On Tue, 19 Feb 2002 10:23:58 -0700, "Jeff Price" wrote:

>Sorry for cross-posting but I didn't get a response in the other group
>so....
>
>I need a good teleconverter to fit on a 58mm lens (Canon GL-1). How does
>the Sony 1.7x teleconverter (VCL-HG1758) compare optically with the Century
>Optics 2x teleconverter? The difference between 1.7x and 2x is less
>important than optical quality. Is this a case of you get what you pay for
>since the Century Optics glass is $100 more?
>
>This will be for a Canon GL1 for those times when the native 20x is not good
>enough (nature photography).

Adding lens converters to lenses is as much about the
specifics of the *matching* of converters and lenses
as about their inherent quality. I would buy both from
a good dealer that accepts returns gracefully, and then
tell us...;-) BTW, I have seen lens-converter matches
that looked bad (XL-1 16X with a couple of Century
converters - see frame-grabs in the XL-1 review at:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm),
and ones that looked good (Century fisheye designed for
standard JVC-DV500 zoom adapted to TRV900, Canon
WD-58 on VX2000/PD150/TRV900, etc.). Chances are,
either would work well enough on the GL-1 (I would put
my money on the Sony, though...;-), but we cannot say
without trying them in your specific combination...