[dj1947]

i have a 75/300mm lens that i use for wildlife but bur for birds most of the time i needed to get the closer so i put a 2times converter on but when i got my photos back a lot of them was blurred or shakey and i used 400iso film was the film to fast or can anyone put me in the right direction,as i have a auto focus other photos came out ok when i never used the converter the lens was canon the converter was jessops own one and used a monopod
they came out ok but hand held didnt ty dj

[pete schofield]

Hi dj I think someone will be able to help you on here but first a little more info is needed.

Camera used, make of lens and converter, were you using a tripod/monopod or hand holding? What kind of shutter speed were you getting?

I would hazard a guess that it is probably camera shake.

Pete

[dj1947]

Originally Posted by pete schofield

Hi dj I think someone will be able to help you on here but first a little more info is needed.

Camera used, make of lens and converter, were you using a tripod/monopod or hand holding? What kind of shutter speed were you getting?

I would hazard a guess that it is probably camera shake.

Pete

i was using a canon eos 3000n autofocus camera a jessop 2 times converter
sometimes i used a monopod hand held as well ty dj

[dj1947]

i was using a canon eos3000n autofocus camera and a jessops 2 times
also a monopod and hand held ty dj

[alcedo.atthis]

"I have a 75/300mm lens that I use for wildlife but bur for birds most of the time i needed to get the closer so I put a 2 times converter on but when I got my photos back a lot of them was blurred or shakey and I used 400iso film was the film to fast or can anyone put me in the right direction, as I have a auto focus other photos came out ok when I never used the converter the lens was canon the converter was jessops own one and used a monopod
they came out ok but hand held didnt ty dj"

Your convertor will change your "F" stops by 2 steps thus changing your shutter speed.(Slower)


Regards

Malky.

[138mph]

Originally Posted by dj1947

i was using a canon eos3000n autofocus camera and a jessops 2 times
also a monopod and hand held ty dj

I think that a lot comes down to the camera/lense balance. Adding the extender will shift the centre of balance outwards as well as lengthening the exposure time. I don't know about the relative weights of the 300n and your lens but I suspect the camera might be a bit light - I have no difficulty with either a Tamron 28-300XR + Tamron 1.4x, or Canon 300 f/4 + Canon 1.4x Extender II, on my Canon 10D. But, I wouldn't dream of using the 300 f/4 with, or without extender, hand-held on my 300V unless I was using a remote shutter release as the camera is feather light.

[bill lord]

Originally Posted by dj1947

i was using a canon eos 3000n autofocus camera a jessop 2 times converter
sometimes i used a monopod hand held as well ty dj

Using a canon Eos 300, teleplus 2x converter and a canon EF 75-300 F4-5.6 lens we found that without support it was almost impossible to get really sharp pictures. It was always a case of getting some support for the camera and then the results were fine. As you did we always used 400ASA films as with slower films we had absolutely no success. That setup is on Ebay at the moment as since my wife went digital she has not used the Eos at all.
We went out today and bought a TCon 17 ( 1.7X teleconverter) for her Olympus C740UZ and are having similar problems with that( the setup gives an approximate max focal length equivalent of 640mm). On the tripod it's superb, but hand held about half of the pictures are blurred, so the problem is the same. Support is needed somehow.

[bill lord]

We've been trying again today and have had 100% success by using the moving objects mode on the camera, it looks like an athlete on the modes dial. This was hand held with an equivalent focal length of 640mm. It might be worthwhile trying it on your EOS.