Editorial Review:Product Description:Tele converter lens for use with the MINOLTA DiMAGE A1 and A2 Digital Cameras
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Big lense!
Clarity is good. It is the size of the Minolta A2 camera. 86mm outside (for your filters) verses 49mm normal. You extend the camera to maximum zoom, lock it in place with macro slide, go into menu mode (function-menu), tab 5 and select telephoto lense.
The magnification is 1.5 times what the A2 already gives you. 3rd parties provide 2 times and 3 times lenses for half this price (grumble).
I'll have fun learning how to use it with the camera!
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Half and Half
I read the reviews here and found I am in agreement with them, the lens is heavy, awkward, so you really need a steady hand for it, or constantly have to use a tripod and I like to free shoot it is good practice for hand and eye dexteritym but I do like the lightness in weight of the camera when no lens' are attached. I don't find the the frame capture is well, when I compared with other digi cameras, after zooming in on a photo, I noticed that the closeup was not as good as I wanted (the framing capture included more in it, vs the other digi zoomed in more on what you only wanted). You can't really zoom the lens down too much before you get vignetting. But it is better than not having a telephoto lens, since I have found out that there are NO Other lens' (except for wide angle) available for this camera, as the main lens (body) is not removable, adapter rings cannot be used to use another lens. Do I like the KM Dimage A2, yes and no, it has a lot of bells and whistles, and I would definently tell any potential buyer to really READ their manual to understand everything.
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Excellent quality, but not a full 1.5x
I researched for several weeks before finally deciding to buy the ACT-100 for my KM Dimage A200. My old camera (Dimage Z2) has a 380mm lens (35mm equiv.) so I was really hoping to buy a telephoto converter that would give me closer to (or more than) that length (opposed to the supposed 300mm I get with the ACT-100). So with several 2x and up telephoto converters out there, why did I decide on this 1.5x one? QUALITY. I looked at sample pics and read reviews from people who had used other converters and none of them really seemed to produce the kind of quality I'm looking for (images were always blurry or had vignetting). While I'd much rather have a 400mm+ zoom, if the quality is compromised, then the picture is worthless to me. So that's why I bought this converter...but now that I have it and have tried it out, what do I think? Overall, I'm very pleased. The quality is excellent (again, this was my main concern) and there is a definite increase in magnification. The lens is large and heavy, but honestly, I think this is necessary for a high-quality telephoto converter. It's heavy because it's made from metal and has 5 glass elements. And it needs to be this large in order to prevent vignetting. So why did I only give this product 4/5 stars? I don't believe the magnification is actually 1.5x. I took two pictures of a sign from the same distance away, one with the ACT-100 and one without. I then compared the two images on my computer, and increased the image taken without the ACT-100 until it was the same size as the image taken with the ACT-100. I found the conversion factor to be about 1.45x. I know this may not seem like a huge difference, but 1.45 x 200mm = 290mm, and I was really expecting to get 300mm (as claimed). Despite the slight disappointment, I still believe that this is the best telephoto converter lens available for the KM Dimage A200 and I'm very happy with my purchase.
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Disappointed.
Check the software version of your camera before buying this product. If it has to be updated, the download from Minolta cannot be uploaded very easily or at all and Minolta will not send you a disc to do it. They want you to mail the camera to them and THEY WILL CHARGE YOU. STAY AWAY FROM THIS ITEM !
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New tele extender for Minolta Camera
Pros: Screws on easily. Camera compensates and reads the lens without adjustments. Changes maximum focal length from 200 to 300 mm, 35 mm equivalent. Sharp,clear, easy to see through.
Cons: Heavy, leaves the camera unbalanced and you need a firm grip on the camera barrel. Can only be used at the maximum focal length of 200 mm. No adjustments can be made in the zoom. Large piece of glass causes more light flare when pointing into sunlight.
Overall:It doesnt work any differently from any other extender on a point and shoot camera and is a high quality lens which changes your camera to a 10 x opitical zoom at 8 megapixels. When you adjust the image in photoshop, that spec of wildlife in the camera becomes a bear or an eagle that is very clear.