Hi Richart. Did you try the Panasonic 1.4 TC with 100-400mm? if so, How does it compare to the Olympus TC 1.4? Secondly, if you put an tube extension between the camera and the TC 1.4 + 100-400mm , would that allow to use all the way zoomed out to 100mm? Thanks!
Hi. Is Lumix g vario 45-200 Lens with power ois compatibile for any teeconverter ? I want to extend my lens as cheap as possibile. Unfortunatelly i am poor but i love bird photography
@@RichartAsia can't figure out how to turn on low pro capture its greyed out Maybe I'll have to download the manual By the way selling all my camera gear to fund the 150-400mm Olympus
Thanks for sharing this video. Thats a great find. I was wondering about the technical data in the images shown. Are you sure at 400mm with the 1,4x converter aperture still is f6.3? Should be rather f8, since the 1,4x will drop the aperture by one stop.
I tried this hack with the PL 50-200mm lens. When I tried to remove the plate, the pair of contacts (which I also see in the video on the 100-400) remained stuck to it. Those contacts ate also tied to the lens with a small cable. How did you deal with this?
my plate has no contacts tied to it and the contacts are screwed into the frame so nothing to remove. flex cable is pushed in when TC is inserted just like what the back plate does.
So everything works normally....? Autofocus/manual focus/ etc. What focal lengths can be used once the MC20-MC14 is attached? Im thinking of this setup to shoot surf videos.
@@RichartAsia I have the Olympus MC20 adapter...which is slightly longer.....would you think it will work....also whats your thoughts for video using this hack.....tyvm.
@@RichartAsia ok! I will try both! Thanks! Would u be willing to share your settings for bif and stationary? For both the g9 & the olympus. I get confusd about how many focus squares i should use.
@@RichartAsia Hi, I've mounted this teleconverter with 100-300 lens and it's working great! The only problem I've got is no sign of new focal length in EXIF data. There is still 300mm (600mm FF) and it should be 420mm (840 FF). And it's hard to keep the camera steady even though OIS is working.
@@marekp2845 So this works with the 100-300 too? I'm anxious to try this on my 100-400mm as it is really my most coveted lens. But this couldbreath new life in my 100-300mm which is not doing much lately :D With a 2x converter it would give me 600mm (1200mm equivalent)!
@@marekp2845 Maybe... I see a 2x converter is still a couple of hundred Euros, and I have a few other things on my list before that. We'll see. It's good to know I can and probably will try with the 100-300mm.
Thank you Richart, after reviwing your you tube, I did modification to lens as you advised , i could recognized that i can use it though technical data did not changed. I understand that i should be careful not to debris come into lens since i took off palastic cover. Anyway I wish to nejoy bird photography in comming winter.
Hi all, to be complementary to this article; note that the MC-14 can be made full compatible with Leica 50-200 f2.8-f4. You just have to cut a small plastic ergo with a cutter (15mins work by doing this carefully) on the TC-14. As you know lenses which get a back lens not enough inserted in the body make them incompatible to the x1,4 or x2 teleconverters so the two manufacturers protect their teleconverter to avoid mounting them with incompatible lenses. The issue is that the way they protect them is not the same and so a panasonic lens optically compatible (its backlens is very well inserted in the body even at 50mm) can't be mount on the Olympus one (I didn't do the opposite but I guess it's the same :(). It's very anoying besauce M43 standard should permit it (red flag to Olympus & Panasonic there). But with this trick (cutting the ergo ) it becomes full compatible and autofocus and IBIS are full operationnal. As the Olympus TC is usually far cheaper than the panasonic one (again .. I don't know why) it's time to buy Olympus TC-14 :).
This is great info, I whish I could find a video or photos of how to do this. The only problem is that if you want to sell the Olympus MC-14 won't work on a Olympus anymore, I guess....
@@paulomateus3083 not at all the ergo is just a protection to avoid mounting incompatible lens to the adapter but the compatible ones will fit . It s just less « safe » if we can say so but usually people using an extender are quite cautious and know there are limitations for lenses with proéminent back lens so for me it s not an issue :)
The Leica will take the Panasonic TC. There are special contact pins in different places on Olympus and Panasonic teleconverters for their TC compatible lenses. The Leica is only fully compatible with the Panasonic teleconverters. Shame, but there you are.
