OM SYSTEM OLYMPUS Telephoto Tough Lens Pack (Lens and Adapter) for TG-1,2,3,4,5 & 6 Cameras

adds addtional features to TG-5
This bundle comes with adapter ring and lens. The lens is solid and has caps on each end to protect it when not in use. The adapter ring also comes with another lens cap which is nice, as the camera itself did not come with a lens cap. I just swapped the ring that came with the camera for this adapter ring. I was able to attach my diving filter to the adapter ring which I had previously purchased for my older Olympus Stylus underwater housing. Overall happy with purchase. Photos show 1) normal 2)camera’s built in zoom, and 3) with telephoto lens.

Tele-converter not telephoto
There seems to be some confusion about this lens. It is a teleconverter. That is it fits over the existing lens and converts it to a longer focal length. It is not a zoom lens. If the camera is not zoomed out fully it will vignette. The TG-6 has settings for accessories. When the teleconverter accessory is selected, the camera automatically zooms out. In 35mm equivalents this gives you a 170mm focal length vs the 100mm focal length of the camera alone.Does it work. Yes. It is reasonably sharp. The depth of field requires a little finesse. Focus midway into the shot and hold the shutter half way down. Reframe the shot and take the picture. If you focus on the background, the foreground may be less sharp than you would like. It takes a little getting used to.Not the easiest accessory to carry in your pocket. I have a pouch to neatly hold the camera, but has no room for this lens. If you want to take it hiking etc. you will need something else to carry it. Maybe not worth the trouble.I use DXO Photolab to process raw images. It has a profile for the TG-6, but not for this lens. This means that I have to do my own sharpening and lens corrections. That’s OK, but not optimal.By the way, you get a 40.5mm adapter ring with the lens. Can be used by itself to mount filters.The lens mount is not waterproof, but the lens and camera are. Used underwater there will be water between the lens and the camera. It will do no harm. I just wouldn’t use it underwater anyway.It is a worthwhile accessory, but not as useful as I hoped.

Super clear lens and photos come out great
Very well made lens, fits perfectly on my camera. Adapter is plastic, but its well made too. Gave my TG-2 a little more zoom power. Definatly the toughest lens I’ve ever had. Super clear lens and photos come out great. Good stuff.

This lens is not even vaguely watertight on the camera … and it’s not supposed to be
This lens is not even vaguely watertight on the camera. The mount snaps into place but rattles loosely and sure enough water gets in between the fixed camera lens and the teleconverter. The annoyance of the special setting and the fact it has to be reset to zoomed out every time are major, but the fact that it leaked in one foot of swimming pool water makes it a loser. Or am I missing an O-ring? And no case? Since when does a camera product come for Japan with no case. You have to take this lens off to do most of what the camera is good at, and then there’s no place to put it. I can’t believe this is an Olympus product. EDIT: So a frustrating week later, I final wrote to Olympus and they tell me the teleconverter and filters are “wet” accessories, meant to fill with water. Oh. Gee. Why didn’t I find that critical bit of information in the promotional, packaging, boxed instructions, web reviews and user comments or Point-of-Sale information? OK. I’ll let the spaces in front of and behind the teleconverter fill, but it still creeps me out to let unfiltered salt water into camera equipment. Maybe some comforting reassurance should be prominently explained to buyers and users. Like it’s a feature, not a bug. Since I’ll be using it for swimming, snorkeling, and surfing, I’m curious if it will keep draining. The only thing I think of that’s worse than seeing sea water inside a lens is half a lens-full, we’ll see how the pictures come out and how the lenses and filters clean up and last.

La calidad del lente es muy buena, no distorciona y el ruido es minimo, ofrece muy buenas fotos de acercamiento a distancia aun y cuando el lente solo aumenta al doble si hay diferencia. He tenido buenos resultados en fotos de paisajes, edificios, eventos y aun pendiente por probar bajo el agua. La parte que no me gusto es tener que poner/quitar el lente por la sombra que se genera cuando el zoom no esta al máximo es impratico y puede volverse tedioso, perdi un par de fotos por hacer ese cambio, por eso solo 4 estrellas.

Mediocre lens. Didn’t add much to the original functionality of the TG6 at all. Regret buying this.

Lens works well with Olympus camera