I've had my A6000 for a couple of years and have never regretted upgrading from my old Canon Powershot bridge camera - except for the loss of telephoto performance. I keep searching the available tele lenses for the A6000, and always come away realising I'll never be rich enough to afford anything longer than the 55 - 210 kit lens. But then, something cropped up in one of my searches that made me wonder! The Raynox DCR-2025 2.2 convertor. On paper, it looks perfect, giving a huge boost in tele performance with, allegedly, little loss of image quality and at a fraction of the cost of a longer lens. There has to be a catch, surely?! Has anyone got any experience with it? I can find no reviews at all of it in use with Sony Alpha cameras.

You can find sample images taken with the adapter on flickr.com. Just enter the appropriate search terms. Then hou can probably decidebif the images are good enough.

 

Otherwise, you can buy a used 55-210 for half the price of the Raynox. It's a nice lens, better than its reputation, and I have a soft spot for it.

You can find sample images taken with the adapter on flickr.com. Just enter the appropriate search terms. Then hou can probably decidebif the images are good enough.

 

Otherwise, you can buy a used 55-210 for half the price of the Raynox. It's a nice lens, better than its reputation, and I have a soft spot for it.

Thank you for this. I have the 55-210, and I too am pretty impressed with it. But I really would like something with a longer reach!

Oh, ok. Well, I thought some of the flickr samples of the Raynox looked good. I only viewed them in my phone, so a closer scrutiny is recommended.

My daughter too this pic using the Sony a6000 kit lens.

 

 

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@jccash:

The image demonstrates, for me, the shortcomings of kit lenses in general.  Of course just based upon the single image provided, but contrast and image sharpness are mediocre at best.  Unfortunately better performance comes at a price.  I was able to purchase the 70-200mm f4 used on Craiglist for $700 and absolutely love that lens.