@@jeffslade1892 Yes it can be resolved in 15 mins by cutting these plastic pins on the Olympus adapter. These pins are full plastic so doesn t participate to any signal. This doesn t prevent the adapter be used later with Olympus lenses. You just need to be careful because these plastic pins prevents you to mount not compatible lenses. I can send pictures for those interested.
Olympus and Panasonic teleconverters have an extra electrical contact to tell a compatible lens it is sitting on a teleconverter, those pins are in different places. The lens will then feed this information to the camera through the normal contacts, which will alter operation and corrections. The PL100-400 (mark.1) is not a compatible lens and lacks this contact. Yes you can remove the back plate and fit the TC, you do have to limit rear movement so the glass does not collide, but the TC will only be optical, olde school, the camera will not recognise the new focal length, and that will affect the stabilisation.
Very interesting. Thanks for making the effort. A few questions please. Does dual IBIS work with the extender? Have you compared the sharpness of the Pana at 400 mm without the extender with the Pana at 285 with the extender (equivalent to 400mm)? What do Lightroom/DXO or other RAW processors show - do they recognise the additional focal length?
Hi sure dual IS works on G9 + PanaLeica even with MC-14. Sharpness is better at f7.1 f8.0 as this old PanaLeica is less sharp than the new Oly 100-400. Files won't show MC-14 hence still 400mm exif. I am uploading many samples in Facebook Page follow me there > richart.asia
@@RichartAsia Thanks for taking the time to reply. I'll head over to your FB page to look at samples. Another question please. If I zoom the Pana to as low as it goes and the Pana lens touches/hits the MC-14, can it cause damage to either the Pana or MC-14, or does the MC-14 have soft rubber?
The MC14 protrusion will hit the back of the lens when trying to pull back to 180mm from 400mm but just lock it at 400mm is what I do as I'm shooting at max anyway. In any case the lens won't damage even if did pull back it'll stop as the mc14 end has a rubber gasket.
Of course will drop slightly just run it through Topaz. Remember to remove TC before packing it in bag & travel else you may end up crushing the lens gears accidentally
Great discovery!!---Now I'm curious to see if it would work with the Olympus 2X (I'm buying one for my Olympus 40-150 2.8 Pro).. Terrific sharpness and contrast in your pics--- nice video...
I put the mc20 on my leica100-400 put it my bagpack and when I get the lens out again I saw the lens was crushed in back to 100mm focal lengths the zoomring is now not moveable anymore... Wish I never tried this shit! Send the lens now to the service lets see what this will cost me! :(((
Yes, you made it work. But, you don't have your full range on the Panasonic. Risk of damage if you loosen your zoom lock. And ,I can just about guarantee that the quality will not be as sharp as a matched teleconverter. However, if it works for a given individual more power to them.
Obviously you can, but you definitely shouldn't. The photos are sadly horrible. Even 400 on the lens itself is barely acceptable in results. For watching, ok, for photography, nope.
I've owned two of these. Neither were stiff to zoom. One was slightly sharper than the other at 400mm. Eitherway, great quality, and reach for the money.
Hi Richart. Did you try the Panasonic 1.4 TC with 100-400mm? if so, How does it compare to the Olympus TC 1.4? Secondly, if you put an tube extension between the camera and the TC 1.4 + 100-400mm , would that allow to use all the way zoomed out to 100mm? Thanks!
Have you looked at the Olympus MC-20 2x tele to see if it would work on a panny lens?
both 1.4x & 2.0x works with the mod
i am considering to buy the MC 14 but idont know if it work with the lumix g vario 12-32
No it won't work with small lenses without deep opening behind which the last lens moves outwards
@ thanks for the response
thank for sharing. wonder if we remove that peice of plate, will dust easily go into the lens ????
