Using the e-1 to reach and touch something . . .

[nsurit]

One of the things I enjoy doing with my e-1, besides pinhole, abstract, grandkids,etc. is a bit of birding. Yesterday at the High Island Rookery I captured this uncropped image with my Tamron 400mm f4 + 2X extender and the e-1. An effective 1600mm in 35mm terms. I've not been overly please with my results using auto focus with the 50-200mm DZ and 1.4X teleconverter, so I figure if I'm using manual focus anyway, why not use some of these old 35mm manual focus lenses. Bill Barber

[Paul Shields]

Very sharp shot Bill. Impressive when you consider the effective focal length. Why weren't you so pleased with the 50-200 + 1.4X? Was it a problem with attaining focus?

[nsurit]

Originally Posted by Paul

Very sharp shot Bill. Impressive when you consider the effective focal length. Why weren't you so pleased with the 50-200 + 1.4X? Was it a problem with attaining focus?

That is the problem. Any suggestions? Bill Barber

[Paul Shields]

Originally Posted by nsurit

That is the problem. Any suggestions? Bill Barber

Well I've not come across that problem myself, though there is occasionally a bit of hunting going on with the 50-200mm. No more with or without the EC-14 though. Always get the lock eventually though and I find it easier than if I were using that combo in manual mode. The only tip I have (and I'm sure you've already dsicovered it) is to continuously press the shutter release to prevent the hunting going from one extreme to the other.