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I am a freelance photographer who loves his Canon photo equipment. I just recently got into Digital photography and of course, bought a Canon PowerShot Pro 90 and love it. I decided to add the Canon Wide Angle, Macro and Telephoto lenses made for the camera. Well the first two were a big hit, but the TC-DC58 was not quite up to speed as the others. The focus was Ok and photos, no matter what I did, were not as sharp but useable. It is very important to go to the Menu and change the setting to 2X Digital when using this lens or the pictures come out terrible. The camera's max 370mm telephoto can take much sharper pictures, so my recommendation is that if you really need to go out to about 520mm and average quality is OK, then this tele converter will do the job.

This product has agreat quality.
I've taken a ton of pictures with this lens, and it instantly moved my Sports photos from "Great Amateur Work" to "Decent Professional Work".

If you would like a sample, email me i have a ton of pictures with and without the lens.

I was very surprised at the difference it made. Getting pics of the kids in sports, or closeups of animal life in the woods, birds in the back yard or Rock Stars on stage, this product is awsome.

The price is questionable. Shop around (on yahoo) and find the best price. The prices range anywhere from 70 - 180 dollars. I cashed in at 80 dollars.

Also note that you'll need the "converter" to use this product. ($...).

One more thing i might say is that the "built-in" flash is somewhat blocked by this lens when attached to the camera... But that shouldn't matter because if you need a "teleconverter" to get a close photo of it, you're flash probably won't reach the subject ANYway...

I got this lens a couple years ago and use it extensively. It is well constructed and easy to use with any Canon EOS body, though it must be focused manually. This is the only tool I know of that enables easy *field* photography above 2x magnification. I have stalked the tiniest insects and peered into the hearts of flowers with this astounding lens, and my transparencies are crisp and clean every time. It comes with a tripod ring (same one as several other Canon lenses use, just in black), which greatly aids switching to a vertical format without having to reposition everything.

Buy the MR-14EX ring flash with this, as it is impossible to see *anything* in normal daylight conditions at 5x. Its focus lamps frequently help in obtaining sharp pictures, though even they can't provide enough light to help you much when the lens is stopped down. A focus rail is also helpful--I use the Velbon macro slider since it moves in two directions, not just one. Tripod use is essential, as 5x magnification only covers an area about 5mm by 7mm.

The biggest advantage to owning this lens is that I travel less to do photography--I spent several hours on my patio this winter photographing white flies, moss, spiders, and anything else that visited the potted plants there. Plunk down in a field and *stay there* a while, and you'll start to notice the small things around you.