Have you received and tested yours yet? If you're just restating the
seller's claims, that doesn't help. When you have it, you can
determine the magnification factor yourself. I determined the
magnification factor of my converter by shooting scenes on my 5D with
an MD 50/1.7 and an AF 50/1.7. Then in Photoshop I resized the AF
image until the objects in the scene were identical in size. The
resizing factor that produced an exact match was 123%. So the
magnification factor of my converter must be 1.23x (give or take a
smidge).

For me, contacting the seller with questions won't accomplish much
because I'm not convinced that he's willing and able to accurately
describe what he's selling. If you do some actual tests and confirm
the stated magnification factor, I'll cut myself a piece of humble
pie!


--- In Minolta@yahoogroups.com, Keith Sills <itbdhelpdesk@...> wrote:

Yes, and I am one of them. It is not exactly 1:1, it is 1.09 and the
optics are significantly better. If you need more information you may
contact Haoda directly.


----- Original Message ----
From: sybersitizen <rlemieux@...>
To: Minolta@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 10:33:01 PM
Subject: [Minolta] MD/AF 1x converter? I'm skeptical...

This could be an interesting alternative to the old 1.2x converter,
but I am concerned about the claim for 1:1 magnification. My
understanding is that it is optically impossible to create a MD/AF
converter that does not introduce some magnification! And why does it
look exactly like the old generic ones?

I'm sure that when I looked at the website yesterday, this page said
(in small print) that the converter actually has a 1.09x magnification
factor, but today all references say it's 1:1 magnification.

http://haodascreen. com/minoltaMDAF. aspx

Misleading, I think. But some Dyxum members have already ordered them.