View single post by Graham Whistler

Posted: Mon Mar 2nd, 2015 06:35

Joined:	Sat Apr 14th, 2012
Location:	Fareham, United Kingdom
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I am getting on very well with my new 400-80mm lens as per my recent postings but with bird photography as we all know 400mm is not long enough and I was seriously thinking of getting the TC-24E Mk 3 it has good reviews in use with my lens. In past I would never consider a teleconverter but this one seems to have hit the spot what do you all think?

I have just had a very good day on our local Titchfield Haven bird reserve with plenty to see and photo from their several hides. But as we all know in these places with telescope you get great views bur with Nikon 810 and 400mm not that good. In attached pix I have marked in the area of focus sq in camera viewfinder to show just how much you need to blow pixs up!( 1/800 sec at F11 320 ISO) This image even with D810 high res will not even look good with an A4 print! There was a photographer in hide with me he had a 600mm f4 Nikon on a D3X. I would not use it enough to spend £7000.00 to say nothing to the size and weight! The converted with my 400mm would give me 560mm lens with very little size or weight gain and I hope with good light levels little loss of quality.

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Last edited on Mon Mar 2nd, 2015 06:44 by Graham Whistler

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