter will cover 52mm through to 67mm). If I need closer I can pair the +4 and +8 but DoF is small and there is a restricted working distance, but it works very well, no CA or other major problems. That is when I should really try to fit the Raynox 2020 to increase the working distance… While I am getting nearly all I need from the 3 filter set at the moment, hopefully when I get some more time and some suitable subjects I will try experimenting. I possibly need another day down at the local butterfly farm, a grand day out, apart from after 60 minutes I think my brain has been par boiled!!!

I stacked the Canon 250D (+4) and 500D (+2) (achromatic) close up lenses for this shot yesterday.

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denncald wrote in post #10396544
I stacked the Canon 250D (+4) and 500D (+2) (achromatic) close up lenses for this shot yesterday.
..... I don't see any problems in the results.
Dennis

Those are two nice quality filters, I would expect them to work together very well. Wind has always been the big killer of close up work.

What is a good first lense for the g11 for someone to buy that is just learning?

Rudbeckia wrote in post #10407354
What is a good first lense for the g11 for someone to buy that is just learning?

Depends what you want to do, tele, close-up, wide angle: all of that?

John Baker suggested the Hoya close-up filter set, wich work pretty good for me. I did get the lensmate parts wich are a bit more expensive than the clone ones but i really like te build quality of the lensmate adapters. If you have a large enough budget the canon close-up lenses might be worth a look too.

Here is an example taken with the +4 and +2 combined. There will be fringing on the high contrast areas though.
The flower is about 6 to 8 mm.

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Erik1974 wrote in post #10407960
Depends what you want to do, tele, close-up, wide angle: all of that?

John Baker suggested the Hoya close-up filter set, wich work pretty good for me. I did get the lensmate parts wich are a bit more expensive than the clone ones but i really like te build quality of the lensmate adapters. If you have a large enough budget the canon close-up lenses might be worth a look too.

Here is an example taken with the +4 and +2 combined. There will be fringing on the high contrast areas though.
The flower is about 6 to 8 mm.

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100% crop

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cool pic, I think I want to zoom in more right now then do wide shots, guess there is not a lense that does both?

Rudbeckia wrote in post #10408817
cool pic, I think I want to zoom in more right now then do wide shots, guess there is not a lense that does both?

It's the built-in lens. You can do macro with the G11 lens, and then zoom out to do wide angle. The G11 macro focus range is 0.4 in.-1.6 ft./1-50cm. The use of close-up lenses as add-ons are to try to control DoF, and allow you to add distance to let more light in. At least those are my purposes.

Dennis

Thanks so much for all the detailed information that has been posted. Its definitely given me some clarity to all the options out there!

I'm working to build a G11 system that provides a light-weight alternative to a DSLR for outdoor sports/racing and nature work.

1. I have a Lensmate adapter set and it is fantastic. I can use any filter available in 72mm (without conversion lenses in place).

2. I have a 2x TC-DC58C and it performs really well, but only at full extension. Anything less produces massive vignetting.

3. I am interested in the 1.4 58D and the .75 58B, but am pretty sure I don't want to bother unless they are functional through the entire zoom range. Can anyone confirm that vignetting will not be an issue on the G11?

4. Does anyone sell a filter holder that is threaded on one side and have a rubber/plastic lip on the other, so as to slip over the end of these teleconverters like a simple lens cap? That would be a problem-solver.