Telephoto Extender Advice

[tektonnic]

Hi, I am thinking fo getting a Kenko Teleplus Pro 300 DG to extend my Sigma 50-200mm 4 - 5.6 Fstop, on a Nikon D50, is anyone doing anything simular to this? Hows it going?

Will it produce bad pictures, ideally looking to use it for motorsport photography..where I will rely on fast shutter speed, so is 11.2f/stop going to be really limiting?

Any guidance on this would be great.

 

[Grimace]

Hi, I am thinking fo getting a Kenko Teleplus Pro 300 DG to extend my Sigma 50-200mm 4 - 5.6 Fstop, on a Nikon D50, is anyone doing anything simular to this? Hows it going?

Will it produce bad pictures, ideally looking to use it for motorsport photography..where I will rely on fast shutter speed, so is 11.2f/stop going to be really limiting?

Any guidance on this would be great.

1.) Using f/11 -- you're going to have a tough time using fast shutter speeds unless everything is in *really* bright sunlight.
2.) You probably won't be able to use autofocus above f/5.6.

 

[jared_kipe]

Good choice on extender brand. Really bad choice on lens.
If you want range I would suggest the 100-300mm f4, with or without a TC.

But since your 200mm with 1.4x is going to be less than 300mm anyway, why not just get the 70-300mm f4-5.6 APO DG and skip the TC?

 

[tektonnic]

thanks for dissing the lens, i already own it.

 

[Grimace]

I think what was meant was that you may not be able to use an extender at all b/c of your lens. If at its most zoomy, it is f/5.6 -- an extender will take you down at least one f-stop -- which eliminates autofocus on most cameras.

 

[jared_kipe]

thanks for dissing the lens, i already own it.

Didn't notice you said you owned it. But honestly, its gonna turn it into a 280mm f8 lens of mediocre quality. I really think you'd probably do better if you saved the money from the TC and maybe sell your other lens to get the Sigma 70-300mm APO DG. It will be a stop faster, and way sharper at 280mm.

Sorry about "dissing" your equipment, I understand people are around with non pro lenses. I myself don't have a lens over 150mm. I've considered buying a 70-300mm APO, I just don't know if I will be satisfied with it.

 

[tektonnic]

Didn't notice you said you owned it. But honestly, its gonna turn it into a 280mm f8 lens of mediocre quality. I really think you'd probably do better if you saved the money from the TC and maybe sell your other lens to get the Sigma 70-300mm APO DG. It will be a stop faster, and way sharper at 280mm.

Sorry about "dissing" your equipment, I understand people are around with non pro lenses. I myself don't have a lens over 150mm. I've considered buying a 70-300mm APO, I just don't know if I will be satisfied with it.

Ok, fair point, sorry I thought you were just laying into me for being a cheap-skate!

Basically I want something to cover 300 or 400mm, but I'm not that flush at the moment, i found a Nikon Fit Sigma 80-400mm F4.5-5.6 on ebay which might be worth bidding on.

Can you hire lenses anywhere for a day?

 

[tektonnic]

Ok basically I need advice on motorsport photography I think, or sports in general, I took loads of pics of f1 cars and its the physical quality of the pic, so what do i change, do i need a long lens with a 2.8 aperture? should i have increased the shutter speed (was at 1/800 or 1/1000)?

any ideas?

 

[jared_kipe]

Ok basically I need advice on motorsport photography I think, or sports in general, I took loads of pics of f1 cars and its the physical quality of the pic, so what do i change, do i need a long lens with a 2.8 aperture? should i have increased the shutter speed (was at 1/800 or 1/1000)?

any ideas?

Shutter speed depends on subject, sometimes you can get away with slower ones if you track the subject.

Faster lenses are better because you can have faster shutter speeds at less than optimum light conditions. But f2.8 glass is expensive. Maybe go for either a Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 or 100-300mm f4. Both are nice and very sharp.

 

[tektonnic]

whats this like Sigma 75-300mm F4-5.6?

 

[DinoAdventure]

You going to the USGP this year? I just picked up this lens for my D50 that I plan on using there. I practiced taking some pictures of my brothers car in motion, and it seems to work quite nicely.

 

[tektonnic]

No, unfortunatly not! Went to the British GP (http://flickr.com/photos/tomknight) I used a 50-200mm Sigma 4:5.6f.

I hoping to cover UK motorsport, going to the DTM on the 2nd July.

 

[DinoAdventure]

Cool, those are great pics! Be sure to post some of the DTM race too!

 

[tektonnic]

Any one used a Nikkor 300mm f4.5 AI on a digital back (D50,D70) ? Whats the lens like generally?