D3 + teleconverter

[RobMitchell]

Does anyone use a teleconverter on a Nikon D3?

I'm considering one but curious if the AF is affected in anyway. The D3 already disappoints me in it's low light AF. Especially with the camera held portrait. Compared to the D2X which can snap onto anything with low contrast, the D3 takes more effort to get a lock.

It'll be used with the Nikon 70-200

Cheers,
Rob

[andreas612]

Re: D3 + teleconverter

I don't know what the maximum F-number (with AF) is on a D3, but with a 2X convertor you'll get a 140-400mm, perhaps it's better to buy a 200-400 from nikkon. If you combinate the 70-200 with a 1.4x it might be a good combination, you loose less light/quality.

I hope my English is correct

[TravelToy]

Re: D3 + teleconverter

i use a 1.4 with the D700 and the 70-200 ... i didn't notice any difference ... but hey ... I'm no expert so ...

allways welcome to give mine a test-run ... just say the word ;-)

Greetz,
TravelToy.

[Guest42]

Re: D3 + teleconverter

Hier geen enkel probleem bij het scherpstellen met de D3 met die TC14E II AF-S en 70-200, ook niet met TC14 en 105mm AF-S VR.

De AF van mijn huidige D3 werkt zelfs stukken vlotter dan mijn D2X bij minder licht.

[paepke]

Re: D3 + teleconverter

Hey Trebs,


Hier geen enkel probleem met de D3 en de 70-200 zowel met de 1.4 als de 1.7.
Met de 1.4 merk je trouwens geen enkel verschil met de 1.7 durft ie wel eens te hunten op een minder contrastrijk onderwerp maar zeker nog doenbaar...

Greets and all the best...

[RobMitchell]

Re: D3 + teleconverter

thanks guys.
the 200-400 is overkill for what I need so I'll give the 1.7x TC a try

Rob