undisputed 1,664 Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Are telecoverters any good in terms of quality? Also been staking some kingfishers out but due to being in a thick wood the pics aren't great cause of the light issue...any tips for getting better results Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MuttleMcTuttle 21 Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Depends... what kit are you using now? I have a canon 1.4 converter, but it only works with some lenses, and you will lose an f stop or two, so it certainly won't help the low light issue. The best thing is to get the longest, fastest lens you can afford and turn the ISO up as high as you can without losing too much quality. If the kingfishers are sitting still and you can rest the camera on something you can get away with a fairly slow shutter speed. If they are flying track the movement very smoothly and fire at will Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romany 1,065 Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Yip, its all down to the gear, I use a Nikon 1.4 tc on a Nikkor 300mmf4 AFS, and the results are just as sharp as not useing the tc (well almost, not any noticeable difference outside of photoshop) This combo, produces better quality images than many prime lenses. Need fast glass though..f4 at least http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=106419 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
undisputed 1,664 Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 (edited) currently using 70-300mm nikor lens....its bloody annoying I'm getting pretty close to them filled an 8gb and 4 gb card yesterday and most of the pics are crap...but that could be down to me as well as the light Edited June 20, 2010 by undisputed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romany 1,065 Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 currently using 70-300mm nikor lens....its bloody annoying I'm getting pretty close to them filled an 8gb and 4 gb card yesterday and mostly of the pics are crap...but that could be down to me as well as the light Cant put a Nikon tc on that lense mate, and pointless putting any other make on it either. Low light photography can be so enoying, at 300mm with that lense it could mean down to shutter speeds of 30, which is impossible to hand hold without the pics being blurred. Busy checking you exif data to see whats up..Hope your not shooting in P.. Ive got the same lense, although I dont use it much now, but I have got some really good shots from it in the past.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
undisputed 1,664 Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 currently using 70-300mm nikor lens....its bloody annoying I'm getting pretty close to them filled an 8gb and 4 gb card yesterday and mostly of the pics are crap...but that could be down to me as well as the light Cant put a Nikon tc on that lense mate, and pointless putting any other make on it either. Low light photography can be so enoying, at 300mm with that lense it could mean down to shutter speeds of 30, which is impossible to hand hold without the pics being blurred. Busy checking you exif data to see whats up..Hope your not shooting in P.. Ive got the same lense, although I dont use it much now, but I have got some really good shots from it in the past.. Yeah all my best shots with it are in good lighting conditions not so good when its dull. I've also got the 18-200mm zoom would a TC work with that? The bit were I'm taking the shots is a large gully with thick trees all around and even when its bright the canopy from the over hanging brances throws a lot of shade on my end Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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