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trenchmonkey
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Registered: Oct 22, 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 32760
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Review Date: Aug 15, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $350.00
| Rating: 10
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One of the true perks of shootin' Nikon.
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None
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Coupled with fast primes this TC really shines. Outstanding IQ/AF speed
with my 200 f2/300 f2.8 VR's This little addition has actually saved me thousands
of dollars not having to purchase a 500...love when that happens! 
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 Aug 15, 2009
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svx94
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Registered: Mar 25, 2005
Location: Canada
Posts: 657
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Review Date: Aug 10, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $370.00
| Rating: 10
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No IQ lost at all
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not yet identified
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I have used this converter on 2 lenses so far:
Nikon 80-200/2.8 AF-S;
Nikon 105/2.8 VR micro
And, I did a comparasion between the 105 + 1.7x and the 80-200 (which is considered as one of the sharpest lens from Nikon), there is no drop of image quality as I can tell.
In short, I don't have any negative to say about this one.
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Aug 10, 2009
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84FJ60
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Registered: Sep 20, 2005
Location: United States
Posts: 278
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Review Date: Sep 5, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $349.00
| Rating: 9
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Great build & image quality
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pricey
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Bought this teleconverter in June 2008 to use with my 300f4 AFS Nikkor. Fantastic combo. Autofocus works well with adequate daylight. Image quality is quite good.
I chose the grey market offering due to the $75 price difference.
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Sep 5, 2008
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Aqualung
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Registered: May 19, 2007
Location: United States
Posts: 1239
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Review Date: Apr 2, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Sharpness (if you don't open it up)....flexibility, adds good reach to my 70-200.
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not as sharp as the TC1.4...
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I bought this last year shooting large field sports like LAX and a lens larger than my 70-200 wasn't in my budget.
I was pleased w/ the combo. Note that I took the recommendations found here: http://zaps21.com/photo/TC17tests/TC17tests.htm
very helpful and as a result I scrupulously avoid shooting it wide open.
Now that I have a 120-300f2.8, I probably won't use it too much, but I'm going to hang onto it. I do think that I might add a TC 1.4 to my stable, in the future.
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Apr 2, 2008
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cheiklefou
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Location: France
Posts: 59
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Review Date: Mar 18, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $420.00
| Rating: 10
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sharp en light. with a 70-200 f2.8 you have a 340mm f4.5. on my D200 it's a 510mm f4.5 !!!!! you keep a fast focus
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nothing
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it's perfect to shoot out door, animals or sport. in concert or spectacle, it can be limited.
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Mar 18, 2008
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JoeTym
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Location: China
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Review Date: Mar 18, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Really sharp in combination with my Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 VR and D300.
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Haven't found any yet.
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I'm an American living in Beijing. I have a D300 and a Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 VR lens. I bought the Nikkor TC14E II about 6 months ago. I read a review that it was amazinly sharp in combination with the 70-200mm f2.8 VR. It was. Now having bought the TC17E II, I wish I handn't bought the TC14E II. I think I will only carry the TC17E II, so I may sell the TC14E II. Not that the TC14E isn't super sharp (it is), but I don't need both, since they are so close. Once I find out how good the TC20E II is, I may end up with the TC14 and the TC20 and sell the TC17, since I think all three is overkill.
This review is not based on a lot of shooting, but I am very happy with the TC17E II. I saw that no one else had written a review, so I thought I should try to contribute something, even though preliminary.
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Mar 18, 2008
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