My custom built lens for my S2

[BowerR64]

Supplies:

2X teleconverter from e-bay
a Bower adapter tube (ofcorse)
some paint
construction paper
lens guts
some pinstripe tape
silly foam with stickon backing 2mm
masking tape
sand paper (not presant in picture)

Its a great day to get out and inhale some paint (you probobly think thats my problem don't ya?)

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/th_Cusomlens1.jpg (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/Cusomlens1.jpg) before http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/th_Monsterlens.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/Monsterlens.jpg)

stay tuned...

[BowerR64]

ALL DONE!!

what do ya think?

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/th_Customlens1.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/Customlens1.jpg) http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/th_Customlens2.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/Customlens2.jpg) http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/th_Customlens9.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/Customlens9.jpg)

[BowerR64]

Oh and i did this one too just for the hellobit

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/th_A70customlens2.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/A70customlens2.jpg)

[David Metsky]

Have you taken any pictures with them?

-dave-

[penz]

So how hard is it to get the teleconverter off now?

[BowerR64]

Yeah i do have some pictures.

I glued the teleconverter and the adapter together so its like a single unit like an SLR lens. I kinda wanted to make a couple different ones like an SLR. One that is telephoto, one wide then one telephoto with a filter. It helps protect the stock lens.

[capedeci]

how good is the picture?

It's tough to find a decent teleconverter for a superzoom. Except the overpriced manufacturer tcons

aside from that, your S2 appearance is sure real good!

[Rhys]

lol. looks like a hoax. good one though!

[sw2cam]

Yep it sure does look good, I hope it works as well. The teleconverter I use on my KODAKs is the OLYMPUS TCON-1.7 part number 200862. It works oustanding for under $100. bucks.

[JPW2020]

Not sure about the look but the bottom line is what are the pictures like?With a non standard lens that length including a teleconverter wont there be problems with exposure,vignetting etc?

[BowerR64]

The camera is 36-432mm stock. It does give some vignetting if its not all the way zoomed in. Its not an SLR i realize that.

Here are some pics i took with this teleconverter.

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/th_IMG_0412.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/IMG_0412.jpg) http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/th_IMG_0415.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/IMG_0415.jpg)

The left is the stock zoom, right is with this converter. Its not an olympus i think the brand is "sakar" its made in china. Its a 58mm adapter and the converter is 58 to 62 so its about as big as you can get for this camera i think.