Title: Ads ZOOM to an already powerful camera
Product review: I use this telephoto lens on my Olympus SP-550 camera, and I love it. The camera by itself has an 18x optical zoom. With this 1.7x addition, I am really getting up close and personal. I have had no problems with distortion using this lens. The lens does soak up some light, making it necessary to adjust the shutter speed/aperture/ISO settings accordingly in dim light. I attach it to the camera body using the Pemaraal 55mm adaptor tube from pemaraal dot com, which I also recommend as a solution for the Oly SP-550 for attaching 55mm filters and lenses. (There is no vignetting using this adaptor at wide angle, and it can stay on all the time, allowing one to keep their UV and polarizing filters permanently attached). All in all, I've found the Tcon-17 lens quite useable for those really distant shots. No disappointments. I'd buy it again.
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