I've just bought a 300mm afs, that picture is making me want the 2x TC as well now
Just had a look at the price £425, er I think i'll have to wait a bit
Might be able to get you one for less!
Kev where is it available for less than £425? Might be after one to go with my new 70-200
That's a really good shot Kev considering it's handheld.
BUT 400 squid
Allan
Crop looks a bit ugly with nasty noisy patterns in the red, so with resolution being lost by noise and motion blur, we can't really tell.
Mifsuds are selling the TCIII for £399 inc VAT.merv
Better still Andy, I'll happily send you mine and you can do the test. Then you have time to play with it and see what you think.
Kev.
Well, it goes a bit like this.... 2x TC II, widely regarded as "you'll get the image but don't look too hard at it" and now TC III, "no honestly, we've done loads to it and you won't think it sucks now".
I've had the new 2x TC for a few weeks but only got to use it properly last week on the 70-200 VRII. I found that wide open the IQ wasn't great tbh. It was ok at about F7.1 down.
Pretty much the same as the old one, f/5.6 isn't acceptable for anything over 6x4 prints. I'd stop down one full stop.
The 1.7x is probably a better TC for the 70-200 VR (can't comment on the new one mind)
its quite obvious that something that doubles the length of a lens wont give as good a result as the lens on its own,how could it?
but it will often be the differance between getting the shot or missing it.
clearley there is a lot of skill involved as well just look at andy rouses photos to see that.
An oft overlooked issue with TCs is that kit with the longer focal length needs to be steadier to get a sharp shot. So the quality of the tripod and head as well as use of mirror lock-up becomes more important.
Andy