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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 565161" data-attributes="member: 9240">If you're a hiker and wildlife enthusiast then I could not possibly recommend the latest 300mm f4 PF IF more highly.&nbsp; It's an amazingly sharp, incredibly light, lightning focusing lens and perfect for what you're looking for.&nbsp; It's actually a little smaller than my 70-200mm f4 without the hood (same size with), and perhaps a little lighter.&nbsp; You can let it hang off the front of your camera with little worry that it's going to stress the lens mount, hike all day, and toss a TC on it if you need more reach.&nbsp; I used a Kenko 2x on it with my D500 (making it a 600mm f8) and it focused with no problems, so I imagine a Nikon 1.4x would be a piece of cake.&nbsp; This lens, a 1.4x and maybe a 2x in your pocket would make for easy hiking.FYI, here's the <a href="http://www.nikonusa.com/en_INC/IMG/Assets/Common-Assets/Images/Teleconverter-Compatibility/EN_Comp_chart.html" target="_blank">TC compatibility chart</a>.&nbsp; The lens' compatibility is only limited by the camera's ability to focus at higher minimum apertures.&nbsp; The D7200, IIRC, should do f8 in the center spot, so technically you could use any of them.&nbsp; I had no issues with the D500, but that focus system is head and shoulders above anything I've used before.&nbsp; You might experience issues in low contrast situations with the 1.7 or 2x, but in good light I suspect they would give you no problems.&nbsp; The 1.4x is listed as &quot;no limitations&quot;, so fire away.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 565161, member: 9240"] If you're a hiker and wildlife enthusiast then I could not possibly recommend the latest 300mm f4 PF IF more highly. It's an amazingly sharp, incredibly light, lightning focusing lens and perfect for what you're looking for. It's actually a little smaller than my 70-200mm f4 without the hood (same size with), and perhaps a little lighter. You can let it hang off the front of your camera with little worry that it's going to stress the lens mount, hike all day, and toss a TC on it if you need more reach. I used a Kenko 2x on it with my D500 (making it a 600mm f8) and it focused with no problems, so I imagine a Nikon 1.4x would be a piece of cake. This lens, a 1.4x and maybe a 2x in your pocket would make for easy hiking. FYI, here's the [URL="http://www.nikonusa.com/en_INC/IMG/Assets/Common-Assets/Images/Teleconverter-Compatibility/EN_Comp_chart.html"]TC compatibility chart[/URL]. The lens' compatibility is only limited by the camera's ability to focus at higher minimum apertures. The D7200, IIRC, [I]should[/I] do f8 in the center spot, so technically you could use any of them. I had no issues with the D500, but that focus system is head and shoulders above anything I've used before. You might experience issues in low contrast situations with the 1.7 or 2x, but in good light I suspect they would give you no problems. The 1.4x is listed as "no limitations", so fire away. [/QUOTE]

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