Sakar 2XAFCAN 2X Auto Focus Tele Converter f/Canon EOS

by Digital Concepts

Product Details

• Item Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000LTZ43S
• Item model number: 2xaf/can
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 9, 2006

Product Description

2x AutoFocus Tele Converter for most CANON EOS EF lenses. Simply attach this Converter between your camera lens mount and your existing CANON EF lens to DOUBLE your Focal Length. For example, turn your 28-90mm AutoFocus EF lens into a 56-180mm Zoom Telephoto.

* PLEASE NOTE: This Converter works very well with Canon EOS EF lenses; however, it will NOT accept EF-S lenses. EF-S lenses are engineered for Digital SLRs only and have an extension that will not fit into the Tele Converter mount.
Also, to ensure proper autofocusing, your camera lens Maximum Aperture should be f/3.5 or wider; even so, very dark subjects may cause Autofocus systems to fail (although you can always use Manual Focus).

Other Features::
? Light weight 4.5 oz
? Multi-Coated Optical Glass
? Anti-Reflection Coating
? Heavy Duty construction to hold Heavy Lenses
? Infrared Compatible
? Suppresses Aberration
? Five Year Manufacturer's Warranty

The 2x AutoFocus Tele Converter comes with Front & Rear protective caps and handy Carrying Pouch.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

56 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good converter when you don't own the expensive Canon Lenses, June 15, 2008

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A. KEITH "space man" (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sakar 2XAFCAN 2X Auto Focus Tele Converter f/Canon EOS (Electronics)

I was very nervous about ordering this. I have a Canon Rebel XTi with two zoom lenses: a wide angle zoom and a tele zoom. Both are auto-focus and image stabelized (IS) lenses that I am most happy with.

However, the really expensive ones that have the matched tele converters are way out of my price range; so both of these are the less expensive (about 1/3 the cost of Canon's best lenses). So I knew I couldn't get any sort of teleconverter that would allow me to have the auto-focus and the IS capabilities; but I really wanted to be able to double my tele zoom for selected shots on our upcoming Kenya safari.

I stewed for a couple of months over this. I didn't (and don't) mind not being able to use the auto-focus or IS (though I sort of hoped I could find something that might let use the auto-focus capability).

I came upon this teleconverter browsing throught Amazon.com and read the specs. I reserched it a bit and was encouraged by the ability to use the auto-focus for at least some of the zoom levels. I also loved the price (though in the back of my head I was reminding myself of the old addage "if it seems to be too good to be true; then it probably is").

Given the excellent price, I took a chance and went ahead and ordered it. It arrived promptly and I "took it out for a spin" the last couple of weekends at our local zoo. And I am most impressed with it. It does, indeed, allow me to use the auto-focus for all but the highest zoom levels and the pictures, as far as I can tell, are terrific. I would caveat that assessment, however, by saying that I am definitely just an amature that those with more discriminating eyes may beg to differ. I would promptly yield to their assessment; but for my purposes, this has turned out to be just what I needed and I am most satisfied with it.

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars disappointed, October 21, 2008

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Ken Wood - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sakar 2XAFCAN 2X Auto Focus Tele Converter f/Canon EOS (Electronics)

Just got this in the mail today and tried to put it on my Rebel XSI. Fits the camera but not my EF-S lens. After reading the instructions found out I can not use it. It does not work with Canon EF-S lenses. No where in the description does it say you cannot use the EF-S lenses or EOS lenses. It does say it on the box when you get it but it is too late. I will be sending it back.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DOES not fit EF-S lenses, April 5, 2010

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Richard A. Gotner "Rick" (Juneau, AK, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sakar 2XAFCAN 2X Auto Focus Tele Converter f/Canon EOS (Electronics)

I bought this teleconverter because the description says it will fit Canon EOS cameras. Most Canon EOS cameras come with the Canon EFS-type lens. I even have a 55mm-250mm telephoto lens I bought from Canon, which is also an EFS type lens. This is the lens I was hoping to expend with the teleconverter. When I received it in the mail, it fit the camera body fine, but WILL NOT FIT any EFS lens. The EFS lens has an extension that comes out the back that makes the fit impossible. In researching on line, I discovered that I was basically screwed, unless I followed one fellow's suggestion and hack sawed the extension off the back of my lens. (he gave detailed instructions) Don't think I'll take this route though, and will probably just return the teleconverter.

Amazon and it's merchants both need to advise people that the most common line of lenses (by far) for Canon EOS cameras cannot be used with this product. I'll probably buy non-Canon lenses from now on for my camera too after reading how their EFS line is incompatible with many other products that I'd like to have.