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Customers most agreed on the following attributes:
from Virginia on 7/23/2008
The Tele is good with some restrictions. Almost you need to zoom all the way before shooting (It does not work if you just zoom less than 2x). G9 does not allow you to use the 2.0x len with RAW setup.
from Traveller on 7/11/2008
Very nice add-on. Makes the camera stable and and easy to use with two hands. 2x zoom is a lot in many situations. Negative thing is that you cant use the whole zoom range of the camera with converter mounted.
from Bisbee, AZ. on 5/8/2008
makes the G9 even better.
from Troy, NY on 4/16/2008
Excellent product quality, difficult to put on camera, excellent photo quality.
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from Minnesota on 3/6/2008
Having been in the business of professional photography for over 15 years I would never have imagined having a camera system of such capability at such a low cost and so lightweight and portable to boot! I own the Canon G9 and added the TC-DC58C along with the Wide Converter WC-DC58B as a back up to my Hasselblad and Nikon equipment. The G9 system is now getting more use in my travel photography than anything else given the portability and ease of use with nearly comparable results when shooting in the RAW mode.The TC-DC58C greatly extends the tele-capability of the camera with no loss of image degradation that I can detect. The lens itself is as big as the G9 and when combined with the required Lens Adapter LA-DC58H, it makes the otherwise small G9 into a very naturally comfortable two-handed system. Add to this that the converter costs less than [$]and you can see why I'm a happy camper!
from Carmichael, CA on 1/21/2008
Puts a dark circle around the picture when doing macro work.
from Manassas, VA on 9/26/2007
This is far away the best tele converter for the Canon G7!
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from Washington, DC on 7/10/2007
This is an incredible lens adapter. You will need the Canon or Lensmate lens adapter in order to use it with your G7.
First, the pros: I didn't notice any significant loss in sharpness when used within the optical zoom range of the G7, nor did I see any significant increase in purple fringing or any other undue optical anomalies.
The total optical zoom range of the G7 with the TC-DC58C is 12X. If you use digital zoom, it goes up to 1680mm. The pictures really do hold up fairly well up to the 2.3X digital zoom setting and even the 4.0X digital zoom setting is not horrible. With digital zoom, the zoom factor becomes an outrageous 48X! (1680/35)
The G7 still responds very rapidly and I was able to take shots I would never have thought of before. Airplanes in flight about a mile away, bees at work, birds foraging, birds primping... I did set the G7 so that it was using the TC-DC58C setting for IS.
I would say that this is probably the least expensive, most dramatic single purchase I have made to expand the capabilities of the G7. (I've also purchased the Raynox HDR7000 Pro 0.7x wide angle adapter, and the Metz Mecablitz 20 C-2 flash) I am amazed by this lens.
It comes with a front and back lens cap as well as a soft draw-string pouch that is padded on the bottom and that is big enough to hold the lens along with a lens adapter attached.
Cons: The Canon TC-DC58C does not have front threads so it can't accept a filter. It blocks the optical viewfinder so that it is unusable. It will also partially block the flash output.
Canon G7 with Canon TC-DC58C teleconverter
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Canon G7 with Canon TC-DC58C teleconverter
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