I have heard the readout on the lens aperture ring does not match what you see in the view finder, is this normal? For example; If I set F8 physically on the lens the camera readout display tells me F16. Is this normal if so which do I go for? This happens with a variety of 2.8 Nikon Tele lenses and a variety of pro Nikon bodies. Faulty 2x Nikon TC 20EIII converter or normal?
Vic
May 29, 2019 1:45 am
Thank You Nasim , for Your Outstanding reviews , which have been of a Great Help in my making some Tough decisions, this review is No exeption ,however, it is about making Long Lenses longer, what about making Short lenses a tad longer, as I am looking Hard at this Converter to place on a PC-E Micro Nikkor 85 f 2.8 , so I would have a PC-E 170 f 5.6,…….a Traveling photog on Long Haul like me ,staying in Cheap/Sleazy hotels , I would Not Dare leaving anything in the room while roaming the great outdoors…and therefor cannot carry ,nor need Big Telephoto`s as Hot weather causing air movement would negate that anyway,..so what is your take on Pairing that TC 20EIII with the PC-E 85 f2.8 Micro Nikkor ?…thanks.
mxbianco
December 28, 2018 5:10 pm
I would like to point out that in the lens compatibility chart near the top of the article, the first line is incorrect: for the AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR the effective focal length and f:stop are marked 210mm f/4.0 Should be 210mm f/5.6 Because there is a 2 f:stop reduction. Maybe that’s the reason why sometimes it hunts when focussing (should not occur if aperture were f/4)
Nikos Charpantidis
July 3, 2018 5:44 pm
Hello i would like to ask about bokeh. I have an idea: How about to combine 70-200E with TC-20 III on a portrait for more bokeh? but the loss of sharpness is about 26% (as u said on other article), is that too much loss for portrait? Because the 105mm 1.4E is too much expensive maybe the 200-500 gives same bokeh? Shoot with d750 and d850.
Thank you a lot
Pavol
April 29, 2018 12:24 pm
Hallo , That is super recenzion. Will it work TC 20E III on my nikon D500? With 70-200 f2.8 VRIi?
Can we use latest Nikon d500/D5 bodies with Nikon 500mm /f4 VR with Nikon 2xTC III Teleconverters.
How is the image quality and is this combination viable ?
Royal Winchester
August 11, 2016 11:41 am
Dear Nasim, I was wondering if you have found any differences retesting TC sharpness (for example on the 200-400mm) using the new methods you had to develop to test the 800mm f5.6. I would imagine that the combo of a long heavy lens with an effective focal length of 800 (1200 on a DX) would be as susceptible to micro vibrations.
Steve Mundy
April 19, 2016 6:37 pm
I just got the Nikon 200-500 lens and took my first shots with it with the TC-20EIII:
Thanks Steve for posting the photos from your 200-500 lens with the TC-20EIII. I have the converter and was looking at the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR Lens for moon shots like yours in place of my non-DSLR superzoom cameras which I have reached the quality limits of. I look forward to purchasing the 200-500 lens now after seeing your photos!
Dear Nasim Could you please help me to make a decision about buying this teleconvertor Nikon TC-20E III? I have a D750 and my lenses : Nikon 16-35 f4- Nikon 20mm f1.8-Nikon 50mm f1.8- Nikon 85mm f1.8 and i am going to buy Nikon 200-500 mm… Now this is my question: is it worth buying this tool for my primes and the latest creation of Nikon(200-500 mm)? I will have serious problem with Nikon 200-500mm + Nikon TC-20E III for catch my hunts?? My favorite subjects are still birds and Landscape. Please consider my budget!! And what is your Idea about the new Beautiful wizard of Nikon , Nikon 24-70 f2.8 VR? Thanks a lot in advance.
Steve
November 6, 2015 1:10 pm
I own this TC as well as the TC-14E and TC-17E. I have been using them for many years.
