This past summer I had been trying to decide whether to purchase a 1.4TC to use with my 500pf. Many of the comments on this forum didn’t speak highly of the 500 PF with a tc so I had been struggling as to whether I should give it a try. Last week I purchased one with the intention of using it with static subjects which were impossible to get close to. Many times I found myself looking at a bird that may be 200 feet or 300 feet away with no possible way of getting any closer.
Well today I tried it for the first time trying to shoot the elusive kingfisher. And I will tell that I am very pleased with the results. I found the autofocus to be very snappy and the results are very good even with a small crop. Today the lighting was really good and that is the type of conditions I would plan to the TC in. Granted , their not as sharp as without the tc but they are very, very good. I am using a D500 . I have no real intension of using it for BIF.
Here are 3 shots I took today. Obviously the last one is not a kingfisher
View attachment 26022
View attachment 26024
Well today I tried it for the first time trying to shoot the elusive kingfisher. And I will tell that I am very pleased with the results. I found the autofocus to be very snappy and the results are very good even with a small crop. Today the lighting was really good and that is the type of conditions I would plan to the TC in. Granted , their not as sharp as without the tc but they are very, very good. I am using a D500 . I have no real intension of using it for BIF.
Here are 3 shots I took today. Obviously the last one is not a kingfisher
View attachment 26022
You can only see EXIF info for this image if you are logged in.
View attachment 26024
You can only see EXIF info for this image if you are logged in.
You can only see EXIF info for this image if you are logged in.