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I'm going to be buying the 70-200 f/4 VR soon and I'm interested in getting a teleconverter for it when I need the extra zoom but I don't want to hinder the len's awesome sharpness and image quality.
From most reviews people say to avoid 2x TC because that produces the worst image quality, but does make the lens 400mm at f/8.
The second best was the 1.7x TC which would make it a fixed f/6.8 (or is 6.3?) and 340mm which would be fine with me since I shoot around f/8 or smaller at that focal length when shooting birds or small animals. But people have mixed reviews about the image quality, some say it retains the lens beauty and others say it diminishes it.
Now the best one and the one that more people often than not said the 1.4x barely made any difference in image quality. That would be give me a fixed f/5.6 and 280mm. I don't think I'd see a HUGE difference with losing 20mm at the long end.
So I was curious if anyone here had any experiences when using any of these teleconverters mentioned here on the 70-200 f/4 or even a 70-200 2.8 would be kind enough to share their experience and opinions on which would most likely give me the best results?
If I remember correctly, teleconverters do not affect the len's minimum focus distance correct?
From most reviews people say to avoid 2x TC because that produces the worst image quality, but does make the lens 400mm at f/8.
The second best was the 1.7x TC which would make it a fixed f/6.8 (or is 6.3?) and 340mm which would be fine with me since I shoot around f/8 or smaller at that focal length when shooting birds or small animals. But people have mixed reviews about the image quality, some say it retains the lens beauty and others say it diminishes it.
Now the best one and the one that more people often than not said the 1.4x barely made any difference in image quality. That would be give me a fixed f/5.6 and 280mm. I don't think I'd see a HUGE difference with losing 20mm at the long end.
So I was curious if anyone here had any experiences when using any of these teleconverters mentioned here on the 70-200 f/4 or even a 70-200 2.8 would be kind enough to share their experience and opinions on which would most likely give me the best results?
If I remember correctly, teleconverters do not affect the len's minimum focus distance correct?
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