What teleconverter

[Tinopener]

Hi all

its getting near the time when the fat bloke comes down the chimney and time to treat myself to the present that no one will buy me .. Toying with the idea of a teleconverter .There seems to be two the 2x and the 1.4x was wondering which one would be best for me. The lenses I have are the 70-200 and the 200-600 .. Thank you Gary

 

[Astacus]

If you're shooting in a lot of light, thne you might get away with it. 1.4 will take the 200-600 to ~f8, 2.0 to ~f11. You'd end up shooting at high ISO with degraded AF. The 70-200 takes the 1.4 very well. I might go for the 1.4 first.

 

[Killtimer]

I went with the 1.4 for the slightly better low light ability. I've used it on both the lenses you mention and really like it on the 70-200, mine's the macro, with a a6700 body.

 

[iain clyne]

I have both but tend to find I use the 1.4 the most, the 2x works well on my 70-200 f2.8 but I can use the 1.4 on my 200-600mm with little effect on AF or IQ.

 

[AlphaWorld]

Hi all

its getting near the time when the fat bloke comes down the chimney and time to treat myself to the present that no one will buy me .. Toying with the idea of a teleconverter .There seems to be two the 2x and the 1.4x was wondering which one would be best for me. The lenses I have are the 70-200 and the 200-600 .. Thank you Gary

Which 70-200? If it’s the old 70-200 f/4, the TCs won’t fit. If it’s the new 70-200 f/4 G II, then you get a bonus, because it makes the lens capable of more macro (it’s 0.5 without TC, 0.7 with the 1.4x, and full 1:1 with the 2x)! If it’s either f/2.8 GM, I’d recommend the 1.4x.

On the 200-600, the 1.4x gives better image quality. The 2x pushes aperture down to f/13 wide open at 600mm (1200mm effective), and older cameras cannot AF at that.

 

[-ST-]

Hi all

its getting near the time when the fat bloke comes down the chimney and time to treat myself to the present that no one will buy me .. Toying with the idea of a teleconverter .There seems to be two the 2x and the 1.4x was wondering which one would be best for me. The lenses I have are the 70-200 and the 200-600 .. Thank you Gary

I got all detail-oriented about this question a while back. There is too much detail and several samples in the links below.

2x Teleconverter with 70-200 GM II and A1

This is mainly for folks who know that I had wanted and just got the 2x teleconverter. If you are wondering how things are going with that new adventure - here's where I am now. TLDR - after testing for seven days, I returned the 2x teleconverter. As I headed back to the store, I fully intended...

www.alphashooters.com

2X Teleconverter with FE 200–600 mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS and A1

I just had to try, even though it was heavily overcast. f/13 needs a lot of light. Handheld - not easy to do. 100% crop 150% crop For anyone following along: I got a GREAT deal on a 2X teleconverter yesterday. Too good to pass up. I got it mainly to carry with me when using the FE 70-200mm...

www.alphashooters.com

 

[Soundmike]

Yes I agree with other members the 1.4 certainly works well with the 70-200 , but especially this time of year it's useless with the 200 600 unless the strange thing in the sky appears.