Thread: I got some new glass!

Originally Posted by stooge

Woooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh! That is nice, see bigger is better and already a great shot shown!

Originally Posted by Chucaro

Excellent choice, now get the X1.4 converter for your close up shots

Thanks, I think I'll get a new body and a super wide zoom before the tc.

Was looking at the X2 though, hopefully with the next generation body's I'll be able to bump up the iso to compensate for the light loss.

Anyone have a tc? does it noticeably affect your image quality?

Originally Posted by C0L0N3L

Thanks, I think I'll get a new body and a super wide zoom before the tc.

Was looking at the X2 though, hopefully with the next generation body's I'll be able to bump up the iso to compensate for the light loss.

Anyone have a tc? does it noticeably affect your image quality?

I have a friend who is an excellent photographer and among his collection of lens he is using the Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 with TC
Have a look some of his examples [ame="http://www.ausphotography.net.au/forum/showthread.php't=53464"]HERE[/ame]

I have the 1.7x TC. Optically this is the best before they brought out the new aspherical 2x TCIII. No problems at all with using it. You loose 1.5 stops (f/2.8->f/4), a 2x will loose 2 stops. So f/2.8 means you would be back to f/5.6 with the 2x. What body are you using? The more important issue at f/5.6 and above is the AF sensor's ability in lower light.

Originally Posted by Chucaro

I have a friend who is an excellent photographer and among his collection of lens he is using the Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 with TC
Have a look some of his examples HERE

Originally Posted by dmdigital

I have the 1.7x TC. Optically this is the best before they brought out the new aspherical 2x TCIII. No problems at all with using it. You loose 1.5 stops (f/2.8->f/4), a 2x will loose 2 stops. So f/2.8 means you would be back to f/5.6 with the 2x. What body are you using? The more important issue at f/5.6 and above is the AF sensor's ability in lower light.

Hmm not really liking the bokeh from the X2 I thought the larger focal length it would be a lot smoother.

Yeah I have the D3000 at the moment wich is... very basic. I think I would be using it with the tc for sport/bright outdoors type shots so AF shouldn't be an issue.

At long focus (towards infinity on the lens) the hyperfocal distance even with f/2.8 means you have a reasonable DOF anyway.

e.g. 200mm f/2.8 30m is about 2.6m whilst f/4 is about 3.5m and f/5.6 is 5m

The AF issue is to do with the AF sensor which sits below the sensor. On the D3000 this is a fairly good performer in low light. The D40/50/60 all had a much harder time of it. This is also a problem with some of the super zooms (e.g. Sigma 18-250) as they can go out to f/6.5 at the long end of the zoom and this can be problematic for the focus system.

One thing to watch with that 80-200 is the weight it places on the lens mount. Bodies like the D3000 don't like the weight of the heavier lenses on the mount as much as the D300/D3 bodies or even the D90. I would be ensuring you get in the habit of picking the camera and lens up by the lens barrel. Also always mount on a tripod/monopod using the foot on the lens, not the camera body.

70-200 f/2.8 VR + 1.7 TC @ 340mm f/4.8 1/400sec.

That's exactly what I'd be doing, but that's based on my shooting preferences.

Originally Posted by C0L0N3L

Thanks, I think I'll get a new body and a super wide zoom before the tc.

Was looking at the X2 though, hopefully with the next generation body's I'll be able to bump up the iso to compensate for the light loss.

Anyone have a tc? does it noticeably affect your image quality?

I've got all of the above (a 70-200mm, a 2xTC, and a 10-22mm wide-angle zoom -all in Canon), and the wide angle zoom gets significanty more use than the TC.

I bought the 2xTC for a one-off occasion, and have only used it a handful of times since. I wouldn't be too worried about the loss of two F-stops from f/2.8 for occasional use. Mind you, at 2xTC and 1.6 multiplication factor for a smaller sensor, my 70-200mm f/2.8L turns into a 224-560mm f/5.6 monster.

I have not had any problems shooting normal moving subjects or wildlife in daylight, even when used without a tripod / remote shutter release. That said, it depends on the type of photography you're into.

I imagine it would be invaluable for bird photography in particular, and that's where an extra f-stop will definately count...

I myself don't have the patience required for that & tend to do a lot more landscape / architecture / portraiture & general travel photography, so don't get much use out of the 2xTC.

Just my $0.02 worth.

Cheers

Bojan

Nice shot.

I think I'll have a good play with all of the tc when Im closer to buying one.

Bojan, yeah I'm with you, I mainly shoot landscapes.. not too much patience for wildlife, though I did chase a dragonfly for 20 mins today...

Had to manual focus.. found it too difficult to track with the AF.. missed it a little bit but I like the bokeh.