Hi guys.. Planning to buy a teleconverter. I have a Tokina 50-135. I would like to add teleconverter 1.4x in it when shooting outdoors. I think 2x is too much. It would become 70-189 lens f4, correct me if I'm wrong. What third party teleconverter would you suggest? based on your experiences. Thanks guys
Yes, with a 1.4x teleconverter, your 50-135mm f/2.8 would become a 70-198mm f/4. With a 2x teleconverter, it would become a 100-270mm f/5.6 and suffer significantly more degradation of image quality. A sharp lens can stand up to a 1.4x TC reasonably well, but it takes a very sharp lens to give good results with a 2x TC (e.g. the Canon supertelephoto primes that cost several thousand dollars). Even with a 1.4x, the results will not be as good as a native focal length (i.e., a Canon 70-200mm f/4L would be better than your Tokina with a 1.4x tc) - but teleconverters cost a lot less than full lenses!
Originally Posted by raptor117
None. Shoot with the lenses you have, and crop later.
We're a Canon/Profoto family: five cameras, sixteen lenses, fifteen Profoto lights, too many modifiers.
thanks neuro and peety3.. btw, I'm planning to buy Tamron 1.4x. Don't have a budget yet for canon's 70-200 f4L neuro
None. Shoot with the lenses you have, and crop later.
+1 from me.
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