teleconverter which brand
Dec 31, 2017 21:06:20 #
maryo
Loc: Santa fe
I have a nikon d5300 with a tamron 16-300 lens. Do I buy a Nikon or Tamron teleconverter or some other brand that will fit a Nikon? 
Dec 31, 2017 21:22:45 #
smeggy wrote:
I have a nikon d5300 with a tamron 16-300 lens. Do I buy a Nikon or Tamron teleconverter or some other brand that will fit a Nikon?
I would go with the Nikon
Dec 31, 2017 21:57:20 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
smeggy wrote:
I have a nikon d5300 with a tamron 16-300 lens. Do I buy a Nikon or Tamron teleconverter or some other brand that will fit a Nikon?
Be advised that not all Nikon lenses are compatible with the Nikon teleconverter. Before investing $400+ in a Nikon teleconverter, first find out what lenses will work. Tamron does make a teleconverter for their lenses. Check the compatible chart for it too. Honestly, if I had a crop sensor Nikon D5300, I wouldn't bother investing in a teleconverter for that Tamron 16-300mm lens. Save your money.
Dec 31, 2017 23:49:17 #
smeggy wrote:
I have a nikon d5300 with a tamron 16-300 lens. Do I buy a Nikon or Tamron teleconverter or some other brand that will fit a Nikon?
A Nikon TC is not compatible with a Tamron 16-300.
As already suggested, check the Nikon compatibility chart before you buy anything. You can't just slap a TC on any lens.
Jan 1, 2018 00:57:07 #
smeggy wrote:
I have a nikon d5300 with a tamron 16-300 lens. Do I buy a Nikon or Tamron teleconverter or some other brand that will fit a Nikon?
Tamron teleconverters only work with three of their zoom lens, and the 16-300 isn't one of them.
Nikon converters wouldn't either.
Kenko might mount but they recommend only lens of 50 mm or longer while other sources say 70 mm, also they don't list any Tamron lenses as compatible. You have to experiment and find out. Kenko has the HD line of teleconverters that are made for APS-C lenses. Even if it fits there is no telling what the image quality will be.
Putting on a 1.4x teleconverter will add one f-stop so at its widest the 16-300 will then be an f/7.0. Your d5300 will only AF with a lens that is f/5.6 or faster. So no matter what you will be manually focusing your 16-300 with a teleconverter.
Your only alternate is a longer lens.
Jan 1, 2018 10:12:40 #
If it was me, I would purchase the Tamron 150-600 G2 lens instead of a tele-converter - Period. Most tele-converters make you lose one stop of light and you will also lose some contrast. I know it is more $$$ but you will be way ahead of the Tele game and much happier. The only reason you need a tele-converter any way is to increase the 300mm end of your lens. Right?? You don't need one to increase your 16mm end!! If you have a cropped sensor camera, you will shooting up over 900mm with the 150-600mm lens. Super combo !!
Jan 1, 2018 10:17:49 #
smeggy wrote:
I have a nikon d5300 with a tamron 16-300 lens. Do I buy a Nikon or Tamron teleconverter or some other brand that will fit a Nikon?
IF you find a TC that will safely mount, you will NOT have AF.
Your best option ( with THAT lens) is to maximize your native image quality and CROP using well applied pixel enlargement if necessary.
Jan 1, 2018 10:34:59 #
jackpi
Loc: Southwest Ohio
smeggy wrote:
I have a nikon d5300 with a tamron 16-300 lens. Do I buy a Nikon or Tamron teleconverter or some other brand that will fit a Nikon?
Buy the TC made by the company that makes the lens. Tamron designed their TC to work with Tamron lenses. Nikon designed their TC to work with Nikon lenses. But check to see which lenses the TC will work with. Some lenses are incompatible and can be damaged if you try to attach a TC. Some TCs protrude into the lens and some lenses have lens elements close to the mounting surface.
Jan 1, 2018 11:10:47 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
smeggy wrote:
I have a nikon d5300 with a tamron 16-300 lens. Do I buy a Nikon or Tamron teleconverter or some other brand that will fit a Nikon?
No Nikon teleconverter will work with that lens.
You might try a Kenko MC-4 1.4X DGX that costs about $100. It's one of the best 3rd party teleconverters. But if image quality sucks, autofocus won't work and you can't see anything in the viewfinder to focus manually, don't blame the teleconverter. "All in one", 20X zooms like that 16-300mm may be convenient, but compromise in many ways and are probably the worst possible type of lens to use with a teleconverter. I wouldn't bother trying a 2X teleconverter... it would be even worse than a 1.4X on that lens.
Jan 1, 2018 11:52:12 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
I would go with the Nikon
Nikon TC's NEVER fit other brand lenses due to their unique lock-out mount system, they ONLY fit compatible Nikon lenses. Pay no attention to this bad suggestion. A longer lenses is the only GOOD choice here.
Jan 1, 2018 12:57:39 #
smeggy wrote:
I have a nikon d5300 with a tamron 16-300 lens. Do I buy a Nikon or Tamron teleconverter or some other brand that will fit a Nikon?
I got a Kenko 1.4TC, and it works fine, and it cost less than half of a Nikon TC. It gets to the point where a lens might not cost much more than the TC, so you have to decide.
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Jan 1, 2018 13:48:27 #
I have generally found that you should buy the teleconverter that is specifically made for that lens. Optically any converter will work but not necessarily as well as one made for that lens. Mechanically, working may be another matter. I would head over to your camera store and try them out with a camera test.
Jan 2, 2018 19:34:22 #
In my experience with converters if it's a Tamron lens use a Tamron converter. If it's Canon or Nikon use their converters, converters appear to work better with their own brand lenses.
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