Paul Corfield
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Just won myself a Kenko Pro 300 3X teleconverter on ebay for £62, bargain. Shall post up images once it arrives.
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Kenko Pro 300 3X teleconverter (1 Viewer)
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Paul Corfield
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The Kenko Pro 3X arrived this morning and I shall post some photos later. Very pleased with it so far.
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Paul Corfield
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Here's a few initial photos taken this morning. Surprisingly warm here today and as I'm shooting across various warm rooftops I'm limited to the distance I can reach. You can really see the air shimmering so for now I'm limited to the nearer trees.
The Robin is from 35m as was the Blue Tit. The Comma butterfly was in the garden and from 10m range. I did three different shots to give an idea how much magnification the 3X gives. The third butterfly shot had a 40mm macro tube between camera and teleconverter and this took it from 3X to around 4.5X magnification. I found this to be sharper than stacking the 3X and 1.4X but there wasn't much difference.
Paul.
The Robin is from 35m as was the Blue Tit. The Comma butterfly was in the garden and from 10m range. I did three different shots to give an idea how much magnification the 3X gives. The third butterfly shot had a 40mm macro tube between camera and teleconverter and this took it from 3X to around 4.5X magnification. I found this to be sharper than stacking the 3X and 1.4X but there wasn't much difference.
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earleybird
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well done Paul
on the strength of your pictures I've just ordered a 3x converter for my camera . ooooh can't wait .:t:
on the strength of your pictures I've just ordered a 3x converter for my camera . ooooh can't wait .:t:
I've been seeing some really superb photos taken with this 80mm Skywatcher ED scope. It might even tempt me too as most of my photography is wildlife oriented and the long focal length prime lenses are waaaaaay outside my budget, incredibly weighty and the results will still be down more to the the user than the lens.
The 80mm ED seems to produce very sharp and detailed images with a good camera attached. I'd likely use my Pentax K20D, which I currently use a lot with the DA*300mm, but I think if I went down this route for the reach, I might just get a Kx for it's reportedly sweet sensor.
It's all just so tempting.
In the meantime, I'll keep scanning these threads until the pressure builds and I get the credit card out!
The 80mm ED seems to produce very sharp and detailed images with a good camera attached. I'd likely use my Pentax K20D, which I currently use a lot with the DA*300mm, but I think if I went down this route for the reach, I might just get a Kx for it's reportedly sweet sensor.
It's all just so tempting.
In the meantime, I'll keep scanning these threads until the pressure builds and I get the credit card out!
Paul Corfield
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I've been trying to snatch a Kenko Pro 300 anything - 1.4x, 2x, 3x - on ebay, but someone's always bidding more even when they're already pretty expensive.(it's not one of you lot is it?) I don't know how you keep snuffling these bargains Paul - it certainly isn't happening for me
I've read that the Nikon TC-200 wouldn't be any good for me because of some fitting that would need grinding down . The TC20E would be OK, but I can't extend my mortgage right now
Keep trying, I suppose :-0
I've read that the Nikon TC-200 wouldn't be any good for me because of some fitting that would need grinding down . The TC20E would be OK, but I can't extend my mortgage right now
Keep trying, I suppose :-0
Paul Corfield
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The Kenko 3X that I won finished on a Saturday afternoon which was lucky I guess. I think there England were playing rugby on TV at the time which helped keep the bids down and I would say I got it £30 cheaper than it should have been. I bid £98 for one just a few weeks earlier for instance.
If I see anything worth a look at I'll let you know.
Paul.
If I see anything worth a look at I'll let you know.
Paul.