Hi. Is Lumix g vario 45-200 Lens with power ois compatibile for any teeconverter ? I want to extend my lens as cheap as possibile. Unfortunatelly i am poor but i love bird photography
I'm going to try this set up on the em1x does the ibis work with Olympus
Yes been using this out for birding stabilization works
@@RichartAsia can't figure out how to turn on low pro capture its greyed out
Maybe I'll have to download the manual
By the way selling all my camera gear to fund the 150-400mm Olympus
Is your digital zoom on or some hdr settings check them turn everything off
@@RichartAsia pro capture low only works with Olympus lenses
Thanks for sharing this video. Thats a great find. I was wondering about the technical data in the images shown. Are you sure at 400mm with the 1,4x converter aperture still is f6.3? Should be rather f8, since the 1,4x will drop the aperture by one stop.
Yes will drop the data is not accurate as the camera won't pick up MC14 due to not made for 100-400mm.
An aperture is from 5.6 to 8. So from 6.3 it is 9.
I tried this hack with the PL 50-200mm lens. When I tried to remove the plate, the pair of contacts (which I also see in the video on the 100-400) remained stuck to it. Those contacts ate also tied to the lens with a small cable. How did you deal with this?
my plate has no contacts tied to it and the contacts are screwed into the frame so nothing to remove. flex cable is pushed in when TC is inserted just like what the back plate does.
Will this mod work with the Panasonic teleconverters?
So everything works normally....? Autofocus/manual focus/ etc.
What focal lengths can be used once the MC20-MC14 is attached?
Im thinking of this setup to shoot surf videos.
Everything works even dual IS but min is 180mm to 400mm
@@RichartAsia I have the Olympus MC20 adapter...which is slightly longer.....would you think it will work....also whats your thoughts for video using this hack.....tyvm.
Thanks for sharing, am using on Olympus E-M1ii so works very well. Michael
Thanks for watching!
Thank u! I am gonna try this. Do u reinstall the plastic piece when u are using the lens without the converter?
Hi nope I left it open no difference anyway as it's just a plate not a sealed cover. Now using with MC-20 even longer reach.
@@RichartAsia ok! I will try both! Thanks!
Would u be willing to share your settings for bif and stationary? For both the g9 & the olympus. I get confusd about how many focus squares i should use.
I just leave on auto human press up is bird tracking on G9
Did the MC20 work as well? Are you going to make another video?
Panasonic lens 100-400 with teleconverter MC-14 will work with body Olympus M1 Mark 2??
Mount is same mc-14 is M43
@@RichartAsia but lens will work i mean auto focus etc?
@@robertro1640 works even IS
@@RichartAsia wow thx Richart
Hi there
a) where can I get the plastic adaptor
b) does it goes on the lens or in the convertrt side.
c) does this hack works on 14-140mm ?
Thanks
Hi, great video. In your opinion does this teleconverter work with Panasonic G-Vario 100-300 lens?
As long as the back plate can be removed & the last lens follows the zoom outwards leaving a hole behind for the MC-14 protection to sit in
@@RichartAsia Hi, I've mounted this teleconverter with 100-300 lens and it's working great! The only problem I've got is no sign of new focal length in EXIF data. There is still 300mm (600mm FF) and it should be 420mm (840 FF). And it's hard to keep the camera steady even though OIS is working.
@@marekp2845 So this works with the 100-300 too? I'm anxious to try this on my 100-400mm as it is really my most coveted lens. But this couldbreath new life in my 100-300mm which is not doing much lately :D With a 2x converter it would give me 600mm (1200mm equivalent)!
@@FrankMaurits69 1200mm is super telephoto lens! But I see two problems: high aperture and tripod needed.
@@marekp2845 Maybe... I see a 2x converter is still a couple of hundred Euros, and I have a few other things on my list before that. We'll see. It's good to know I can and probably will try with the 100-300mm.
Thank you Richart, after reviwing your you tube, I did modification to lens as you advised , i could recognized that i can use it though technical data did not changed. I understand that i should be careful not to debris come into lens since i took off palastic cover. Anyway I wish to nejoy bird photography in comming winter.
Glad I could help!
