![]() In this time he shot for clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal, in addition to shooting campaigns and product testing for Olympus, and providing training for professionals. The editor of Digital Camera World, James has 21 years experience as a journalist and started working in the photographic industry in 2014 (as an assistant to Damian McGillicuddy, who succeeded David Bailey as Principal Photographer for Olympus). What is a teleconverter, and how do I choose the right one? ![]() Olympus 150-400mm f/4.5 Pro + MC-20 converter deliver 2000mm range The best Micro Four Thirds lenses for your Olympus or Panasonic camera Pair it with the Olympus OM-D E-M1X and you also get the benefit of Sync IS (which employs the in-body and in-lens stabilization in tandem) that gives you 5 stops of image stabilization – meaning that you can shoot without a tripod. A 1200mm lens you can use handheld? That alone is worth the price of admission. It's a fantastic performer that, thanks to the optimum optical design of its master lenses, produces fantastic images that would otherwise be impossible to achieve on the system. However, taking the Olympus 300mm f/4 as an example, the difference in magnified reach between the two lenses is a staggering 360mm (the MC-14 turning it into an 840mm equivalent, the MC-20 a 1200mm equivalent).įor the price difference between the two lenses, we would absolutely recommend the MC-20 – not only does it deliver super telephoto range for sports and wildlife shooting, it also doubles the magnification for super telephoto macro shooting. The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 2x Teleconverter MC-20 is about twice as thick as its predecessor, the 1.4x Teleconverter MC-14. 'Lion Snooze', shot on the Olympus EM-1X with the MC-20 and 300mm f/4 Pro (click gadget top-right to view full size) (Image credit: Tesni Ward) Olympus MC-20 teleconverter: Verdict Professional wildlife photographer Tesni Ward shoots a lot of domestic wildlife, and this tiny converter enables her to keep a small, nimble kit bag light while still getting remarkable reach. You don't have to go all the way to Africa to make the MC-20 a worthwhile investment, though. Other folks on safari were using bags of DSLR kit with gigantic lenses, which still had nowhere near the reach of our gear – all of which fitted into a discrete backpack. With the MC-20 turning our compact Micro Four Thirds optics, with their already doubled focal lengths, into equivalent 160-300mm and 1200mm lenses, it underlined the unique power and portability of the Olympus system. We first got hands on with the teleconverter in Zimbabwe with Wilderness Safaris, photographing wildlife on the African plains with the 40-150mm f/2.8 and 300mm f/4 lenses.Īs you can imagine, the ability to achieve such extraordinary reach made it much easier to capture shots of lions, elephants, cheetah and other animals that don't take kindly to people getting too close. This setup offers a 1200mm focal length with 5 stops of image stabilization Olympus MC-20 teleconverter: In the field Since it's designed to pair specifically with Olympus' Pro lenses, the MC-20 boasts the same market-leading weather-proofing, including freezeproof performance down to -10☌ / 14☏. It's not just the focal length and aperture that are doubled the MC-20 also doubles the maximum shooting magnification of the mounted lens, which opens the door for unparalleled super telephoto macro photography. A 2x converter results in a 2-stop reduction, meaning that the 40-150mm f/2.8 becomes an 80-300mm f/5.6, and so on. Of course the caveat, as with any teleconverter on any format, is a reduced maximum aperture of a given lens. ![]() The teleconverter doubles the focal length of the master lens, which in the case of the 150-400mm results in an astonishing reach of 2000mm (working in tandem with the lens' integrated 1.25x teleconverter). The MC-20 is compatible with three of Olympus' professional telephoto lenses: the 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro, the 300mm f/4 IS Pro, and the upcoming M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x IS Pro. Olympus MC-20 teleconverter: Compatibility Olympus MC 2.0x Teleconverter (Black) at Amazon for $429.99.'The Water Hole', shot on the Olympus EM-1X with the MC-20 and 300mm f/4 Pro (click gadget top-right to view full size) (Image credit: Tesni Ward)
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