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Nikon TC-17E II AF-S, AF-I Teleconverter

Reviews	Views	Date of last review
1	19099	Wed September 7, 2005

Recommended By	Average Price	Average Rating
100% of reviewers	None indicated	9.0

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Description:

Designed exclusively for use with AF-S and AF-I lenses, the AF-S Teleconverter TC-17E II completes the Nikon lineup of 1.4x, 1.7x, and 2.0x compact teleconverters

Adds photographic versatility without the expense of an extra lens

Allows focal length to be extended by a factor of 1.7 times while retaining a sense of overall comfort in the hand

Minimal effect on f-number of 1.5 stops

Communicates with the signals from most lenses

Supports the use of Nikon Vibration Reduction (VR) function

Design is consistent with the current TC-14E II and TC-20E II teleconverters

Compact and lightweight

Author

Andy Bright

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Registered: August 2002
Location: Herts
Posts: 4150

Review Date: Wed September 7, 2005

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9

Pros:	Useful magnification factor, build, optical clarity
Cons:

A handy teleconverter that does make a considerable focal length difference on long lenses compared to the 1.4x teleconverter with just half an f stop extra. Nikon\'s TC-20E 2x teleconverter is often too much and doesn\'t have such a wonderful reputation compared to its smaller siblings.

In use it is difficult to spot if this teleconverter introduces any optical problems of it\'s own, as use on very long lenses will likely introduce factors such as atmospheric pollution and instability into the equation.

In ideal circumstances this teleconverter is a remarkable performer, optically close to the TC-14E.

Build quality is excellent.

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