To get any decent pictures with a compact zoom I would suggest not using any converter lens with it. I use my Panasonic FZ5 to get quick shots when I find the DSLR to big to carry around. It only has 12x zoom not 18x like the Olympus and I don't use a converter as this seriously affects the image quality.Both pictures were taken without a converter , you will never get DSLR quality but thats not the point of these cameras.