Recent content by Silverback

As far as I can tell I want the size and weight of the Nikon but am having a hard time giving up (maybe more accurately, would really use) the 400mm and weather sealing of the Tamron. It doesn't help that I would argue that most of the pics that I screw up are motion blur and that the Tamron is...

First, I understand the deficiencies of a superzoom, I also rarely carry more than one lens and I find that probably close to 90% of the pics I take with any of my cameras are with my old 18-270mm Tamron, not even the slightly smaller/lighter/newer version of that lens but one of the older ones...

I have to admit that I didn't know what AI meant... I ended up at googling and going to Ken Rockwell's site and finding this which amused me because that's exactly the lens that I used for years on my dad's old camera setup (I'm pretty sure that the camera and lens date to the early/mid 60's...

I know about all the problems with using them, I intend to go full manual (I'm trying to get a better picture of the moon), can a very old school teleconverter be made to work on the D7100? If it matters, maybe 60's, probably 70's vintage Japanese Samigon NT Auto Teleplus 2x that from my dad's...