Hi--

Most tele converters are VERY poor. Almost all will

also vignette as you zoom wider. The only good teleconverter

I have seen is a 1.7X "HG" Sony 0758. It is large and expensive.

Any 2x and over (I have a couple of 2x and a 3x) tends to be soft

at the edges, with considerable color-fringing. A good monocular

can be acceptable with lenses with suitably-small front elements, but

this is not true for most video lenses...

--

David Ruether

d_ruether@hotmail.com

http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com

----- Original Message -----

From: "Emre Mahoney" <edmahone@carolina.rr.com>

To: <d_ruether@hotmail.com>

Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 12:37 AM

Subject: Hello

> I ran into your site this morning. It was informative, but I was

> wondering if you have ever encountered a "Zoom Through" 3x or 4x

> teleconverter for the vx2000 (58mm)? I can find lots of 2x

> teleconverters and some 1.7 converters, but never a 3x or 4x. I have

> found 3x converters for other cameras, but they have about 30mm

> fittings. Please help me, while I waste away searching the web for the

> elusive 4x converter.