Teleconverters/Extenders
Dec 25, 2013 09:27:37 #
Glider
Loc: Austin
dNikon's sharpest TC is the 2.0 E III (not the E II). Here is an example of an image using only 4% of image and shot with a Nikon 300mm f/2.8 and a 2.0 E III TC. Car is doing about 130mph and this was shot from the stands some 30 rows up handheld. It is also dumbed down to 95 ppi for web.
Dec 25, 2013 09:28:17 #
Glider
Loc: Austin
Nikon's sharpest TC is the 2.0 E III (not the E II). Here is an example of an image using only 4% of image and shot with a Nikon 300mm f/2.8 and a 2.0 E III TC. Car is doing about 130mph and this was shot from the stands some 30 rows up handheld. It is also dumbed down to 95 ppi for web.
Dec 25, 2013 11:18:55 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
Larry Hooten wrote:
Using a Lumix GF6 camera, Lumix 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Mega O.I.S lens, and a Lumix 45-200mm f/4.0-5.6 Mega O.I.S. lens.
I want to purchase a extender/teleconverter just for occasional use on the 200mm lens, which converts to 400mm.
Any advice and/or recommendations from anyone will be greatly appreciated.
I am having a hard time justifying the cost of a 300mm lens for use only a couple of times per year.
I want to purchase a extender/teleconverter just for occasional use on the 200mm lens, which converts to 400mm.
Any advice and/or recommendations from anyone will be greatly appreciated.
I am having a hard time justifying the cost of a 300mm lens for use only a couple of times per year.
An important consideration when using teleconverters: you lose 1 stop of light for a 1.4x TC, and 2 stops of light for a 2.0x. So if I put a 2.0x TC on a 300mm f/2.8 lens, it becomes a 600mm f/5.6. That affects my shutter speed/ISO options, and it also affects the AF system, which works better with more light, and an f/2.8 lens brings in more light than a f/5.6 lens.
Dec 25, 2013 19:17:57 #
Larry Hooten wrote:
"Keep in mind that 4/3 accessories nor lenses will not mount on Micro 4/3 bodies. You can get adapters to mount Micro 4/3 on standard 4/3's though."
This is what I did not undertand!
This is what I did not undertand!
It is the other way around - with an adaptor you van mount a 4/3 lens on a M4/3 body NOT a M4/3 lens on a 4/3 body.
Dec 25, 2013 19:23:58 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Olympus made the EC-20 2X TC for the four-thirds mount, but not the Micro 4/3. They do have a patent for a 1.4X TC in the Micro 4/3 mount, but its not on the market yet.
Keep in mind that 4/3 accessories nor lenses will not mount on Micro 4/3 bodies. You can get adapters to mount Micro 4/3 on standard 4/3's though.
Keep in mind that 4/3 accessories nor lenses will not mount on Micro 4/3 bodies. You can get adapters to mount Micro 4/3 on standard 4/3's though.
MT, it' s the other way around:4/3 lens can be mounted on Micro 4/3 body with adapter.
But: Can you mount a 4/3 lens with teleconverter on adapter on Micro 4/3 body and still get decent photos?
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