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Which converter for 300F4 IS L (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter sniffie
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I'd be cautious about buying a Kenko, I have a Kenko and it does not work very well with my 500 f4. For some reason the lens doesn't see it and the AF does funny, if I tape the pine it will AF fine but the IS doesn't work properly (I think that's the right way round). I've tried both the Canon and Sigma 1.4x tcs and both work fine, if you've got the cash I'd go with the Canon.
Keith Reeder
Watch the birdie...
I agree with Steve - the performance of the Kenko compared to the Canon is so close as to be irrelevant, and the price (and weight!) of the Kenko is significantly less.
Keith Reeder
Watch the birdie...
Note that I'm not disagreeing with Peter's experiences!
The Kenko has been great for me (every bit as good functionally as well as optically) on my 100-400mm, but as Peter says, not for everybody, in all circumstances, with all lenses.
The Kenko has been great for me (every bit as good functionally as well as optically) on my 100-400mm, but as Peter says, not for everybody, in all circumstances, with all lenses.
Roy C
Occasional bird snapper
I have also read that somewhere fairly recently but I cannot remember which body was used.
bob hastie
Well-known member
The kenko works perfectly well with the 300 f4 on both my 30D and my girlfriends 400D
bob hastie
Well-known member
I read that too. It scared me a bit as I had bought the 1.4 but ahdn't yet tried it on the 300. One mad panic later (and a lot of fumbling around with lenses/converters) and this statement was proved well and truely wrong.
spike38
Well-known member
Like most things Canon gear work very well together without many problems, having said that i have had a couple of issue with the mkIII and both my tele's.
I have used 1.4 on the 300f4 myself and found it to be a great fast combination, especially if coupled with a 500D close up lens you get a 300mm f5.6 macro lens with IS! a great combo....
I have used 1.4 on the 300f4 myself and found it to be a great fast combination, especially if coupled with a 500D close up lens you get a 300mm f5.6 macro lens with IS! a great combo....
Roy C
Occasional bird snapper
I have both the Canon 1.4 tc and the Kenko Pro 1.4 and IMO there is not a lot in it as far as IQ is concerned.
I bought my Kenko from Honk Kong for £51 + P&P so quite a bit cheaper than the Canon.
baillieswells
Well-known member
I haven't tried the Kenko, but I have the Canon 1.4 converter. It works perfectly with the two compatible lenses that I have, namely the 70-200mm f4 L lens, and the 300mm f4 L IS lens with my older 350D camera, and with my current 400D and 40D. In spite of what I have read,on the 300mm lens, it works perfectly with all selected single focus points including the central one, as well as with all focus points, on the 40D.
Roy C
Occasional bird snapper
The 40D + 1.4 tc is going to work perfectly well with a f4 or faster lens - it is when you use a f5.6 lens and a taped tc that the centre focus point becomes almost worthless.
