Teleconverters for Nikkor 70-300mm VR...

Ewan

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I know what you're gonna say - I can kiss goodbye to Autofocus and the IQ will degrade - but I'm wondering how much. At the birdy/nature reserve today I would have really liked some more reach, even if the quality wasn't great and if I had to use manual focus - for snapping the kingfisher in particular.

So are there any other issues besides loss of AF, some loss of IQ and having to use f11?

Another thing - are any TCs even compatible with this lens?

Cheers :)

Ewan
 
I used to use one on a Cosina 70-400 lens years ago. At full reach the quality becomes dreadfull, but at around 300 it worked ok and produced good results. Kingfishers are sods, very fast, but you can develop the skills to manually focus on most birdlife, but kingfishers in particular are fast, as no doubt you know. Ideal for staking out a heron fishing tho where manual focus is less pressured.
No idea if it will work with that lens tho i'm afraid, being strictly film only I wouldn't know.
 
Ok thanks guys. I think I'll wait until I want one for another lens and then try it out on the 300mm :)

J Gordan - would you say using the TC gave better results than just cropping the pic?
 
I think paul on this forum has used a tenko 1.4x on his 70-300VR, if memory serves me right. See if he pops along :).
 
Certainly in print film Ewan, tho less noticeably with a good quality slide film obviously. The larger the image to start with the better quality it will be in it's enlarged finished state is the rule ultimately. Just dont take the lens or 2x out to it's extremeties and you can achieve a good quality decent image without breaking the bank, or until such a time you can afford a monster lens. Best way to learn, as ever, is to try it out and see if it works, I think my 2x tele cost around £35 so it's not too much to lose if it doesn't work out.
 
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