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zoom demo: Olympus C-2100 UZ

The Olympus C-2100 UZ has a phenomenal 10X optical zoom lens with optical image stabilization (Canon IS technology). Supplement that with a couple of converter lenses and you have tremendous focal length range with minimal space and weight added to your gadget bag. Here is a demonstration of the C-2100 UZ with two lenses, the Olympus B-300 1.7X teleconverter and the Tiffen .75X MegaPlus wide-angle converter. Note that the images have been heavily processed and compressed, so don't use these as examples of image quality. More information on the lenses I used can be found on my equipment page.

Zoom Demo

KEY:

Entire picture: Max field-of-view using Tiffen .75X MegaPlus -- effective focal length = 28mm [See original]
Area #1: Max FOV using C-2100 UZ with no additional lens -- effective FL = 38mm [See original]
Area #2: Max useful FOV using Olympus B-300 1.7X teleconverter -- effective FL = 287mm (this is the widest angle shot that can be taken using the B-300 without vignetting) [See original]
Area #3: Max zoom using C-2100 UZ with no additional lens -- effective FL = 380mm [See original]
Area #4: Max zoom using the Olympus B-300 1.7X teleconverter -- effective FL = 646mm [See original]

ORIGINAL PHOTOS:

Max field-of-view using Tiffen .75X MegaPlus -- effective focal length = 28mm

Max FOV using C-2100 UZ with no additional lens -- effective FL = 38mm

Max useful FOV using Olympus B-300 1.7X teleconverter -- effective FL = 287mm

Max zoom using C-2100 UZ with no additional lens -- effective FL = 380mm

Max zoom using the Olympus B-300 1.7X teleconverter -- effective FL = 646mm

Image showing vignetting with B-300 when zoomed out