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High-Tech Hillbilly
I do a lot of kayaking, rock climbing, hiking and hunting in rough, often steep terrain. Because of that, my gear gets banged about quite a bit - so I try really hard to keep the costs down. My basic principle when it comes to camera equipment is that I simply won't carry anything that I can't afford to lose.
So I've been thinking about picking up a teleconverter lens for my Lumix DMC-FZ50. I've seen several recommendations on this forum for the Olympus TCON-17, which would fit my camera. But in the process of shopping around I've found several teleconverters from other manufacturers that advertise mag levels up to and in excess of 3X, often for significantly less than the going price for the Olympus.
I guess what I'm wondering is - are these things worth bothering with? Keep in mind that I'm strictly an amateur, and I don't need professional quality lenses. But I would prefer not to waste money on something that simply won't work at all, or will be more trouble than it's worth.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
So I've been thinking about picking up a teleconverter lens for my Lumix DMC-FZ50. I've seen several recommendations on this forum for the Olympus TCON-17, which would fit my camera. But in the process of shopping around I've found several teleconverters from other manufacturers that advertise mag levels up to and in excess of 3X, often for significantly less than the going price for the Olympus.
I guess what I'm wondering is - are these things worth bothering with? Keep in mind that I'm strictly an amateur, and I don't need professional quality lenses. But I would prefer not to waste money on something that simply won't work at all, or will be more trouble than it's worth.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
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