XM2 and Sony VCLHGD 1758 at DVinfo.net

Chris Gaston · November 20th, 2003, 03:57 PM

Help please with a current problem.

I have an XM2 that I use for wildlife video and get some very good results, however, sometimes I could do with an increase in the zoom range and have considered adding the Sony 1.7x telephoto adaptor. Has anyone tried this and was it successful? I want to retain the image sharpness of the XM2 and wondered if this adaptation would ruin this.

Any thoughts or experiences?

Chris.

Rob Lohman · November 24th, 2003, 09:45 AM

I think there were some other adapters people used. Try a
search. Don't think I've heard of the sony adapter before.

Chris Gaston · November 25th, 2003, 01:25 AM

Hi Rob, many thanks for the suggestion. Since posting the question I discovered a number of comments regarding teleconverters and it appears the Centuary Optics DS-20TC-58 is considered the best option for quality, although a bit expensive. All teleconverters, I am told, contribute to some degree of colour fringing at the full extent of the zoom, but with a x2 converter on the XM2 there should be plenty to spare and therefore should not cause too many problems.

Regards,

Chris.

November 20th, 2003, 03:57 PM	#1
Chris Gaston New Boot Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brighton UK Posts: 17	XM2 and Sony VCLHGD 1758 Help please with a current problem. I have an XM2 that I use for wildlife video and get some very good results, however, sometimes I could do with an increase in the zoom range and have considered adding the Sony 1.7x telephoto adaptor. Has anyone tried this and was it successful? I want to retain the image sharpness of the XM2 and wondered if this adaptation would ruin this. Any thoughts or experiences? Chris.

November 24th, 2003, 09:45 AM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I think there were some other adapters people used. Try a search. Don't think I've heard of the sony adapter before. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

November 25th, 2003, 01:25 AM	#3
Chris Gaston New Boot Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brighton UK Posts: 17	Hi Rob, many thanks for the suggestion. Since posting the question I discovered a number of comments regarding teleconverters and it appears the Centuary Optics DS-20TC-58 is considered the best option for quality, although a bit expensive. All teleconverters, I am told, contribute to some degree of colour fringing at the full extent of the zoom, but with a x2 converter on the XM2 there should be plenty to spare and therefore should not cause too many problems. Regards, Chris.