Nikon Tele-Converter Question: I was told awhile back that one could marry more than 1 Nikon teleconverters together, i.e., a 1.4 with a 2.0. I can't do it. Did I buy the wrong...

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Apr 19, 2014 12:21:10 #

Jim S Loc: Barrington RI, DC now Hilton Head,

I was told awhile back that one could marry more than 1 Nikon teleconverters together, i.e., a 1.4 with a 2.0.

I can't do it. Did I buy the wrong converters? Is there a "work around" ?

Thanks

Apr 19, 2014 12:31:17 #

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Tamron TC's are better at this .....

Apr 19, 2014 13:15:47 #

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

Jim S wrote:

I was told awhile back that one could marry more than 1 Nikon teleconverters together, i.e., a 1.4 with a 2.0.

I can't do it. Did I buy the wrong converters? Is there a "work around" ?

Thanks

You can do it, but it depends on the front element intrusion of your particular TC's. So long as the elements do not contact elements in the second TC you can stack as many as you want.

Apr 20, 2014 12:23:42 #

Mark7829 Loc: Calfornia

Yes, you can stack but IQ will suffer and you will have to shoot at a higher aperture which will require higher ISO (subject to noise) and slower shutter speeds (possible blur) meaning movement will be difficult to capture and your camera will have to be stable. Hand-held is out of the question. The rule of thumb is to shoot as fast as your focal length 1200 mm - 1/1200 of a sec. Wow, try to imagine your ISO at f/16 at 1/1200 of a sec and higher?

Apr 20, 2014 12:30:37 #

Jim S Loc: Barrington RI, DC now Hilton Head,

MT Shooter wrote:

You can do it, but it depends on the front element intrusion of your particular TC's. So long as the elements do not contact elements in the second TC you can stack as many as you want.

With the Nikon version I have (1 year old) I can not stack the TC's as you stated the front element intrudes.

Thanks everyone for responding.

Apr 20, 2014 12:40:10 #

Mark7829 Loc: Calfornia

Jim S wrote:

With the Nikon version I have (1 year old) I can not stack the TC's as you stated the front element intrudes.

Thanks everyone for responding.

Sorry, I am speaking with a Nikon D800E with full frame lenses not DX (crop factor). Some cameras and lenses do not support TC and stacking but some do. There is no question here. It has and can be done.

Apr 20, 2014 12:54:03 #

Jim S Loc: Barrington RI, DC now Hilton Head,

Mark7829 wrote:

That is the camera I use

Apr 20, 2014 21:15:34 #

bull drink water Loc: pontiac mi.

if you find an off brand converter that fits your Nikon lens you can stack them. stacking is best with a f2.8 to f 4.5 lens. auto focus may fail but if you can deal with manual focus, ok. upping iso and shutter speed will allow you to do some hand held shooting. depending on the lenses and converters some really good results can be had.

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