| | |  | Camcorders | Home » » » Canon TL-H43 Tele-Converter Lens for the Canon HV Series Camcorders | | | | | | | Description: | | Zoom in even closer with this tele-converter for the Canon HV20. This converter is made to keep the HD quality while increasing the focal length of your lens by 1.5X. | | | Features: | |
• High Definition Compatible Tele-Conversion Lens
• 1.7x Extended Magnification
• Bring those Distant Scenes Closer by Extending your Telephoto Range
• Dont Miss Beautiful Panoramic Pics Again!
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 7.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.7 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.5 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 4 reviews |
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25 of 25 found the following review helpful:
 good, but has limitationsMar 21, 2008
By R. Bush
If you are considering this lens, you should know four things about it to avoid disappointment:
1) It's large and heavy enough to change the balance of the camcorder -- it's the same weight as the WD-H43 Canon wide angle teleconverter, about which you read the same comments.
2) It will block the edges of the field when you zoom out. That is, some of the image will be black when you zoom out. Because of this, you will need to remove the teleconverter for near or large subjects.
3) Color fringes at high-contrast edges will be larger, and the TL-H43 reduces color saturation and shifts the color balance. If you see color fringes around objects such as branches and roofs without the teleconverter, they will be larger with it.
4) Use of a serious tripod is almost mandatory with the TL-H43. The HV20's image stabilization is clearly optimized for the standard lens, and the use of this teleconverter results in not just the normal amplification of image movement, but also a stuttering kind of image distortion, possibly related to the interframe compression used by high-definition camcorders. The HV20 needs a very stable platform to yield good results with the teleconverter.
Despite these limitations, I've been reasonably satisfied with the TL-H43 and continue to use it for birds and distant subjects. Quite to my surprise and amazement, I was able to capture Jupiter's four Galilean moons with it -- not bad for eleven ounces of glass. But don't expect the TL-H43 to break the laws of physics and give you perfect images, either, or you will be disappointed.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
OK, not the bestMay 28, 2009
By Zenon A. Thornton
The review above hits the nail on the head. My first thought when I received the lens was "wow, that big" It is not a problem, just an observation. You will need to use a tripod or monopod with this lens.
To be honest I could barely tell the difference with the lens on and off. Images are slightly sharper and magnified just a bit.
The real benefit seems to be a sharper image from tight to med-wide (as far as you can go without vignetting). I have not used it much for close-ups as I heard it is really excellent at close range.
Honestly, I'm not sure the lens is worth the $$$ (due to the vignetting). I've considered returning it...
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Tele-Converter is ExcellentJul 19, 2009
By W. Morgan
I'm very happy with the tele-conveter. The image quality seems unaffected by the lens extender and the added telephoto reach is just what I was looking for. The lens is significantly heavy and with the weight and extended telephoto view, hand holding the camera is really not possible if you want a shake free image. I've found that bracing the camera on a solid object produces and okay image but best results are with a tripod.
I would recommend this converter for anyone wanting extra reach, say for shooting sports which is what I use it for. There is vignetting if you zoom out to far but that's a price you pay with any long converter and in this case you have to zoom out pretty far before it occurs.
Good Images But HeavyJun 25, 2009
By Chris O'Leary
I use this lens at maximum zoom most of the time for filming baseball players. There is little to no distortion even at high levels of magnification.
The only negatives are that the lens is heavy (which is not an issue for me) and the image stabilization doesn't work (well) at maximum magnification (which is an issue for me).
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