Looking for telephoto lens or teleconvertor for Nikon dSLR
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Thread created 09-08-2012 by aj_dealer
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Thanks for the suggestion. between Nikon and Tamron, which one one would you suggest? Is refurb a safe bet?
P.S.: You flickr stream is awesome. I see you use a 500 mm lens !!
Looking for telephoto lens or teleconvertor for Nikon dSLR
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Thread created 09-08-2012 by aj_dealer
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Hi Friends,
I am looking for a telephoto lens (longer than 55-200mm) for my Nikon D3100. Or a teleconvertor. I looked at 55-300 which is around $400 and the 2.0X teleconvertor is around...
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Sounds like you are looking at Nikon branded lenses. I have a Tamron teleconverter for my Nikon that I love. Look at theirs instead. Less than 1/2 as much.
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A teleconverter really won't work very well with a slow consumer lens. Nikon's AF system isn't really designed to work with an aperture smaller than F5.6 so a 1.4tc gives you a 280 F8 lens and a 2x...
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Fwiw, I actually was never recommending the Tammy 500 to the OP, Although it is the best $400 I ever spent. The OP doesn't need to upgrade their body either, they just need to spend more time...
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I didn't mean to imply that you were advocating any lens. And definitely thanks for the photos. All I meant by my comment is that for every cheaper screwdrive lens that one would want for...
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2 other thoughts. No matter what you get you are never close enough. Also buy from someone with a great return policy in case you hate it for some reason...
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Thanks. I like what I see ! I think I will go for 70-300 tamaron lens. Hopefully that would satisfy my urge of shopping (for some time at least). I am building a collection of lenses and I just to...
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I don't think you understand what a teleconverter does; you really should do some google searches and read up more. You can't just throw it on any lens you want, and it magically increases the focal...
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The reason that I don't recommend the D90 is because of the price, and that most desirable lenses today are AF-S. I have a D200, having also owned a D40, D80, and D90, along with extensive seat time...
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Thanks Guys !
Well my idea was to get a 55-300 (or 70-300 Tamaron) and buy a teleconverter at a later stage. But if the teleconverter is going to kill the depth of field that much then it really...
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The Tamron 70-300mm VC is probably your best bet. It's $50 more than the Nikon 55-300mm VR is new, but image quality is at least as good, but with the Tamron you get the same fast autofocus that...
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Shintz, I agree with everything that you said except your thoughts about the D90, The D90 can AF with many more cheaper AF-D lenses so they don't necessarily use the same lenses. I have a D90 and a...
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I have a Tamron 1.4TC and use it on a Tamron 70-300 lens (nikon d70s). I have never had any issues and the photos to me look fine. I'll take some shots tonight with and without and post them. What...
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Thanks for such informative reply. I agree I did not do enough research on teleconverters.I will do some more research on this. May be teleconverter should be the last thing on my list and what...
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Check local pawn shops for the lens. I bought most of my high end lenses from pawn shops and saved a ton of money doing so. Just check the lenses carefully and take your camera with you so you can...
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@Delegate: Brand is no constraint.. quality and Money is :) I will look for reviews on this. Thanks !
@Zoe Moon : Thanks for the idea. I dont have any experience with Pawn Shops. I will give it a...
