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1.4x Tele Converter worth it?
Mar 25, 2015 11:49:33 #
I just bought a Kenko 1.4x teleconverter to try out with my Nikon D7000 with Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF Zoom Nikkor. I have taken a few shots and I'm not sure it is worth keeping--that is, I'm not sure it gives me any better image than I can get by cropping a shot without the converter. Here are two shots I took this morning...the first with my 80-200mm at 200mm (f4, 1/1000) and then the second shot is with the same lens/settings but with the 1.4x converter. Thoughts?
Mar 25, 2015 12:09:15 #
tomglass wrote:
I just bought a Kenko 1.4x teleconverter to try out with my Nikon D7000 with Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF Zoom Nikkor. I have taken a few shots and I'm not sure it is worth keeping--that is, I'm not sure it gives me any better image than I can get by cropping a shot without the converter. Here are two shots I took this morning...the first with my 80-200mm at 200mm (f4, 1/1000) and then the second shot is with the same lens/settings but with the 1.4x converter. Thoughts?
I think the one with the TC is a little better.
You need to enlarge the first image to the same size as the second to compare.
Mar 25, 2015 12:12:04 #
The tc actually magnifies the image, cropping doesn't. If you want a zoomed image the tc is the answer.
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Mar 25, 2015 12:23:08 #
tomglass wrote:
I just bought a Kenko 1.4x teleconverter to try out with my Nikon D7000 with Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF Zoom Nikkor. I have taken a few shots and I'm not sure it is worth keeping--that is, I'm not sure it gives me any better image than I can get by cropping a shot without the converter. Here are two shots I took this morning...the first with my 80-200mm at 200mm (f4, 1/1000) and then the second shot is with the same lens/settings but with the 1.4x converter. Thoughts?
The TC gives you more reach with almost equivalent results.
Mar 25, 2015 12:47:46 #
I think the Kenko tc 1.4 is the best I have ever used. I use it with my Sig 18-250 fairly often and love the resolution it gives. Just keep on practicing with it and you will see how really good it is.
Mar 25, 2015 13:00:36 #
Ol' Frank wrote:
I think the Kenko tc 1.4 is the best I have ever used. I use it with my Sig 18-250 fairly often and love the resolution it gives. Just keep on practicing with it and you will see how really good it is.
Yes. I got the Kenko 1.4 for a fraction of the cost of a similar Nikon.
Mar 25, 2015 14:15:47 #
Mar 25, 2015 14:47:14 #
tomglass wrote:
I just bought a Kenko 1.4x teleconverter to try out with my Nikon D7000 with Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF Zoom Nikkor. I have taken a few shots and I'm not sure it is worth keeping--...
its pretty obvious you do not want the kenko 1.4x.
Really bad degradation of image.
Mar 25, 2015 14:58:45 #
Mar 25, 2015 15:34:33 #
jrb1213 wrote:
Neither photo is clear. Try again on a good tripod
I think you missed the point, the tree is the subject. looks good to me.
Mar 25, 2015 15:45:10 #
RWR
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tomglass wrote:
I just bought a Kenko 1.4x teleconverter to try out with my Nikon D7000 with Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF Zoom Nikkor. I have taken a few shots and I'm not sure it is worth keeping--that is, I'm not sure it gives me any better image than I can get by cropping a shot without the converter. Here are two shots I took this morning...the first with my 80-200mm at 200mm (f4, 1/1000) and then the second shot is with the same lens/settings but with the 1.4x converter. Thoughts?
Two images the same size would help, but it's really not possible to tell that much on a monitor. Neither image you posted look that sharp on my monitor. I have an 80~200 f/2.8D ED AF, and it certainly produces sharper images than this, alone and with a 1.4X Sigma APO teleconverter.
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Mar 25, 2015 15:58:53 #
bull drink water wrote:
I think you missed the point, the tree is the subject. looks good to me.
look at the edges of the shedding bark.
Mar 25, 2015 18:48:43 #
RWR wrote:
Two images the same size would help, but it's really not possible to tell that much on a monitor. Neither image you posted look that sharp on my monitor. I have an 80~200 f/2.8D ED AF, and it certainly produces sharper images than this, alone and with a 1.4X Sigma APO teleconverter.
Maybe I need to play around with the AF Fine tuning... I did not use a tripod, but had the lens resting on my car window and also used a pretty fast SS to try to eliminate any camera shake...
Thank you all for your comments.
Mar 25, 2015 19:38:07 #
oldtigger wrote:
look at the edges of the shedding bark.
Mar 25, 2015 22:17:12 #
Tigger: That's pretty conclusive to me: :thumbdown: on the 1.4 extender.
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