Teleconverter

[Dave C.]

Looking at getting a Nikon teleconverter, either the 1.4x or 1.7x to use on my Nikon f/2.8 70-200, and was wondering would these also work on my Nikon 50mm f/1.4G?

also any comments good or bad on the telecoverter on the 70-200VR I ? Waste of $$ or worth it for the times that I do need longer reach for nature/ wildlife shooting?

[kirbinster]

The Nikon TC will only work on select long lenses and a few zooms, the 70-200 f/2.8 is one of them. Some non-Nikon TC will work with other lenses but you give up too much in quality with them. Why would you want to put a TC on a 50mm anyway - it only gets you to the range your 70-200 already give you.

That said, I have a Nikon TC20-EII and am very pleased with it. Even though you give up 2 stops, the 70-200 is fast enough that this works well. Here are a couple of shots I recently took with my 70-200 and the 2.0 TC:



Camera
Nikon D300
Exposure
1/3200 sec
Aperture
f/8.0
Focal Length
400 mm
ISO Speed
1250
Exposure Bias
+2/3 EV


Camera
Nikon D300
Exposure
0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture
f/10.0
Focal Length
400 mm
ISO Speed
800



Camera
Nikon D300
Exposure
0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture
f/7.1
Focal Length
400 mm
ISO Speed
800

[TheEagleSpirit]

Originally Posted by kirbinster

The Nikon TC will only work on select long lenses and a few zooms, the 70-200 f/2.8 is one of them. Some non-Nikon TC will work with other lenses but you give up too much in quality with them. Why would you want to put a TC on a 50mm anyway - it only gets you to the range your 70-200 already give you.

That said, I have a Nikon TC20-EII and am very pleased with it. Even though you give up 2 stops, the 70-200 is fast enough that this works well. Here are a couple of shots I recently took with my 70-200 and the 2.0 TC:



Camera
Nikon D300
Exposure
1/3200 sec
Aperture
f/8.0
Focal Length
400 mm
ISO Speed
1250
Exposure Bias
+2/3 EV


Camera
Nikon D300
Exposure
0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture
f/10.0
Focal Length
400 mm
ISO Speed
800



Camera
Nikon D300
Exposure
0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture
f/7.1
Focal Length
400 mm
ISO Speed
800

These are awesome photos thanks for sharing