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Another Day another very unscientific test. Put the Kenko 1.4 TC between my Nikkor 55-300 AFS DX VR and my D5100. I found that I got my best shots when I went fully manual, the auto modes were just not cooperative. I also learned that I should go with 1/200 as a bare rock bottom minimum...

This is sold as "PRISMA PHOTO LIGHT BOX" Bought this off of our local "Info-Mall" (something like Kijiji) from a man in the next town who had bought it when his wife was into making and selling jewelry. Said he used it for about a year, then she stopped making jewelry. it is pretty solid...

Decided to try the Kenko TC on my Nikkor 70-200 2.8 VR1. These are all hand held. Late day pictures with the sun in and out of the clouds. Not the brightest day to try a TC - pun intended. These are all cropped (most cropped-a-lot) and processed in Corel's Aftershot. Stationary...

These two Avocet's were cruising along the lake in tandem And then I caught this one looking right at me. The sun was low in the sky but still pretty bright. Both shot with a D610 and a Kenko Pro-300 1.4 TC - handheld.

So you can hum along with me. .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBYV_7a0FQs Out to shoot some baby Coots and looky at what I see. Caught it before it submerged.

a "Blue" Winged Teal Sure looks green to me.

Saw these baby American Coots the other day and had to try and get a photograph. They are very quick to hide - Mama Coot has a distress call and the babies scurry for cover. Shot at Jesse Lake, Bonnyville, AB Canada Shot with a D610 + Nikkor 200-500mm 5.6e + Kenko 300 1.4 TC. handheld.

BIF - both Birds and Bees were not as sharp. Could be my BIF skills are not what is needed with this combo - I get lucky with my D610 + 200-500 lens and hit a few BIF keepers. But the difference in cost between those two set ups is a couple of thousand dollars. I better get better shots...

Here are some more shots of the Birds and the Bees (and one fly in the ointment too). This time with processing to see just how much I can tease out of this combination Male RWBB shot in Shutter Priority. Mega-crop + processing - nice closeup of the Red Wing. Others may have processed...

Time for some more test. Today I shot these birds with the D5100 + Tamron 70-300 SP F/4-5.6 + Kenko 300 1.4 TC, with VR on. First a shot in Manual Mode (I don't manual much so this is new to me). It was Auto-ISO. Then I switched to Aperture Priority - no other changes made And finally...

I do not have any test sample comparing with and without TC (that will come) but for now here is a couple of shots of the TC on the D610 with the Nikkor 200-500 F 5.6e. Much better combination.

I bought a Kenko Pro 300 DGX 1.4 TC from B&H ($127), primarily to use it with my D610 + Nikkor 200-500mm 5.6e long lens. I was asked by Elliot87 to try it out on my 70-300mm Tamron. I have the SP F/4-5.6 VC USD version that I bought new about a year ago. He mentioned that his wife shoots...

That $29 US was 'used' - but with the tags still attached and still smelling new it was not used much. Probably a return that someone decided didn't suite them. Checked today and new is $42. Should see what they want to ship it across the Atlantic? FYI Amazon.CA in Canada wants $68.76...

My B&H haul. Came in three boxes - big box for the APE case - makes sense. Medium box for almost all the rest of the stuff. And in another medium sized box, the one 52mm filter. Could have easily fit into the other mixed box. The Kenko 1.4 Teleconverter was the main item, and that APE...

Will see what I can do. Maybe this weekend. I could set up and shoot some flowers in the backyard on tripod and the only thing changed would be with and without T/C. I'm also curious how well it works on my 70-200 2.8 VRI. Thought about other lenses I have, the 85mm 1.8 is a candidate...

I also bought a bag for my 200-500 5.6e I picked up an APE Large Lens Case - the "ACPROLC18" The 200-500 mounted on my D610, with T/C and Tripod Foot fits. I keep my Speed-Carry shoulder strap attached to the lens, I took it off to fit into the bag. Wish it fit too but it is bulky. I also...

My presents to me arrived. The main item was the Kenko Pro 300 1.5 T/C Mounted it to the D610 and had to go and shoot some birds with my new toy. Sadly, when I was reviewing the exposure was all over the place - seems I accidentally set it to manual exposure. Got to find that setting and...

Having some fun just playing with the Nik collection Nik'd these one this afternoon of the flock of Waxwings that landed in my yard I really need to take the time and learn how to Nik.

A flock of Waxwings landed in my crab apple tree and feasted on the remnants of last year's crop.

Female Mallard BIF Handheld BIF shot