Light loss with 1.4x vs 1.7x vs 2x teleconverter

3 years 6 months ago #698451 by Tim Dordeck
Just to clarify, 1.4x and 1.7x teleconverters will loss 1 stop and 2x teleconverter is going to get taxed with 2 full stops right?  

Actually Canon doesn't have a 1.7x, Nikon does.  But if that only losses 1 stop, why hasn't Canon brought to market?  


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3 years 6 months ago #698454 by Nikon Shooter
The 1.7 TC will cost you 1.5 ƒ stop, Tim!

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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3 years 6 months ago #698691 by Robert Chen
Go with the 1.4x and play it safe

Nikon D300 24-70mm f2.8
70-200mm f2.8
50mm f1.4 & 50mm f1.8
105mm f2.8
2 SB800

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3 years 6 months ago #698697 by Nikon Shooter
Just remember that a TC will cost you light AND degradation
in terms of image quality.

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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3 years 6 months ago #698836 by Uplander
How come we haven't seen improvements to teleconverter performance over the years?  Manufactures are always improving lens and camera bodies, why no teleconverters?  


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3 years 6 months ago #698840 by Nikon Shooter

Uplander wrote: How come we haven't seen improvements to teleconverter performance over the years?

 

That begs for a very simple answer.

Because TC's are subject to optical physic laws and these cannot be
twisted in any way.



Uplander wrote: Manufactures are always improving lens and camera bodies, why no teleconverters?  


Lens technologies will improve on many parameters like weight, size, 
dispersion etc, etc, but only within the description of the said laws.

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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3 years 6 months ago #698965 by Glen Mosley
I just picked up a 1.4x, as I understand, this will minimize all the nasties.  


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3 years 6 months ago #699013 by Carter Gledhill
Is there any work around to this from a technological standpoint?   Like if the teleconverter was built into a lens?  I'm talking from an engineering standpoint, not practical.  Would that eliminate the light loss?


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3 years 6 months ago #699138 by Finn

Nikon Shooter wrote:

Uplander wrote: How come we haven't seen improvements to teleconverter performance over the years?

 

That begs for a very simple answer.

Because TC's are subject to optical physic laws and these cannot be
twisted in any way.



Uplander wrote: Manufactures are always improving lens and camera bodies, why no teleconverters?  


Lens technologies will improve on many parameters like weight, size, 
dispersion etc, etc, but only within the description of the said laws.



:agree:   Right now today, with current technology we can't bend the physics involved.   


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