For a real world sample – I performed a test at night with the TC-20E III and the Nikon 300mm/f2.8 VR:
I have heard the readout on the lens aperture ring does not match what you see in the view finder, is this normal? For example; If I set F8 physically on the lens the camera readout display tells me F16. Is this normal if so which do I go for? This happens with a variety of 2.8 Nikon Tele lenses and a variety of pro Nikon bodies. Faulty 2x Nikon TC 20EIII converter or normal?
Thank You Nasim , for Your Outstanding reviews , which have been of a Great Help in my making some Tough decisions, this review is No exeption ,however, it is about making Long Lenses longer, what about making Short lenses a tad longer, as I am looking Hard at this Converter to place on a PC-E Micro Nikkor 85 f 2.8 , so I would have a PC-E 170 f 5.6,…….a Traveling photog on Long Haul like me ,staying in Cheap/Sleazy hotels , I would Not Dare leaving anything in the room while roaming the great outdoors…and therefor cannot carry ,nor need Big Telephoto`s as Hot weather causing air movement would negate that anyway,..so what is your take on Pairing that TC 20EIII with the PC-E 85 f2.8 Micro Nikkor ?…thanks.
I would like to point out that in the lens compatibility chart near the top of the article, the first line is incorrect:
for the AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR the effective focal length and f:stop are marked 210mm f/4.0
Should be 210mm f/5.6
Because there is a 2 f:stop reduction. Maybe that’s the reason why sometimes it hunts when focussing (should not occur if aperture were f/4)
Hello i would like to ask about bokeh.
I have an idea: How about to combine 70-200E with TC-20 III on a portrait for more bokeh?
but the loss of sharpness is about 26% (as u said on other article), is that too much loss for portrait?
Because the 105mm 1.4E is too much expensive maybe the 200-500 gives same bokeh?
Shoot with d750 and d850.
Thank you a lot
Hallo ,
That is super recenzion.
Will it work TC 20E III on my nikon D500? With 70-200 f2.8 VRIi?
Thanks Pavol
Yes.
Can we use latest Nikon d500/D5 bodies with Nikon 500mm /f4 VR with Nikon 2xTC III Teleconverters.
How is the image quality and is this combination viable ?
Dear Nasim,
I was wondering if you have found any differences retesting TC sharpness (for example on the 200-400mm) using the new methods you had to develop to test the 800mm f5.6. I would imagine that the combo of a long heavy lens with an effective focal length of 800 (1200 on a DX) would be as susceptible to micro vibrations.
I just got the Nikon 200-500 lens and took my first shots with it with the TC-20EIII:
www.mundy.ca/Space…016-04-18/
I also shot with the TC-20E-III coupled with my Nikon 300/2.8 here:
www.mundy.ca/Misce…C-20E-III/
I also use this TC with my 105VR for most of my macro shots.
The VR really helps when shooting handheld macros with a TC.
Thanks Steve for posting the photos from your 200-500 lens with the TC-20EIII. I have the converter and was looking at the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR Lens for moon shots like yours in place of my non-DSLR superzoom cameras which I have reached the quality limits of. I look forward to purchasing the 200-500 lens now after seeing your photos!
Thanks, I have another page here where I compare the 200-500 against the 300/2.8 …
www.mundy.ca/Lands…utterflies
Dear Nasim
Could you please help me to make a decision about buying this teleconvertor Nikon TC-20E III?
I have a D750 and my lenses : Nikon 16-35 f4- Nikon 20mm f1.8-Nikon 50mm f1.8- Nikon 85mm f1.8 and i am going to buy Nikon 200-500 mm…
Now this is my question: is it worth buying this tool for my primes and the latest creation of Nikon(200-500 mm)?
I will have serious problem with Nikon 200-500mm + Nikon TC-20E III for catch my hunts??
My favorite subjects are still birds and Landscape.
Please consider my budget!!
And what is your Idea about the new Beautiful wizard of Nikon , Nikon 24-70 f2.8 VR?
Thanks a lot in advance.
I own this TC as well as the TC-14E and TC-17E. I have been using them for many years.
For a real world sample – I performed a test at night with the TC-20E III and the Nikon 300mm/f2.8 VR:
www.mundy.ca/Misce…C-20E-III/
If you only buy one TC, it should be the TC-17E. IMHO