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shooting_rubber · Aug 16, 2006, 12:02 AM

Hello,

I was just wondering if this lens is any good?? Here is the lens: Opteka 2.2x HD² Telephoto Lens for Kodak EasyShare P850...........:-)

Thanks,

shooting_rubber.

Here is a photo of the telephoto lens.....

Telephoto.............

shooting_rubber · Aug 16, 2006, 12:04 AM

Wide Angle

shooting_rubber · Aug 16, 2006, 12:05 AM

Help is Greatly Appreciated, to anyone who knows about this.....:-)

Probably with go with the Olympus, but I dont know.....:-)

shooting_rubber.

Morag2 · Aug 16, 2006, 12:14 AM

I'm not sure on the quality of that lens. However, I know that Opteka makes what are quite possibly the WORST telephoto lenses available for DSLRs. I wouldn't trust it.

Boily · Aug 16, 2006, 12:15 AM

Like you said, I think the best choice for a teleconverter, is the tcon17 from olympus...

Other cheap lenses will probably give you poor quality pictures

I don't and won't never regret the purchase of my TCON17:-)

It worth every cents I paid for it

Boily · Aug 16, 2006, 12:16 AM

Oh and for the wide-angle lens, I think you will get some vignetting (dark corners) in your pictures due to the very low magnification (0.45x)...

You have to try it at you local camera shop to be sure !!

Morag2 · Aug 16, 2006, 12:18 AM

Haha, I'm jealous Boily, you and your local camera shops. All I've got is future shop, and they sure don't carry the finer little camera instruments, filters, tcons, all that I need to look online for.

bill2468 · Aug 16, 2006, 1:38 AM

If the camera was within your budget why look to save on the aux. lens?

You can put a VW engine in a Porsch but it won't run like a Porsche?

If you can return those and keep your standards high do so.

BiLL

:|

Sintares · Aug 16, 2006, 3:10 AM

Opteka, Digital Optics, Tokina, HiDef, all the lenses you don't want to add to a digicam.

Still, they make nice heavy paperweights.

bigdawg · Aug 16, 2006, 9:11 AM

Morag..There are millions of these type lens out there that were for old style camcorders and 8mm and 16 mm movie cameras. As those type cameras died out the manufacturers were left holding thousands of lens that could no longer be sold ...So people bought lots of them to sell to the unwitting and unknowing digi-cam owners.

Please listen to Boily, Bill and Sintares. Don't buy them as they are only marginaly good for paper weights but almost useless for getting good photos with a Digital Camera!

They are the Yugo's of the lens world. Not quite useless but very dissatisfying!

Buy from a reputable dealer and buy a recomended brand that other folks have tried and found to be of good quality!

I and these other good folks wouldn't steer you wrong here....I hope you know this already. Your friend...

Da Dawg!

Aug 16, 2006, 12:02 AM	#1
shooting_rubber Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 726	Hello, I was just wondering if this lens is any good?? Here is the lens: Opteka 2.2x HD² Telephoto Lens for Kodak EasyShare P850...........:-) Thanks, shooting_rubber. Here is a photo of the telephoto lens..... Telephoto............. Attached Images

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Aug 16, 2006, 12:05 AM	#3
shooting_rubber Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 726	Help is Greatly Appreciated, to anyone who knows about this.....:-) Probably with go with the Olympus, but I dont know.....:-) shooting_rubber.

Aug 16, 2006, 12:14 AM	#4
Morag2 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 820	I'm not sure on the quality of that lens. However, I know that Opteka makes what are quite possibly the WORST telephoto lenses available for DSLRs. I wouldn't trust it.

Aug 16, 2006, 12:15 AM	#5
Boily Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,704	Like you said, I think the best choice for a teleconverter, is the tcon17 from olympus... Other cheap lenses will probably give you poor quality pictures I don't and won't never regret the purchase of my TCON17:-) It worth every cents I paid for it

Aug 16, 2006, 12:16 AM	#6
Boily Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,704	Oh and for the wide-angle lens, I think you will get some vignetting (dark corners) in your pictures due to the very low magnification (0.45x)... You have to try it at you local camera shop to be sure !!

Aug 16, 2006, 12:18 AM	#7
Morag2 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 820	Haha, I'm jealous Boily, you and your local camera shops. All I've got is future shop, and they sure don't carry the finer little camera instruments, filters, tcons, all that I need to look online for.

Aug 16, 2006, 1:38 AM	#8
bill2468 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,936	If the camera was within your budget why look to save on the aux. lens? You can put a VW engine in a Porsch but it won't run like a Porsche? If you can return those and keep your standards high do so. BiLL :\|

Aug 16, 2006, 3:10 AM	#9
Sintares Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 647	Opteka, Digital Optics, Tokina, HiDef, all the lenses you don't want to add to a digicam. Still, they make nice heavy paperweights.

Aug 16, 2006, 9:11 AM	#10
bigdawg Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thach Alabama Posts: 14,981	Morag..There are millions of these type lens out there that were for old style camcorders and 8mm and 16 mm movie cameras. As those type cameras died out the manufacturers were left holding thousands of lens that could no longer be sold ...So people bought lots of them to sell to the unwitting and unknowing digi-cam owners. Please listen to Boily, Bill and Sintares. Don't buy them as they are only marginaly good for paper weights but almost useless for getting good photos with a Digital Camera! They are the Yugo's of the lens world. Not quite useless but very dissatisfying! Buy from a reputable dealer and buy a recomended brand that other folks have tried and found to be of good quality! I and these other good folks wouldn't steer you wrong here....I hope you know this already. Your friend... Da Dawg!