We've been patiently awaiting an Olympus TCON-17 sample unit to test for you on the Olympus Stylus 1, and one finally arrived in our test lab! The TCON-17 1.7x teleconverter is designed to extend the 35mm equivalent focal length range of the Stylus 1 from 300mm to 510mm, quite a sizeable jump indeed, all while still maintaining the bright f/2.8 constant aperture. This is currently unrivaled by any camera in the price range of this combination, other than the Panasonic FZ200, which extends to 600mm eq. f/2.8 but has a smaller...
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