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Old 10-08-2008, 02:49 PM   #1
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Front vs Rear TC

I realise rear TC's trade-off is light; what is the front TC's trade-off? resolution? IQ? what?
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Old 10-08-2008, 03:26 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by K-xx-500-user View Post
I realise rear TC's trade-off is light; what is the front TC's trade-off? resolution? IQ? what?
Resolution and distortion are the result of front end "converters". Good quality rear teleconverters, as you point out, reduce the image quality only slightly.
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