Dana C
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Hi Everybody,
I love both the outdoors, wildlife photography, (although i am just getting started), and high school sports. To those ends, I bought a Nikon 80-200 f2.8 two ring version lens. While the 200 will do most of what I want, having additional reach for wil be something I will want sooner or later. It is not so much for sports but wildlife.
The question is, do I spend $150-$200 for a quality Tele extender or save up and buy something what will go to 400mm like the Nikon 80-400 or Sigma 120-400? Both can be bought for around $700-800 used on ebay. The teleconverter at 2x will give me a 400mm equivalent at f4.8 or at least that is what I think. I know that image quality can suffer a little but if I go in that direction I will buy a 7 element quality piece.
The other way is either the Nikon 80-400 f4 vr or the Sigma DG 120-400 x. OS etc. The Nikon can be had on ebay for $750 to $850 and the Sigma for $500-$600.
I am new at this I will greatly appreciate all your advice.
Thanks,
Dana
I love both the outdoors, wildlife photography, (although i am just getting started), and high school sports. To those ends, I bought a Nikon 80-200 f2.8 two ring version lens. While the 200 will do most of what I want, having additional reach for wil be something I will want sooner or later. It is not so much for sports but wildlife.
The question is, do I spend $150-$200 for a quality Tele extender or save up and buy something what will go to 400mm like the Nikon 80-400 or Sigma 120-400? Both can be bought for around $700-800 used on ebay. The teleconverter at 2x will give me a 400mm equivalent at f4.8 or at least that is what I think. I know that image quality can suffer a little but if I go in that direction I will buy a 7 element quality piece.
The other way is either the Nikon 80-400 f4 vr or the Sigma DG 120-400 x. OS etc. The Nikon can be had on ebay for $750 to $850 and the Sigma for $500-$600.
I am new at this I will greatly appreciate all your advice.
Thanks,
Dana