Tamron 150-600 G2: I just get the above lens. I have a 2x extender, Canon, that I use with a Canon 70-200 2.8 lens. If I wanted an extender for the G2 can I use that one or do I need...

will47 Loc: Indianapolis, IN

I just get the above lens. I have a 2x extender, Canon, that I use with a Canon 70-200 2.8 lens. If I wanted an extender for the G2 can I use that one or do I need to get an extender made by Tamron? Thanks.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

TRY what you have - it will all be manual focus either way ....and I hope you have a BIG tripod ....

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Tamron matches it's extender to its lenses.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

The Canon extenders have a projecting front element - means they can't be used on many lenses. I used to use a Kenko Pro 300 on my first model Tamron.

photonphysicist Loc: Texas

Tamron states that they built their own extenders to specifically match their lenses.
Try the Canon extender first, but you may end up going with the Tamron extender to get the performance you want.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

will47 wrote:

I just get the above lens. I have a 2x extender, Canon, that I use with a Canon 70-200 2.8 lens. If I wanted an extender for the G2 can I use that one or do I need to get an extender made by Tamron? Thanks.

Try it. I am sure you will hate looking through a viewfinder that is F13. Dark and scary place. Oh, and you have to try and focus with that. Good luck.

Enjoy your lens, someday, when you are rich and famous and you have an extra $90K hanging around in between the sofa cushions, you'll buy one of these:

https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-1200mm-f-5.6-L-USM-Lens-Review.aspx

In the meantime enjoy your lens. The image quality will suffer with any TC, but the Tamron 1.4X is sorta ok, and it may autofocus with certain bodies that support focusing at F8.

https://photographylife.com/reviews/tamron-sp-150-600mm-f5-6-3-g2

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billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

will47 wrote:

I just get the above lens. I have a 2x extender, Canon, that I use with a Canon 70-200 2.8 lens. If I wanted an extender for the G2 can I use that one or do I need to get an extender made by Tamron? Thanks.

There has not been a extender made that improves IQ. Plus the viewfinder will be dark and hard to manual focus. This lens is marginal at best, putting a 2X extender is not the way to go.

rayr

Forget the extender, the G2 is a good sharp lens, at least my copy is, just shoot and crop, you'll be much happier with the IQ.

FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA

rayr wrote:

Forget the extender, the G2 is a good sharp lens, at least my copy is, just shoot and crop, you'll be much happier with the IQ.

I agree. I bought my G2 copy this past October. The attached pix is uncropped, taken at the full 600mm at f/6.3

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joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

will47 wrote:

I just get the above lens. I have a 2x extender, Canon, that I use with a Canon 70-200 2.8 lens. If I wanted an extender for the G2 can I use that one or do I need to get an extender made by Tamron? Thanks.

A good way to degrade the image quality and performance of any slow lens is to put an extender on it. Unless you have low standards avoid them altogether on all but the fastest long lenses.

Just crop.

Booker

rayr wrote:

Forget the extender, the G2 is a good sharp lens, at least my copy is, just shoot and crop, you'll be much happier with the IQ.

I agree. Skip the extender. I also have this lens, as does my wife and we both love it. My Nikon D800 has a 36 megapixel sensor, so cropping can replace an extender.

jerrycrowson

I have the 150-600 G2 and was told that the canon extender will not work on the G2.
I looked up on Cannon and the G2 wasn’t on their compatibility list. I ended up renting
a Tamron 1.4 from LensRental for the weekend just to try the converter out.

jsmangis Loc: Peoria, IL

I captured this image with the early version of that lens in the summer of 2015 at a local wildlife refuge. The Tamron Tailgate crew had a deal with our local camera shop, and we were allowed to 'borrow' whatever lens we wanted, and I chose the 150-600. This photo won second prize in the park's annual photo contest. I think you will really enjoy your purchase, good luck!

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dyximan

imagemeister wrote:

TRY what you have - it will all be manual focus either way ....and I hope you have a BIG tripod ....

I have the Tamron 150 to 600 G2 it's not manual it Can be but it is AF

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

dyximan wrote:

I have the Tamron 150 to 600 G2 it's not manual it Can be but it is AF

I don't care what you have - it will not AF with a 2X - read the OP ....