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Re: [OM] OM offerings

Subject: Re: [OM] OM offerings
From: "John A. Prosper" <prosper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 04:04:28 -0400 (EDT)

On Sat, 26 Sep 1998, gma wrote:

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|Joseph Albert wrote:
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|> You can add a 1.4x teleconvertor to the 90/2 macro Zuiko and get
|> a 126/2.8 or a 2x teleconvertor to get a 180/4 that focuses to
|> 1:1 without external tubes and maintains the working distance of
|> a 180mm lens.
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|No you can't.  At least not the Zuiko 1.4, cause it has a protruding front
|element.  The 90 can't accept it.

The Zuiko 90/2 macro requires a 14mm extension tube (or higher) before
it can accept the Zuiko 1.4X.  I use the Vivitar 2X Macro
teleconverter to extend it to an effective 180/4 macro with 1:1
magnification.


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