Tips for Teleconverters

Photographer Jason P. Odell explains the basics of teleconverters and their limitations on your photography.

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25 responses to “Tips for Teleconverters”

  1. Stephen Miller Avatar
    Stephen Miller

    Jason, thanks – I appreciate videos where someone actually gives a lot of good info about the topic being discussed without being repetitive or doing things that waste time, and your video was really great in this regard.

  2. indianajones34 Avatar
    indianajones34

    I’m starting astrophotography and I was considering getting a teleconverter to make some of the smaller objects larger so I don’t have to crop as much. It would all be compatible with the telescope and I’d be taking multiple long exposures at low ISO. Also I’m using a D800.
    Can you see any problems with that?

  3. Steve Staples Avatar
    Steve Staples

    Great info
    Thank you
    Steve
    UK

  4. Terje Herigstad Avatar
    Terje Herigstad

    hai my inglis is bad, i use the sigma 2x converter on my d7000 and the sigma 150-500mm i loos the autofocus and 2f stops and some images quallity not any big deal the images quallity is good if you use your tripod and higer iso 1000-1500iso the d7000 is exilent on higer iso performens anyway

  5. TheShakeyshane Avatar
    TheShakeyshane

    I use the 300.mm lens first shown and didn’t know that a converter would not work, thanks for the advise as I think a new lens is on the shopping list.. Though the 300 is great

  6. alex canady Avatar
    alex canady

    im prettty sure that yyou cant use a teleconverter with that lens

  7. photographerjonathan Avatar
    photographerjonathan

    it’s amazing the questions i’m reading, it’s like they never watched the video

  8. AaronDaOwner Avatar
    AaronDaOwner

    and what converter should i use if i dont lose autofocus

  9. AaronDaOwner Avatar
    AaronDaOwner

    PLEASE ANYONE i have a nikon D5000 using the 55-200 mm lens i am thinking of buying a 2x tele-converter but how much quality loss do i get and can i still autofocus please respond

  10. geurgeury Avatar
    geurgeury

    what if you use 200 teleconverters on one lens?

  11. Dean Dezember Avatar
    Dean Dezember

    Thank you so much for you explain about Teleconverter

  12. Jason Odell Avatar
    Jason Odell

    The best choice would be the TC-14EII.

  13. jasonngocnguyen Avatar
    jasonngocnguyen

    Thanks for the review !
    I do have a Nikon300S and the 105mm Nikor lense .
    would you tell me which one is the best teleconverder for my set up ?
    Thanks !

  14. pbradley08 Avatar
    pbradley08

    Very good explanation – I noticed on Nikons web site they have a list of compatible lenses for their teleconverters and this explains why to me.

  15. AeroImagery Avatar
    AeroImagery

    good explanation!

  16. DDale247 Avatar
    DDale247

    What about “Plan C = Crop”? The discussion of teleconverters (Plan A) vs. very long lenses (Plan B) often overlooks Plan C: Crop. If you have in mind to put your image on a poster (or billboard!) you may need all the pixels you’ve got, but if you’re heading for 4×6 or even 8×10, then a fraction of your sensor’s pixels may be plenty. (Example: 300 dpi x 6″ = 1800 dpi, cf. 5600 pixels on Canon 5D Mark II’s long axis), so 1/9 of the sensor area might produce an excellent 4×6 print. Reactions?

  17. SuperSaiyanSupreme Avatar
    SuperSaiyanSupreme

    Very informative, thank you very much and keep up the good work!

  18. Segma94 Avatar
    Segma94

    helpful thanks
    

  19. Sand Fella Avatar
    Sand Fella

    Thanks for the tutorial Dr Jay. Very clear!

  20. Yeshwanth Nagendra Avatar
    Yeshwanth Nagendra

    Very good explanation! Thanks
    

  21. Raf Tabay Avatar
    Raf Tabay

    excellent explanation, thanks !

  22. tokyo curry Avatar
    tokyo curry

    thank u so much! ur review is very helpful 😀

  23. jmmuench Avatar
    jmmuench

    Very helpful. I’ve considered purchasing a teleconverter for some time. You’ve confirmed some of the concerns that I had. This was educational. Thanks.

  24. Jason Odell Avatar
    Jason Odell

    the largest lens is the 70-200 f/2.8 AFS G VRII Nikkor. There are no limitations with F-mount Nikon bodies and TC’s, the issue is simply lens compatibility.

  25. redmeaux Avatar
    redmeaux

    Is the lens on the right a 70-200? Would the teleconverters all work with a D7000 or do you have limitations with cameras? Thanks for a great video. Miss the podcast!!!