Teleconverters
May 10, 2023 19:43:40 #
Hey Hoggers looking to add a teleconverter to my gear. I was wondering how one would pair up with my Nikon 7200, Nikon 70-200 f/4 and 75-300.I would be using it in bright daylight on static objects. Thanks for any info.
May 10, 2023 20:10:20 #
Royce Moss wrote:
Hey Hoggers looking to add a teleconverter to my gear. I was wondering how one would pair up with my Nikon 7200, Nikon 70-200 f/4 and 75-300.I would be using it in bright daylight on static objects. Thanks for any info.
Below is a link to Nikon's teleconvertor compatibility chart (with Nikon AF-S teleconvertors).
The good news is that they will work with your 70-200 f/4 lens. The chart shows some AF limitations with that lens saying they can only AF if your camera has f/8 compatibility...and the D7200 does.
The bad news is that your 75-300 is not listed and the preface to the chart says that if a lens is not listed you should not even try to mount it to the teleconvertor as the rear elements of those lenses not listed can do damage to the elements of the convertor...and possibly to themselves.
https://www.nikonusa.com/en_INC/IMG/Assets/Common-Assets/Images/Teleconverter-Compatibility/en_US_Comp_chart.html
May 10, 2023 20:14:01 #
Royce Moss wrote:
Hey Hoggers looking to add a teleconverter to my gear. I was wondering how one would pair up with my Nikon 7200, Nikon 70-200 f/4 and 75-300.I would be using it in bright daylight on static objects. Thanks for any info.
Teleconverters, especially the generic type, which you would have to use with those lenses, reduce the quality of an image, and most find them not worth using.
They also dim the light since it is being spread out. The 1.4x by 1 stop and the 2x by 2 stops.
There are certain lenses designed to use a specific teleconverter, and these are exceptions to the rule.
Zoom lenses fare the least well with generic teleconverters.
There is another route to go. Topaz Labs has a product called Gigapixel AI which can be used to crop an image anto then interpolate new pixels to restore the pixel density, and it works very well. This product is currently being rolled into a product called Photo AI which includes Denoise AI and Sharpen AI in one application.
There are users of these products who use participate on this site. The products work best on RAW files.
May 10, 2023 21:10:29 #
i figure i'm just gonna have to get closer,i think they perform less than you expect,but i never had a nikon teleconverter(maybe that's why)!
May 10, 2023 22:00:17 #
Royce Moss wrote:
Hey Hoggers looking to add a teleconverter to my gear. I was wondering how one would pair up with my Nikon 7200, Nikon 70-200 f/4 and 75-300.I would be using it in bright daylight on static objects. Thanks for any info.
Neither of your lenses is a good choice for an extender / teleconverter. I believe you'll find from the compatibility chart, the 75-300 is technical not possible. Your D7200 will retain AF only to an f/8 effective configuration. Doubling your f/4 to f/8 would retain AF, but you'll find this is limited to the center AF point and the AF responsiveness will seem sluggish. You'd be better served to consider a longer lens rather than a teleconverter, or a faster f/2.8 lens with a teleconverter. New mirrorless models have a different AF system that can work through the DSLR-age f/8 limitation. Another camera (mirrorless) might be another idea, rather new lenses.
May 11, 2023 09:48:01 #
CliffMcKenzie
Loc: Lake Athens Texas
Royce, I am shooting D7100 & D850. The first issue is the 7200 is not a good low light camera. In great light, it is great. A teleconverter will only make the problem worse. I have two teleconverters 1.4 and 2 (everything including my underwear is from Nikon). Better solutions include JimH123 above regarding Topaz products, experiment with the same idea with LRC recent upgrade (crop\denoise), consider FF camera and better glass and last, still requires FF camera, shoot in crop mode (jury is out on this one). Just got back from a shoot with 18 other photographers on Texas coast. No question regarding some really great output, FF cameras with very heavy crop. Personally, the 850 with 200-500 stayed glued to full open aperture f/5.6, S2500, 500mm and auto ISO (64-800). Hope this helps.
May 11, 2023 11:19:32 #
I use a Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E III with my Nikon 70-200mm f4. You lose one stop of light. If there is enough light and you cannot get closer by walking, use it. Just make sure that you maximize all shooting conditions to minimize any image quality issues. Using a tripod or monopod will help as well as a fast enough shutter speed.
May 11, 2023 11:22:43 #
photoman43 wrote:
I use a Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E III with my Nikon 70-200mm f4. You lose one stop of light. If there is enough light and you cannot get closer by walking, use it. Just make sure that you maximize all shooting conditions to minimize any image quality issues. Using a tripod or monopod will help as well as a fast enough shutter speed.
A 1.4x is just a 40% increase, at best an effective 280mm at f/5.6. It can make a modest difference, 40%, where a longer native lens and / or a body with more pixel resolution to crop from 200mm f/4 might prove to be a better approach.
May 11, 2023 11:32:15 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
A 1.4x is just a 40% increase, at best an effective 280mm at f/5.6. It can make a modest difference, 40%, where a longer native lens and / or a body with more pixel resolution to crop from 200mm f/4 might prove to be a better approach.
This is very true. I use the same 1.4x tc with a Nikon 300mm f4 pf lens over the 70-200mm f4. The Nikon 300mm f4 pf lens with the 1.4x tc is a great combination on most any Nikon DX or FX body.
May 11, 2023 11:36:04 #
photoman43 wrote:
This is very true. I use the same 1.4x tc with a Nikon 300mm f4 pf lens over the 70-200mm f4. The Nikon 300mm f4 pf lens with the 1.4x tc is a great combination on most any Nikon DX or FX body.
Of the 1.4x and 2x equipment I use, I use the 2x far, far more. I really only use the 1.4x on the lenses where it's compatible and pushes my f/8 limited DSLR to the limit. If I want more than 200mm, I use a longer lens, not an extender.
May 11, 2023 11:38:42 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
I'm thinking that Royce's goal here is to gain some magnification without buying a crate of new stuff or spending a ton of money while investigating the benefits of more focal length. The problem I see is that the 200mm plus a 1.4x teleconverter isn't any longer than the 300mm lens that he already has. It seems to me that there are some real roadblocks to getting where he wants to go from where he currently sits.
May 14, 2023 21:46:27 #
larryepage wrote:
I'm thinking that Royce's goal here is to gain some magnification without buying a crate of new stuff or spending a ton of money while investigating the benefits of more focal length. The problem I see is that the 200mm plus a 1.4x teleconverter isn't any longer than the 300mm lens that he already has. It seems to me that there are some real roadblocks to getting where he wants to go from where he currently sits.
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