The Olympus MC-14 M.Zuiko 1.4x TC and the Olympus MC-20 M.Zuiko 2x TC teleconverters offer an easy way to increase the effective focal length of your supported Olympus / OM System lenses. Even better, modern teleconverters such as these Olympus models manage this with minimal image quality loss.
Teleconverters are god-send accessories, especially for bird and wildlife photographers. To give an idea about the crazy focal ranges that can be obtained by these TCs, let's take the recent OM SYSTEM ED 150-600mm f5-6.3 IS lens as an example. When used with the 2.0X TC, this lens will have a focal equivalent of 300-1200mm. In addition, thanks to the 2x crop factor of the MFT sensor, the full-frame equivalent focal range of this lens will be a whopping 600-2400mm on MFT cameras!
OM System 150-600mm F5.6-6.3 Super-Telephoto Zoom Lens
Here are the main features of the 1.4x and 2.0x converters before getting into the list of supported lenses.
Olympus MC-14 M.Zuiko 1.4x TC
Olympus MC-14 1.4x Main Features
- 1.4X Teleconversion
- 1.0-stop Light Loss
- Lens Construction with 6 elements in 5 groups
- Communication between Lens & Camera
- Weather-sealed
- Weight: 170.0g.
- Diameter: 68.0mm
- Length: 22.00mm
- $Price: 349
Olympus MC-20 M.Zuiko 2.0x TC
Olympus MC-20 2.0x Main Features
- 2.0X Teleconversion
- 2.0-stop Light Loss
- Lens Construction with 9 Elements in 4 Groups (1 HR lens)
- Communication between Lens & Camera
- Weather-sealed
- Weight: 150.0g.
- Diameter: 59.8mm
- Length: 25.90mm
- Price: $429
Currently, there are only 6 lenses that are compatible with both of these teleconverters. Here in this table, you can find how the MC-14 1.4X TC changes the focal range and aperture of these lenses. Keep in mind that these are used on MFT cameras, so you have to multiply the final focal range 2x to find the full-frame equivalent effective focal length.
Effective Focal Range and Aperture with Olympus MC-14 M.Zuiko 1.4x TC
*The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm F4.5 TC 1.25x IS PRO also has a built-in 1.25x teleconverter.
And now we see how the MC-20 2.0x TC changes the focal range and aperture of these lenses:
Effective Focal Range and Aperture with Olympus MC-20 M.Zuiko 2x TC
*The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm F4.5 TC 1.25x IS PRO also has a built-in 1.25x teleconverter.
Price
The Olympus MC-14 M.Zuiko 1.4x TC and the Olympus MC-20 M.Zuiko 2x TC are priced $349 and $429 respectively.
For reference, here is a specs and feature comparison of these six Olympus and OM-System lenses that are compatible with the Olympus 1.4x and 2.0x teleconverters.
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