Hi all, to be complementary to this article; note that the MC-14 can be made full compatible with Leica 50-200 f2.8-f4. You just have to cut a small plastic ergo with a cutter (15mins work by doing this carefully) on the TC-14. As you know lenses which get a back lens not enough inserted in the body make them incompatible to the x1,4 or x2 teleconverters so the two manufacturers protect their teleconverter to avoid mounting them with incompatible lenses. The issue is that the way they protect them is not the same and so a panasonic lens optically compatible (its backlens is very well inserted in the body even at 50mm) can't be mount on the Olympus one (I didn't do the opposite but I guess it's the same :(). It's very anoying besauce M43 standard should permit it (red flag to Olympus & Panasonic there). But with this trick (cutting the ergo ) it becomes full compatible and autofocus and IBIS are full operationnal. As the Olympus TC is usually far cheaper than the panasonic one (again .. I don't know why) it's time to buy Olympus TC-14 :).
This is great info, I whish I could find a video or photos of how to do this. The only problem is that if you want to sell the Olympus MC-14 won't work on a Olympus anymore, I guess....
@@paulomateus3083 not at all the ergo is just a protection to avoid mounting incompatible lens to the adapter but the compatible ones will fit . It s just less « safe » if we can say so but usually people using an extender are quite cautious and know there are limitations for lenses with proéminent back lens so for me it s not an issue :)
If interested I can send a photo on a private mb.
The Leica will take the Panasonic TC. There are special contact pins in different places on Olympus and Panasonic teleconverters for their TC compatible lenses. The Leica is only fully compatible with the Panasonic teleconverters. Shame, but there you are.
@@jeffslade1892 Yes it can be resolved in 15 mins by cutting these plastic pins on the Olympus adapter. These pins are full plastic so doesn t participate to any signal. This doesn t prevent the adapter be used later with Olympus lenses. You just need to be careful because these plastic pins prevents you to mount not compatible lenses. I can send pictures for those interested.
oh i wonder if this method works for the Oly 75-300mm ii or not?
not sure I don't have one to try
No it won't work the 75-300mm lens protrudes out the back
Olympus and Panasonic teleconverters have an extra electrical contact to tell a compatible lens it is sitting on a teleconverter, those pins are in different places. The lens will then feed this information to the camera through the normal contacts, which will alter operation and corrections. The PL100-400 (mark.1) is not a compatible lens and lacks this contact. Yes you can remove the back plate and fit the TC, you do have to limit rear movement so the glass does not collide, but the TC will only be optical, olde school, the camera will not recognise the new focal length, and that will affect the stabilisation.
will it be a problem with video?
good! I want to ask: can MC-20 to be used in this way?
Tested with it too not go good results but possible
@@RichartAsia thx for your reply. i want to know which coutry are you in?😁
Very interesting. Thanks for making the effort. A few questions please. Does dual IBIS work with the extender? Have you compared the sharpness of the Pana at 400 mm without the extender with the Pana at 285 with the extender (equivalent to 400mm)? What do Lightroom/DXO or other RAW processors show - do they recognise the additional focal length?
Hi sure dual IS works on G9 + PanaLeica even with MC-14. Sharpness is better at f7.1 f8.0 as this old PanaLeica is less sharp than the new Oly 100-400. Files won't show MC-14 hence still 400mm exif. I am uploading many samples in Facebook Page follow me there > richart.asia
@@RichartAsia Thanks for taking the time to reply. I'll head over to your FB page to look at samples. Another question please. If I zoom the Pana to as low as it goes and the Pana lens touches/hits the MC-14, can it cause damage to either the Pana or MC-14, or does the MC-14 have soft rubber?
@@RichartAsia Dual IS working through that is good to know! If/when I get that lens I'll have to give this a try. Neat :-)
Great idea! Great setup! So impressive. Will this combination work on OMD EM MIII body? What happens to IBIS then?
Yes working I have G9 & EM1iii
@@RichartAsia Thanks so much for replying. Also will IBIS know the focal Length when using the EM1MIII
@@ramsubramanian5604 nope it'll just show original info 400mm max
@@RichartAsia Also it may not matter when we are only using the lend IS
@@ramsubramanian5604 not matter at all cause IS working just it thinks it's just the 100-400mm lens
Thanks for posting this hack of yours , must try this in days to come . Bravo !
Thanks for support! Post some photos too...
Excellent. Thanks for sharing :)
Thank you! Cheers!
