Teleconverter for Nikon 80-200mm 2.8D and Tamron and Sigma

[goodguy]

At the process of considering replacing my Nikon 70-300mm VR with a faster lens

At the moment I am collecting info on theSigma and Tamron 70-200mm 2.8 non VC/OS and Nikon 80-200mm 2.8D

Do they take Teleconverter ?

Also would love to hear your thoughts on one or all the lenses.

Thank you

 

[Don Kondra]

I recently purchased the new Nikon 80-400mm and the Nikon 1.7 teleconverter.

No issues on the D7100 or the D800.

Cheers, Don

 

[goodguy]

I recently purchased the new Nikon 80-400mm and the Nikon 1.7 teleconverter.

No issues on the D7100 or the D800.

Cheers, Don

Thank you for your reply, currently the lens I am more interested is the Nikon 80-200mm 2.8D, the 80-400mm is not fast enough for my needs.

 

[480sparky]

............At the moment I am collecting info on theSigma and Tamron 70-200mm 2.8 non VC/OS and Nikon 80-200mm 2.8D

Do they take Teleconverter ?.........

Short answer: Yes.

Long answer: Maybe/depends. The 80-200 not not take any of the current Nikon TCs.

Longer answer: No. The Siggy will NOT take any current Nikon TCs.

 

[pixmedic]

I compared the Tamron 70-200 2.8 non VC and the nikon 80-200 2.8 in the store and chose the Tamron. Tamron had built on focus motor and focused much faster than the nikon 80-200. It was also $400 cheaper new. Never used a TC with it though.

 

[Don Kondra]

Woops

BTW - what do you mean by "not fast enough" ?

I can see DOF being an issue but with even the D7100 higher iso is not a problem.

Cheers, Don

 

[ruifo]

I have the Tamron 70-200 2.8 VC, and it's just great.

There are some threads discussing and testing it. Here one of them:
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/...mron-70-200mm-f-2-8-sp-di-vc-usd-opinion.html

This is my sample shots taken with it and my D5200 body:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruimc/sets/72157641188279093/

A very sharp lens. Certainly the best buck for the money today, at the 70-200 family.

Good luck!!

 

[goodguy]

............At the moment I am collecting info on theSigma and Tamron 70-200mm 2.8 non VC/OS and Nikon 80-200mm 2.8D

Do they take Teleconverter ?.........

Short answer: Yes.

Long answer: Maybe/depends. The 80-200 not not take any of the current Nikon TCs.

Longer answer: No. The Siggy will NOT take any current Nikon TCs.

Sorry my bad, I am interested to know if these lenses will take converters, dont care about the converter maker as long as its a good quality converter.

 

[goodguy]

I have the Tamron 70-200 2.8 VC, and it's just great.

There are some threads discussing and testing it. Here one of them:
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/...mron-70-200mm-f-2-8-sp-di-vc-usd-opinion.html

This is my sample shots taken with it and my D5200 body:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruimc/sets/72157641188279093/

A very sharp lens. Certainly the best buck for the money today, at the 70-200 family.

Good luck!!

Oh I do know the Tamron 70-200mm 2.8 VC is a good lens but a bit too rich for my blood, I am interested in the non VC and mostly need to know if it will take a teleconverter!

 

[Derrel]

Add a TC to your 80-200 and gain a measly 80mm, and significantly lower your image quality. If you absolutely MUST squeeze out those extra 80mm using a 1.4x TC, then get a Nikon 80-200 AF-S OR a 70-200 VR version 1, and use the two best lenses WITH A TC that are within your budget. It doesn't make sense to use a 1.4x TC...it costs you ONE stop in lost light; the 80-200 and the 70-200 VR-I are both degraded wide-open, so you END UP needing to close down from f/2.8 to f/4; add in the ONE -STOP of lost light ,and that f/4 becomes an effective f/5.6 f.stop...with an even lower T-stop.

I tried the 70-200 VR-I with two of my TC14e converters; you can SEE that there's a lot of corner imager quality loss with the TC and the lens wide-open at an effective f/4...

If you have a high-MP camera, SKIP the TC, and thus avoid ruining your image, and just CROP-IN at the computer.

 

[480sparky]

Sorry my bad, I am interested to know if these lenses will take converters, dont care about the converter maker as long as its a good quality converter.

Well, Nikon's are pretty good, no?

But it would suck eggs to buy one for a Siggy and find out that it won't work on it.

 

[ruifo]

I am interested to know if these lenses will take converters, dont care about the converter maker as long as its a good quality converter.

Yes, they take TC. If the 1.4x it's easier. With a 1.7x or 2x, AF may be a bit reluctant to work (and that's normal, due to the decrease in light).

 

[djacobox372]

TCs were useful tools back when resolution was low (sub 10mp dslrs, and/or high speed 35mm film). In this day and age you're better off just cropping, you'll get comparable if not better IQ and you aren't losing any lens speed.

 

[goodguy]

Thank you all for your replies, you gave me a lot of information to think about.

 

[astroNikon]

chat with CostalConn .. he's used alot of lenses and TCs .. he convinced me with his knowledge to not bother with a TC on most lenses, only a selected few.