Re: Nikon D40 with 300mm lens AND teleconverter (Nikkor AF-S Teleconverter TC-20E II)
- From: greg@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 06:22:08 -0800 (PST)
Thank you David.
I see there's more to focal length measurements than I realised!
Not sure which 300mm lens I'd go for, but likely it would be a good
Nikon one). Bit vague on that!!
I think I'll consider playing with the D40 (or D40x) and a Nikon 300mm
lens without the teleconverter first to see how I get on.
Many thanks indeed.
Greg
David J Taylor wrote:
greg@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:.
I'm very close to purchasing a Nikon D40 - my first SLR. My interest
is birds and wildlife so a high zoom is essential.
My questions are:
1. Will a 300mm lens and a 1.7x teleconverter give me 510mm zoom?
Precisely which 300mm lens?
A 300mm (optical) lens on its own is already 450mm (35mm equivalent) on
the D40.
2. What "optical zoom" number is this equiv. to? (I'm used to a
generous 15x on my Fuji bridge camera)
That depends on what wide-angle lens you have. 18mm is typical, so you
get 510:18 or 28.3 "optical zoom" from the pair of lenes.
3. Will autofocus still work?
It depends on which 300mm lens.
4. Would I be better off getting a super zoom lens in the first place
(though this option looks VERY expensive)?
Be gentle with me - I'm new to photography.
Many thanks
Greg
I think the 300mm lens will be just fine on its own. If you need a little
more detail get the 10MP D40X instead of the 6MP D40. I have the D40 and
the 70-300mm VR zoom, and I do rather like it.
Cheers,
David
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