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Review on πŸ“· Enhance Your Olympus TG Cameras with the Olympus CLA-T01 Conversion Lens Adapter by Mondreka Rosenhoover

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Best Lens Conversion Adapter for Olympus TG-1/TG-2/TG-3 Cameras

There is an all black third party knock-off of this product and I own both (purchased via Revain.com). I use them with my Olympus TG-3, telephoto and fisheye lenses. I also attached one to a B+W 40.5mm circular polarizer and lens hood (to avoid flare) and a fourth to a 40.5mm UV filter (which I mainly use to protect the lens, if I don't have one). One of the other camera attachments I have two Olympus CLA-T01 adapters and two JJC RN-T01 adapters, both are great for attaching accessories to cameras compatible with these attachments (Olympus TG-1, TG-2, TG -3). I prefer the OEM red stripe product only because it has a stronger click in the latch. JJC's product has a shorter locking tab, making it easier to remove from the camera. For this reason, I use the OEM adapters on two of my expensive conversion lenses (TCON-T01 Teleconverter and FCON-T01 Fisheye Converter). The OEM product is currently 39% more expensive ($18 vs. $11), but the more reliable connection is the worth the difference in cost. can replace two JJC adapters with two more Olympus adapters us. If you're interested, here are links to the JJC RN-T01 adapter, Olympus converters, and metal hoods I use with my circular polarizers (I also have a circular polarizer and hood on my teleconverter head): JJC RN-T01: http: //www.amazon.com/JJC-Conversion-Adapter-Olympus-Replaces/dp/B00LSHS36C or http://www.amazon.com/JJC-Professional-Adapter-Olympus-Replaces/dp/B00A9H1OXQOlympus Teleconverter FCON-T01: http://www.amazon.com/Olympus-Fisheye-adapter-Cameras-Adapter/dp/B00CMKONQ8 is a fun adapter because of the wide angle increase and fisheye distortion. Olympus TCON-T01 teleconverter: http://www.amazon.com/Olympus-Telephoto-adapter-Cameras-Adapter/dp/B00CMKONVS - This adapter is only moderately usable, but increases the maximum magnification by 1.7x ( to about 170mm equivalent). on a 35mm camera). Fotasy LW405 40.5mm wide-angle metal lens hood: p-polarizer on TG-3, no vignetting. This makes it very easy to carry the camera with one hand by sliding the lens hood with your fingers. As a bonus, the lens hood keeps fingers from getting in the frame - it's very easy to do without it. EasyFoto 40.5mm Vented Metal Lens Hood: Vented-Contax-Voigtlander/dp/B005G9PSHA - Used on the TCON-T01 circular polarizer teleconverter. The straight lens hood is a suitable lens hood for use with a telephoto lens as there is no vignetting. One final note: having a lens hood attached to your circular polarizer makes rotating the filter a lot easier (especially without accidentally smearing the fingerprint filter while blindly reaching for it)!

Pros
  • Decent performance
Cons
  • Has flaws