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I bought this lens shortly after purchasing a canon a620 to give me extra range and the 1.7x magnification does make a real difference! The photo's which come out are clear and of exactly the same condition as on the regular 4x zoom, perfect for getting that bit closer to birds etc. I have since upgraded to a canon s2 and have found it to be of less use - at 12x zoom + the adaptor, the contrast in the pictures is too stong. However, in general, I would say that the canon lenses in the cameras themselves are excellent and within the 1-4x zoom range, this extra lens is a fantastic investment. Just make sure you get the right adaptor for it to fit your camera!!

This very expensive and optically superb teleconverter is recommended for some early Canon G* models, but also for compact Canon A series cameras. I bought mine to put on the front of my Canon A710is. The problem is that it is almost as big as the camera, is far more cumbersome than the camera, and weighs literally about 2 or 3 times the weight of the camera. If you can put up with all of this, you will get super results, but if you think you are just tagging-on an insignificant little converter lens, then think again. This is a brute to hang on the front of a little camera, and in my view could even do some harm to the plastic part that it mounts on. Results are brilliant, but the inconvenience is a pain. I will probably cut my losses and sell it on eBay to someone who hasn't read this review!

Bought to use with A720IS and it is a great lens but I am a bit concerned about it suffering from a 'wobble' when lens attached to camera. Canon advised that this is normal though.

Tried on 8MP A720IS - image with converter was worse than simply in-camera enlargement of the basic camera image.

No advantage, so sent it back for a refund.