Placed my order with Allen's today for a 500, 1.4 and 1.7 tc. Should arrive via UPS tomorrow. A thanks goes out to you guys as I would never have heard of them without you (great pricing too)!!
Mar 01, 2013 at 12:11 PM
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Thanks guys. I debated heavily the 400 2.8 and 600, but, in the end, couldn't justify the extra dollars or, more impartantly the extra weight. Having shot with a Canon 400 2.8 IS, I know what 11 lbs. feels like after a short walk and just wasn't gonna do it again.
You may need to micro adjust with each TC. You need seperate micro adjustments for with and without the TC in Nikon, which is not the case in Canon. I would also not be surpised if you need a different MA for the TC-14E II versus the the TC-17E II.
On my system the 600mm VR is a +1 for the lens alone,on both D800 bodies and on the D4 I just sold. The same lens however requires a -19 with a TC-14E II attached to it on both bodies. I have tried 3 different copies of TC and all wind up at same -18 to -20 range.
So if your initial results with TC are diappointing, try micro adjusting with TC on. You may get a massive improvement.
billsnature wrote:
Great set up. Just one warning. Micro adjust!!
You may need to micro adjust with each TC. You need seperate micro adjustments for with and without the TC in Nikon, which is not the case in Canon. I would also not be surpised if you need a different MA for the TC-14E II versus the the TC-17E II.
On my system the 600mm VR is a +1 for the lens alone,on both D800 bodies and on the D4 I just sold. The same lens however requires a -19 with a TC-14E II attached to it on both bodies. I have tried 3 different copies of TC and all wind up at same -18 to -20 range.
So if your initial results with TC are diappointing, try micro adjusting with TC on. You may get a massive improvement.
Bill, Thanks for the TC AF tune reminder. FWIW, you have to do the same thing with Canon. The cameras take a lens adj and lens with TC adj - and it can do more than one tc.
Everything arrived and I have had the opportunity to do a quick test. AF with the D7k and the 1.7x is excellent. Have not encountered a problem - yet. I also noticed that despite the exact same weight of 8.5lbs., the Nikon version feels considerably lighter and easier to handle than Canon's 500 V1.
As an added bonus, Nikon's presentation of these lenses is really good - makes you feel special to open that box and see the very nicely adorned case with "red velvet" inside. Of course, IMO, the case is useless other than storage. But you still get a warm fuzzy.
I received a PM asking about method used for supertele's
I am using the Reiken Focal software. You print targets, and hook camera to lap top with software. It tells you to set -20, -10, 0, +10, +20 and measures resolution at each setting. It then interpolates to bestsetting.
For 600mm you need to be 24M or 75 feet away. with 1.4X about 100 feet. So it is done outside on sunny day with target taped to a wall dumpster or flat surface of car.
Hardest part is reading laptop screen on sunny day (tent or umbrella) and wind if doing it in winter.
I am a big fan of the Focal software and I bought the "pro" version which will do fully automatic on Canon, and interactive on Nikon.
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