On 25 Aug 01 at 16:17, Jay D. Washington wrote:

> Lars,
> I don't think Willem intended it to be a converter that would cover the 135
> format, but cover the smaller chip format used in digital cameras (i.e. D30)
> so all your lenses don't have the 1.6X factor as compared to their 35mm
> counterpart.

Yup, a 'de-magnifier', not a magnifier....:))
And in contrast to a TC, one should actually gain light, not loose it 
(at least when considering light intensity per square 
millimeter....in the extreme it's like focusing the sun, and be able 
to light a fire with it)

--                 
Bye,

Willem-Jan Markerink

      The desire to understand 
is sometimes far less intelligent than
     the inability to understand

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