Have you tried a telephoto lens on your S2?

[BowerR64]

Since i got my S2 ive been playing around with the different lenses and adapters they make for it. Dont get me wrong the S2 is perfect like it is but since they have add ons why not check em out?

A few weeks ago i got a cheap JVC 2X telephoto that was a 58mm i read the telephoto lenses are "just like a Magnifying Glass" so i just got a cheap one to check it out. Well i got it and i was not very happy with the quality at all. It seems sharp and infocus in the center but on the edges its so blury its not even worth using. So i found a canon DC58 (the one recomended in the manual) when i got it it was a little better but not much the image was just a tad more sharp again i was not happy. Ive read the lenses on e-bay are just paper weights so i got the canon thinking it was a quality lens compaired to the one from e-bay.

SO THEN i found this one that was a 1.6X for an older video camera from some one in canada. I got this thing and WOW! its the best one so far. The images are crisp and sharp and it even zooms a little more then what the camera has stock. This is what i thought the "telephoto" was suposed to do.

I dont understand why this other cheap ass lens that i more or less gave pennys for is better? the first 2 i got used 58mm threads, this new one uses 52mm. So i have to use a different adapter i dont think that makes a difference but all i know is the images it takes are actualy usable.

Here are the images i took for an example
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/th_IMG_0670.jpg (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/IMG_0670.jpg) http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/th_IMG_0671.jpg (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/IMG_0671.jpg) http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/th_IMG_0672.jpg (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/IMG_0672.jpg)

Lenses are 1. crystal optics 2X, then the canon DC58 1.5X then the no name 1.6X for a video camera.

SO i gues my question is have you tried a telephoto lens on your S2? how did you like it? maybe the one you have works ok on yours too? it seems some work and some dont. It took me a few trys before i found one that works on mine.

[cspratt]

I have the canon one which isn't too bad on my S2.It isn't DSLR quality (I have a 10D) but for what I paid worth the money.

One of my shots is attached.

[BowerR64]

My canon telephoto looks like crap. Some one sugested i got a fake? wich one do you have? is it the 52mm or the 58mm? is it the A or the B?

[cspratt]

My canon telephoto looks like crap. Some one sugested i got a fake? wich one do you have? is it the 52mm or the 58mm? is it the A or the B?

I have the Canon TC-DC58B which is 58mm. Retails here in Canada for $169.99. To use it, you need a 58mm size adapter from Canon, the LAH-DC20, or one from Lensmate. Which sells both the 52mm and the 58mm size.
Those from Lensmate are of better quality (metal and silver) and cheaper. The LAH-DC20 is of poor quality (plastic?), black, and pricey for what you get.

Chris. Spratt
Victoria, BC

[BowerR64]

Mine just says TC-DC58 it is a 58mm and i have the lensmate also. Mine doesnt look as good as yours.

Whats the difference between the B?

[cspratt]

Mine just says TC-DC58 it is a 58mm and i have the lensmate also. Mine doesnt look as good as yours.

Whats the difference between the B?

No idea. Didn't know there was a TC-DC58 (without the B).

Chris. Spratt
Victoria, BC

[BowerR64]

Mine looks liek thsi one

http://www.media-store24.de/shopbilder/te-278787.jpg

[BowerR64]

I guess i have the wrong converter.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/CanonTC.jpg

[cspratt]

The TC-DC58 was designed to be used with the Canon "G" series cameras. I've read reports that it produces poor results on other Canon and non-Canon cameras that aren't specifically the camera for which it was designed.

My TC-DC58B was designed for the Canon S1, S2 and the new S3, series of cameras, and gives fairly good results (I think) on my S2 IS.

I can't recall for which series of cameras the TC-DC58N (and TC-DC58A) is designed for, but it certainly isn't for the S1, S2 or S3.

Chris. Spratt
Victoria, BC

[BowerR64]

dang it, i thought it was just how it looked physicly that the DC58 is what the S2 used. That freakin B

[BowerR64]

Im a telephoto junkie now :confused:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/Converterjunky.jpg

[BowerR64]

I got this one in today, its pretty good.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/Sakarlens.jpg

[CptOfGondor]

Rofl! Thats hilarious! Awesome collection! I know this is probably a newbie question but I can screw those onto conventional SLR lenses right? (so long as the filter threads match.)

[babynoob]

Hmmm I've got a canon TC-DC52B (for S1) that i've been putting on the s2. I'm still worried that it might "hurt" the lens of the camera cos it might get too close since its not made for the S2, I'm using the fotodiox adaptor btw. Anyone tried putting that teleconverter on the S2?

It takes great pics though

[BowerR64]

All you have to do is, once you mount the adapter turn the camera on and wait for the lens to extend. Then zoom all the way in and watch the lens move out. It shouldnt move out past the last few threads on the end of the adapter. If your worried use a UV filter, this will screw to the end of the adapter and give you a few more MM of space. You can also use it as a shield so when your not using the telephoto the lens is still being protected and free of dust and debris. You can clean the UV filter all you want because they are a cheap replacement. You dont lose any stops with the UV so its a decent filter to use for this.

[BowerR64]

Hmmm I've got a canon TC-DC52B (for S1) that i've been putting on the s2. I'm still worried that it might "hurt" the lens of the camera cos it might get too close since its not made for the S2, I'm using the fotodiox adaptor btw. Anyone tried putting that teleconverter on the S2?

It takes great pics though

I thought the B was for the S2? the 58B is i thought the B is how you can tell the lens curve? how does it look with the S2?

[babynoob]

Hmmm thanks for the filter advice. I'll probably try that once I got my filter. Didn't have much to try on since I only got my the TC-DC52B today.

Had to crop the photos though. Is that how you guys upload pics here?

[Voyager13b]

I bought my TC-DC58B tele converter when I bought my S2 ( shortly after it was introduced). I like it. It seems to be tailor made for the S2 (or S3), and has given me great results. I'm going to try a Raynox setup for wideangle in the next couple of weeks, but for telephoto, the Canon conversion works very well. I'll post a few pics here during the week.

In defense of the "plastic" Canon lens adapter/lens hood combo, I prefer it to the metal aftermarket products. It's ultra light, it's very strong, it is probably a little weaker at the mount point than the plastic bayonet mount on the camera body itself, so that the adapter will break before the camera breaks. That being said, the attachement point is plenty strong, and even though I'm in the habit of carying my S2 by the barrel of the adapter, I never had a problem with seperation.

I dropped my S2 on it's nose about three days after I bought it. It simply fell out of an unsecured camera bag from a height of about 3.5 feet. It landed on the Hoya UV filter screwed into the plastic Canon adapter. The Hoya filter was bent, and the side of the battery case/grip was scratched on the second bounce, but nothing was broken. The camera still works as new.

I bought several LA-DC58E plastic adapters, and fitted them to my UV filter, tele converter, and polorizing filter. They are cheap, they do not deform like metal adapters do, and they maintain their finish better than metal adapters. Even if one is damaged in the field, it will still maintain it's form, and can be rigged with tape until a replacement can be had. If a metal adapter takes a dive, it's ruined.

Metal or plastic, I suggest that you buy several adapters so you can switch between your favorite lenses/filters with a push of a button and a twist. Even without a conversion lens, I keep a UV filter mounted at all times. Without the lenshood installed, you get full flash coverage under all shooting conditions, while dirt and dust stay out of the camera lens assembly.

Voyager