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are Teleconverter good bad and ugly side to using them since others might want to try


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i saw that i could use Teleconverter on my nikon first gen 70-200mm and can give me longer reach. what are good bad and ugly for using Teleconverter on any camera lens that can use it. since be nice to know what to expect and not to expect from it. is good for do sports shoots too. i like to do research on stuff when i get more money down line. i know what good way to spend money on my camera gear for later date. 



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Any TC will change how the lens renders the scene. It will introduce new distortions and aberrations compared to the naked lens. Some TC-s match some lenses better, such as using the current TC17 with the PF 300/4 or the current TC14 with the 70-200 II. These combinations are slightly less contrasty, but the TC cancels out what little CA the bare lenses have. The third-party TC-s tend to work best with some lenses, so in the case of Sigma, use them with Sigma TC-s and match Kenko with Tamron for best results.

 

The 70-200 I doesn't have an ideal match, but as long as you keep away from the 2X TC-s, you will get acceptable AF unless light levels or contrast are very low, in which case cropping might be a better option. Both the TC14 and the TC17 work acceptably on DX, soft corners can be a problem on FX.



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I have shot some sport, in good daylight, with my 70-200 VRII and a Nikon TC14.  I got some usable images.  If you are thinking of using a TC14 on the 70-200 for DAYTIME, outdoor sports, it can be done...If you are talking indoor or outdoor night games, I would not even consider a TC.  In most cases, you can probably achieve the same thing via cropping.  I might TRY a TC17, but doubt I would ever use either if I was shooting as a paying job.  It has been quite awhile since I have played with a TC20 and I really have no desire to try it again...just not worth the effort...



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I have a first gen 70-200mm f/2.8 and TC14. The combination was fantastic for shooting my niece’s soccer games and used it for some casual birding as well.

If there was any difference in image quality, it was too small for me to notice. The only downsides were of course the loss of one stop of light and the fact the widest field view got a lot narrower.