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p.1 #1 · AF Nikkor 300mm F/4 ED and Teleconverters?


Can anybody tell me how to answer a question regarding this lens and which if any Nikon TC's it is compatible with?
Thanks,
Bob



Jan 22, 2015 at 04:23 PM
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p.1 #2 · AF Nikkor 300mm F/4 ED and Teleconverters?


If you mean AF version then the answer is none.

AF-S version is compatible with all modern converters except for the newest TC-14EIII



Jan 22, 2015 at 04:26 PM
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p.1 #3 · AF Nikkor 300mm F/4 ED and Teleconverters?


No Nikon Tc's will AF. Have to use Kenko TC's for AF.


Jan 22, 2015 at 04:28 PM
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p.1 #4 · AF Nikkor 300mm F/4 ED and Teleconverters?


If you mean the AF-D version, then the TC-14B is the correct one. I have one and it works well on my AF-D 300

But I'm thinking of selling all of it for the new PF lens so I put it up for sale on Amazon.



Jan 22, 2015 at 04:29 PM
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p.1 #5 · AF Nikkor 300mm F/4 ED and Teleconverters?


rw11 wrote:
If you mean the AF-D version, then the TC-14B is the correct one. I have one and it works well on my AF-D 300

But I'm thinking of selling all of it for the new PF lens so I put it up for sale on Amazon.


Are you saying it will AF or will mount and allow manual focus?



Jan 22, 2015 at 04:40 PM
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p.1 #6 · AF Nikkor 300mm F/4 ED and Teleconverters?


MitchSC wrote:
Are you saying it will AF or will mount and allow manual focus?


I've owned the same lens with the TC-14B, It will mount & allow manual focus - no AF.



Jan 22, 2015 at 06:00 PM
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p.1 #7 · AF Nikkor 300mm F/4 ED and Teleconverters?


ED K wrote:
I've owned the same lens with the TC-14B, It will mount & allow manual focus - no AF.


Thanks for the confirmation ED. To the best of my knowledge Nikon did not mfg. a TC with a screw drive coupling.

The Kenko PRO 300 AF 1.4X DGX will auto focus with the Screw Drive or AFS and works fine with MF lenses.
There is not much difference in IQ. Nikon is better build. The Kenko seems to like a little higher ISO. These are shot with the AFS 300 f4 & D7100 in Aperature mode auto ISO. When I tried Manual mode with same ISO the Kenko under exposed a little. So the Nikon seems to gather light a little better in this unscientific hand held comparison.

Kenko 1.4 Pro 300 SOOC JPEG D7100 420mm f6.3 1/640 500iso


Nikon 1.4E SOOC JPEG D7100 420mm f6.3 1/640 400iso




Jan 22, 2015 at 08:21 PM
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p.1 #8 · AF Nikkor 300mm F/4 ED and Teleconverters?


Here's the skinny on the AF 300 f4 and Kenko TC...
With judicious use of the the focus limiters, it works pretty well.
It's a little softer in the corners on FX (noticed when compared to
Nikon's 1.4 on the AF-S version, side by side) Good bang for buck.



Jan 24, 2015 at 08:18 AM
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p.1 #9 · AF Nikkor 300mm F/4 ED and Teleconverters?


Thanks Will.


Jan 24, 2015 at 08:42 AM





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