D3100 which teleconverter?
 

Hi

I have a D3100 and was looking in getting a X2 teleconverter, looking around im getting really confused at which one to buy. Will a Nikon TC-20E III work on my camera, or is there another model that will work?? HELP!!

Shamanik.

It depends on the lenses you want to use it with. The TC-20E only fits a small number of fairly high-end telephoto lenses.

Chris

It depends on what you mean by ( will it work ) the tele converter will double the focal length of your lens but you may well loose auto focus along with two f stops . I know that different lenses have different characteristics when coupled to a tele converter so you might have to put in a web search with your lens and the converter , I also think that the Nikon converter would be the best one to use with Nikon lenses .

Mark

Thanks for the replys and help.
the lens i would like it to fully work with (including auto focus) is a Tamron 70-300mm F4/5.6 DI LD Macro.

I'm not sure it will work on this lens , even the Nikon 300mm f/4 will only fully work with the 1.4 converter . Keep in mind that even if it will work on your Tamron you will have a 600mm f/11 at full reach and a x2 converter will lower your image quality .

Mark

You could try a Kenko teleconverter, it has all the connections for AF and metering with both motorised and screwdriver lenses, and will fit both lens and body. I don't expect that anything more than the 1.4x will be anywhere near satisfactory in terms of AF or picture quality.

Nikon converters will not fit the lens.

Chris

thanks for the advice, i supose the best thing to do will be take my gear into a shop, batter my eyelashes and hope they let me have a little try before i buy. Or i might just have to save and go for a large sigma zoom of something!

[QUOTE=markgozz;79911]I'm not sure it will work on this lens , even the Nikon 300mm f/4 will only fully work with the 1.4 converter . Keep in mind that even if it will work on your Tamron you will have a 600mm f/11 at full reach and a x2 converter will lower your image quality .

Mark[/QUOTE]

Sorry, but I have the Nikon 300mm F4 and it works just fine with my 2x converter on both the D3 and D200 with full autofocus. :D

[QUOTE=Shamanik;79910]Thanks for the replys and help.
the lens i would like it to fully work with (including auto focus) is a Tamron 70-300mm F4/5.6 DI LD Macro.[/QUOTE]

On that camera you need a F2.8 lens to have autofocus with a 2x converter. Your best bet is to save up and buy a Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Lens - Nikon Fit
at £799. It's not too heavy but you do need bright light to get the best from it. :D

That's really quite weird , all the technical info I have ever read on the 300mm f/4 has said that the 1.4 converter is the only one that will maintain AF .

Might have to rethink my wish list .

Mark