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Comments by DR, unless otherwise noted; |
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| TC14A | -- |
4.8 |
2 samples; 1.4X for short lenses that do not have rear elements recessed enough to accept the long-lens TC14s; works well with most lenses it fits that are 200mm and shorter |
| TC14 and TC14B | 4.5/5 |
4.8 |
4 samples; 1.4X for lenses that have rear elements recessed enough to accept converters with projecting front elements (mostly long lenses); can be used with other lenses for macro macro work when using tubes on the front of the converter (TC14 is AI, TC14B is AIS) |
| TC14C | -- |
5 |
2 samples; 1.4X for lenses that have rear elements recessed enough to accept converters with projecting front elements (mostly long lenses); can be used with other lenses for macro macro work when using tubes on the front of the converter; this unusual converter is near perfect on some lenses, and out-performs the excellent TC14/14B on all lenses they will fit except the older 500mm f8 mirror (the 80-200mm f2.8 AF with the TC14C by f4 is as good as prime lenses, and betters the excellent 100-300mm f5.6 at similar stops); came with the Nikkor 300mm f2 |
| TC14E | 4.5/5 |
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1.4X; designed for AFI/S (long) lenses, and will not fit others without modification of the converter bayonet |
| TC16 | -- |
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1.6X; designed for F3AF, adds limited focus range AF ability to MF lenses f2.8 and faster |
| TC16A | -- |
4~4.6 |
2 samples; 1.6X; adds limited focus range AF ability to MF lenses f2.8 and faster; does not pass AF lens electrical signals to the camera body; does not match as many lenses as the TC14A does |
| TC-1, TC200, TC201 | -- |
"X" |
4 samples; 2X for lenses that do not have rear elements recessed enough to accept the long-lens TCs; works well on some lenses, adequately on some, and poorly on some; f5.6 is the widest stop for good performance even with the best lenses on it; excellent for increasing magnification in macro work when using small stops (TC-1 is non-AI, TC200 is AI, TC201 is AIS) |
| TC-2, TC300, TC301 | 4.2/4.5 |
3.5~4.5 |
3 samples; 2X for long lenses that have rear elements recessed enough to accept converters with projecting front elements (mostly long lenses); can be used with tubes on front of converter for macro work, results are good with most lenses that it fits, except the 300mm f4.5 non-ED, and 300mm f4.5 EDIF (TC-2 is non-AI, TC300 is AI, TC301 is AIS) |
| TC20E | 4.8/5 |
"X" |
1 sample; 2X; designed for AFI/S (long) lenses, and it will not fit others without modification of the converter bayonet; works fairly well with the 80-200mm f2.8 AF (better than the TC200/1), but not well on other non I/S lenses I tried it on |
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