Another Teleconverter question, sorry guys...

[Paulie-W]

I'm thinking of trying a bit of wildlife this year, and would like your thoughts on the nikon 1.7 or 1.4 teleconverters. As funds are limited, they would be used with a 70-200 af-s. I know a long prime would be preferred, but as I stated, funds are limited and for £250 ish, at least it might give me some idea if i want to persue the wildlife thing.

TIA

 

[arclight]

First thing to do is to check the compatibility of these TC's with your lens.
They cannot be used with all lenses and in some cases damage can occur.

I have the 1.4 and use it with a prime lens. The results are good.
TC's have a bad name but those from Nikon appear to be rather good.

I am sure others will comment on the 1.7.

 

[rookie]

I recently got the TC-20EII and checked the document that came with it and it appears it's the same document for all three TC's. If it's the 70-200 AF S f2.8 then it should do, I used mine on my 70-200 and it was ok. There was a compatibility spreadsheet on the Nikon website, but it’s so large that tracing what fits with what can be difficult.

 

[roofowler]

I'd go for the 1.7, if you have good light and conditions then it's fairly hard to tell the difference in quality compared to using the 70-200 without. The 1.4 really won't add enough of a difference and quality wise, they are virtually the same.