Customer Reviews

Raynox DCR-2020PRO High Definition Telephoto Lens 2.2X With RA6252; RA6258 Adapters - Thread Size 62MM

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I've been using the Raynox teleconverter on my Canon Pro1 and I am very happy with the results. I mostly do bird photography which requires a long zoom. This lens is relatively lightweight and as sharp as the Canon teleconverters. It has a resolution of over 260 lines/mm which results in excellent sharp pictures with my 8MP cameras, even when viewed at 100%. Highly recommended.

I have a Minolta Dimage Z2 digital camera. This lens works perfectly with my camera. The images are excellent, and the lens is lightweight and well made. The only complaint is that the adapter that came with it was plastic and I just didn't trust my expensive lens being attached to my camera by a cheap little plastic ring that could break if overtightened or too much stress placed on the piece. So I had to purchase a separate aluminum adaptor. I recommend that you do that and also purchase UV filters for the front and rear fittings of this lens as the glass elements are right at the ends of the tube, easily damaged or scratched.

This lens is HIGHLY recommended as an asset to those who do nature photography. I have gotten lots of great "up close and personal" shots of my backyard birds with this lens.

this lens does work well for canon s3 is, at max zoom it has little to no bluring on the edges. the lens was a bit longer than i expected. i would use the lensmate adapter with this lens because it fits more snug than the one canon offers. would recommend too anyone

This lens does not work well with a Canon S3 IS. Only a very small area in the center of field is in focus, bluring heavily toward the edges. There is also severe color fringing. I understand that this lens is great on many cameras, but the S3 is not one of them.

I returned this lens because it had noticable green and purple fringing when used with my Sony F717.
The definition was fine but the fringing was unacceptable. A minor irritation was that the back lens cap is not usable when the conversion ring is on.

I have had the opportunity to try my new Raynox 2.2 conversion lens on my Panasonic Lumix FZ-20. The lens delivers clear, sharp photos, however, there is still some vignetting in the corners. I continue to try different settings to alleviate this problem, but have not had 100% success to date.

the only reason this gets 4 stars instead of 5 is because it is so darn hard to balance, even with a tripod. Also, it doesnt help your zoom range so much as it extends your maximum zoom (all the middle zooms are lost to the inside of the barrel).

Have purchased telephoto lenses before, only to be sorely disappointed because of the lack of light and subsequent underexposed photos. This one however, did not disappoint. It allows close up photos with excellent resolution, without losing any appreciable light. I recently took some close up shots of Lions at the zoo and you can see every hair and the glint of saliva on the mouth. It's a bit large, so a tripod is a must in my opinion, but it's certainly worth the trouble if you want a close up that will make you go "Wow!" Worth every dime.

This is a great lens for digital camera. I bought this for my Nikon coolpix8800. The reason I bought is I wanted to extend the tele-zoom capability of my coolpix8800 which has already 10x zoom with economic saving.
Because I didn't want to buy a new DSLR camera with very expensive Tele lens.
It worked fine for 8800. But it has some limitations.
It only works around maximum zoom state, which means the zoom manipulation capability becomes very limited with this on. Otherwise you can experience vignetting. Also there is noticeable chromatic aberration in bright conditions. Overall picture quality with this on is not as good as original nikon lens. But it is good to have 22x zoom capability with this additional lens with slight sacrifice of quality.
Not very good, but not bad.
You will need additional adaptor from Raynox to use this with coolpix8800. Also they sell separate lens hood for this product.

This arrived with a lens case, front lens cap, rear lens cap, 58mm ring connection adapter, 58mm lens hood connection adapter, and an unbranded 82mm "Circ. Pol." attached to its front. This product does work with Canon Powershots SX1 IS and SX10 IS. Focusing can take a little longer -- especially if shooting freely without a tripod. The minimum focusing range is somewhere around two meters, give or a take a little.

I did not observe any f-stop increase (decrease in light) while taking test shots sans filters. I did not notice this lens introducing any chromatic aberration. That said, someone else might notice either or both of those things.

This lens might perform at the advertised 2.2x factor on other lenses. However, my tests obtained about 2.05x factor (calculated by counting pixels) for this lens while mounted on a Canon Powershot SX10 IS. Vignetting starts around the camera's 94mm zoom range, from its 5mm-100m total optical range. Using a tripod is a very good idea at max optical zoom (effectively more than 1100mm). A filter is necessary to cut UV/haze.

Its volume is close to that of the Canon Powershots SX1 IS and SX10 IS. It is big, but comfortably light. Even so, it is a very good idea to support it with the left hand for stabilization, and also to alleviate any stresses which might exceed the design limit of camera's the filter/lens hood mount.