You got great shot bro with this set up. Awesome 👍
Thanks for support!
Hi and thx for this simple trick. Is it the same hack to make the Olympus 100-400m work with the Olympus mc-14 ?
Olympus lens works with mc-14, no hacks are needed.
When you say as you zoom out, the lens hits the teleconverter - which part makes contact? Is there any risk of damaging the rear element of the lens?
The MC14 protrusion will hit the back of the lens when trying to pull back to 180mm from 400mm but just lock it at 400mm is what I do as I'm shooting at max anyway. In any case the lens won't damage even if did pull back it'll stop as the mc14 end has a rubber gasket.
@@RichartAsia OK - thanks for update. I'll have to think about that.
Great hack. How was the sharpness with the MC-14 compared to the sharpness without the MC-14.
Of course will drop slightly just run it through Topaz. Remember to remove TC before packing it in bag & travel else you may end up crushing the lens gears accidentally
Thanks for the hack! Does the mc20 work in the same way? Thanks
Yup same just harder to stablize due to being longer reach
Yeah understand going to Antarctica with my GH5 haha
@@CreAitken cool trip! 😎
Just remember to remove the TC when transporting or lock the lens to avoid it moving back and cause damages
@@RichartAsia Gotcha thanks!
If I will remove a plate, can I get a Panasonic 1.4x teleconverter?
Yup it will turn in without the plate
Where do buy the plate/attachment?
The plate is on the lens just remove the 2 screws
nice video. will this hack work with the panasonic teleconverters, like the tc14 or tc20?
They are actually the same design I'm using on Panasonic & Olympus bodies
@@RichartAsia i'm wondering if it's better to you olympus / pana TC with PL 100-400.
It Seems to me that we can do that with a lot of lenses, right? Have you tried with other lenses?
nope only those that have a moving rear lens and are not fixed to the plate.
This is amazing news. Thanks so much.
thanks for watching!
Great discovery!!---Now I'm curious to see if it would work with the Olympus 2X (I'm buying one for my Olympus 40-150 2.8 Pro).. Terrific sharpness and contrast in your pics--- nice video...
Thanks for watching!
Far better to just buy the Olympus 100-400mm lens. Just as good as the Lumix lens, and no hassles with hacks.
Better, in fact.
Geepers. That's a big bulky setup for mft.
I put the mc20 on my leica100-400 put it my bagpack and when I get the lens out again I saw the lens was crushed in back to 100mm focal lengths the zoomring is now not moveable anymore... Wish I never tried this shit! Send the lens now to the service lets see what this will cost me! :(((
Update: Servie told me the lens is not repairable!! :((((
🎉❤
Yes, you made it work. But, you don't have your full range on the Panasonic. Risk of damage if you loosen your zoom lock. And ,I can just about guarantee that the quality will not be as sharp as a matched teleconverter. However, if it works for a given individual more power to them.
Hallo, leider macht der Konverter die Qualität kaputt und das Bokeh ist Müll.
Obviously you can, but you definitely shouldn't. The photos are sadly horrible. Even 400 on the lens itself is barely acceptable in results. For watching, ok, for photography, nope.
sorry, but this is total nonsense, you can see it in the photos anyway. Better effect is obtained by taking crop photos
Hallo richart... are u from singapore ? Can we meet someday ? i want to get kingfisher.. do you have instagram ?
IF
Olympus had sinc IS it would be the best camera
I'm not going to carry a tripod
Ill pass and keep my g9 100-400mm which has sinc IS
Leica😂
Yea, but you're still using the Panasonic 100-400, which has a lot of reported problems.
I've no issue with the PanaLeica 100-400 great lens for the price will keep until something better comes along.
What kind of problems are you refering to? I own a PL 100-400 and it is a marvelous lens! Haven't run into any problem at so far.
I've owned two of these. Neither were stiff to zoom. One was slightly sharper than the other at 400mm. Eitherway, great quality, and reach for the money.
No problems at all with my Pana 100-400.
No problems with mine either and it’s very sharp even at 400. Thanks for the tip, I’m interested in trying this hack myself.
Funny..... And nothing more than funny.....
Actually... this is all a bit sad...