My teleconverter experience
May 29, 2023 21:14:33 #
larryepage wrote:
My wife has one that I bought her about 15 years ago. I have one that came in a box of stuff 5 years ago. Mine failed. Ribbon cable. As I've been trying to get mine fixed, trying to find donor lenses for parts or even a working one for a replacement, what I find are incredible numbers of dead ones with the same failure as mine. It's usually the VR, but everything is in one ribbon cable.
What is ribbon cable?
Ed
May 29, 2023 21:43:54 #
hugEDhog wrote:
What is ribbon cable?
Ed
Ed
Ribbon cables are like a cable bundle, except that they are flat rather than in a bundle. They come in all sizes. It is common in camera equipment to use small, flat ribbon cables since they don't take up much room.
ribbon cable with connector on its end
ribbon cable not yet cut to length and without a connector
May 30, 2023 00:30:15 #
gvarner wrote:
I took some rodeo photos with my D7200, Nikon 18-200mm zoom and a generic 2x teleconverter. Some of the photos were so over exposed that you could barely see any detail. When I processed the RAW I did an AUTO correction and voila, they were all recovered. No such issue without the converter. Probably a mechanical issue with the converter. My surprise came to see that the photos were recovered at all.
Teleconverters WERE the greatest thing than sliced bread. There are some pros and cons with teleconverters. They will double the focal length. This is because there is a comparable loss in f-stops. This is because it doesn’t have an adjustable aperture. When using a teleconverters, it is best not to photograph in A Mode. Don’t forget to spin the dial from Aperture Priority and Manual Mode. Don’t forgff EF t to float the shutter speed, aperture and ISO. THis is a lit of work and can cause you to tire quickly. I have one 2X teleconverter. It has saved me money and as a result, I rarely use it.
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