Canon 2X Extender III

[Darren Bradley]

Anyone have any experience with this? I thought it would be a good solution to get some additional range out of my 70-200, but have heard mixed reviews on the previous generations...

 

[Chris Dodkin]

I have the MKII - works great on primes, not tried it on zooms though.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Found a short review here: http://franzfoto.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/canon-extender-ef2x-mkiii/

 

[Darren Bradley]

Ok, thanks. That was a good (albeit short) review.

 

[Mark Grant]

I have the 1.4x II ( older model) on a Canon 70-200 2.8 IS and it is excellent.

To me the 2x II ( old model) was softer than the 1.4X II , but now the III are out I think you should try one.

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-Extender-EF-2x-III-Review.aspx

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-Extender-EF-1.4x-III-Review.aspx

The extra reach of 2x is useful.

If you do buy one let us all know as that's my next purchase

A bit spendy but a lot less than a 400mm lens, and on my 1.6 crop canon 60D that is 640mm

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-2XEF-II-2x-Extender/dp/B0000C4G55/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-14XEF...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1303294025&sr=1-1

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Here's the MKII 2x on my 300 f2.8L

And here's the 2x on the 600 f4L

Contrast loss was an issue on the 600, but could be corrected in PP.

My understanding from Canon was that the extenders were designed for the prime telephotos specifically, hence the good IQ.

 

[Pete Askew]

Well, they look pretty good to me Chris! As you say, contrast often suffers a bit but can usually be boosted in PP these days.

 

[Darren Bradley]

Wow, those are awesome. That compressed perspective of the 911s lined up is perfect!

 

[Mark Grant]

Shows how good those primes are, I want one, one day