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Old 30-09-2009, 06:53 PM
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Re: Advice buying lens

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Originally Posted by PentaxPete View Post
I've seen some great results with the Kenko DG 300 Pro 1.4x,
I use this converter sometimes on my Canon 400mm f5.6L USM lens and it is a good converter that doesn't degrade image quality much, but as said you will lose auto focus on a 400mm lens with it unless you tape the converter pins then it's a bit hit and miss on auto so manual is best anyway and the 1stop loss of light doesn't help either.

On good bright days though it can be a usefull addition to your kit.
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