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Equipment & Techniques => Mirrorless Cameras => Topic started by: neilclicks on August 03, 2018, 11:48:42 am

Title: Panasonic 200mm f/2.8 lens with Olympus 1.4 tele extender
Post by: neilclicks on August 03, 2018, 11:48:42 am

Hi, I'd like to purchase a used Lumix-Leica 200mm f/2.8 lens but the seller doesn't have the 1.4 tele extender that ordinarily comes with it thus the following question. Can I use the 1.4x extender that came with my Olympus 40-150 f/2.8 as an alternative to the Panasonic 1.4 extender and if so will it degrade the performance?  Many thanks, Neil

Title: Re: Panasonic 200mm f/2.8 lens with Olympus 1.4 tele extender
Post by: TonyVentourisPhotography on September 04, 2018, 09:20:15 pm

I would guess it doesn’t work due to potential fitting issues of the elements.  It might...but I wouldn’t make any buying decisions without an absolute validation by trial, or by the experience of someone that has evidence of use. 

I have never tried this myself, so I could be way off. 

Title: Re: Panasonic 200mm f/2.8 lens with Olympus 1.4 tele extender
Post by: Dan Wells on September 04, 2018, 10:43:19 pm

I don't have any familiarity with this specific lens/TC combination, but TCs are often closely matched to a specific lens (or a few lenses). This seems especially true with longer teles...