Gadget Bag: Teleconverters

Increase the focal length of your telephoto lenses

Ibarionex R. Perello

Published April 1, 2006

A teleconverter offers photographers the means to shoot at increased telephoto focal lengths without buying a completely new lens. With 400mm and higher lenses costing thousands of dollars, an optical accessory that delivers an increased focal length at a fraction of the cost has its obvious appeal.

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