{"id":4782,"date":"2009-08-10T20:24:31","date_gmt":"2009-08-10T20:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philipbloom.co.uk\/?p=4782"},"modified":"2010-08-07T19:29:42","modified_gmt":"2010-08-07T17:29:42","slug":"2x-extender-for-canon-eos-lenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/2x-extender-for-canon-eos-lenses\/","title":{"rendered":"2x extender for Canon Eos Lenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whilst in India for Greenpeace my 70-200mm was invaluable but just not long enough. I borrowed a 400mm f2.8 out there for a couple of shots. Amazing lens BUT IT WAS HUGE! The 5d became like a lenscap and the lens mounted to the tripod. It&#8217;s also about $6000. Totally impractical for video shooters like me. That&#8217;s when I came upon this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00009XVBY?tag=philipblcouk-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B00009XVBY&amp;adid=0EW79MN3FCV9PN4NTEMS&amp;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4784 lazyload\" title=\"canon-2x\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/canon-2x-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"canon-2x\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/canon-2x-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/canon-2x-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/canon-2x.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4784\" title=\"canon-2x\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/canon-2x-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"canon-2x\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/canon-2x-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/canon-2x-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/canon-2x.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4783\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4783\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/AD4GHA.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[4782]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4783 lazyload\" title=\"AD4GHA\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/AD4GHA-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"400mm f2.8 Canon\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/AD4GHA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/AD4GHA.jpg 450w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4783\" title=\"AD4GHA\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/AD4GHA-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"400mm f2.8 Canon\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/AD4GHA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/AD4GHA.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">400mm f2.8 Canon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more-->I wish I had it in India as my recent shooting with it last weekend has proven it to be really impressive. I have heard it&#8217;s not so good for stills and the 1.4x is better but from my short little tests I was really impressed. No vignetting, no soft edges. Yes you lose two stops but it&#8217;s cheap, small and a great addition to any 5dmk2 users kit bag. This really is superb value.<\/p>\n<p>To be able to double the focal length on the telephoto end of my 200mm and turn it into a pretty damn sharp 400mm is really going to come in useful on so many shoots. I understand this is not for all lenses. The older 70-200 don&#8217;t work so well with it, but with this lens it&#8217;s great.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/still1.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[4782]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4786 lazyload\" title=\"still1\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/still1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"still1\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/still1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/still1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/still1.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/365;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4786\" title=\"still1\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/still1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"still1\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/still1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/still1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/still1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/still2.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[4782]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4785 lazyload\" title=\"still2\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/still2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"still2\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/still2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/still2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/still2.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/365;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4785\" title=\"still2\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/still2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"still2\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/still2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/still2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/still2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can buy it from Amazon below.<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6040328&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=ff9933&amp;fullscreen=1\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6040328&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=ff9933&amp;fullscreen=1\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/6040328\">2x canon extender in use on Canon 5dmk2<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/pbextras\">Some Like It Shot<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/2x-extender-for-canon-eos-lenses\/\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground:  !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,49,3],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[1892,284,1857],"class_list":["post-4782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dslrs","category-lenses","category-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4782\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4782"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=4782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}