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[ashoksharma]

Since I am about to buy a teleconverter for Canon R6 M ii + 100/500 lens, and couldn't decide whether 1.4 or 2.0, but now I have decided to buy RF 1.4x, also the best part of the whole video The good part--"I'm nowhere near where I want to be but I will get there with time", were the words I needed when I started photography at the age of 63.
~from india.

[natepotter]

Get a 200-600mm and an a6600. That's what I use for wildlife. 300-900mm equivalent is NICE. Even just adding a good crop sensor body is an excellent 4th option, probably with better results than a TC.

[MikeAnthonyPhotography]

these are more for the prime zoom lens for sony ....yes you can use them on the 100-400 and 200-600 ....but since there not a prime it makes it hard to use and have then give great photos ....i use it on my 300mm f2.8 gm and its great for football and soccer ....it gives me a 420mm f4 and i can crop in camera to get a 500mm f4 ....it you just have to make sure ur shutter speed it faster then normal to get sharp photos ...i use this on the sony a9iii and its great combo to have

[JohnScaneArt]

I just purchased the same 1.4 teleconverter to use with my Sony 100-400mm alongside my A7r5 and A74. I've noticed my hit rate for birds in flight and even perched birds has gone down, most of the images just seems a little softer (doesn't matter which body) . I'm still testing it but your video added some helpful info for my trying to figure out why my images are worse - Thanks!

[ppww]

I'm considering teleconverters at the moment and have been watching videos about them. I recall a comment about the magnified camera shake and as well as losing stops of light for the length of the extended lens also losing stops of light in shutter speed. So raise the shutter speed or put your gear on a tripod. Looking forward to testing the theory. 😅

[Storiada]

I can say now I would like to get back the 1.4x teleconverter that I have returned as I was experiencing the same issues you have mentioned. Thanks for this advices. Initially I was following Jared Polin stating that you can just crop the image and get the same results, which is indeed fair enough. Although, you research brought some extra details that put my thoughts on the table and wanting to get it back and try more to give it a shot and master them. Very nice video and very well build video. thanks!

[PhotoTrekr]

I gave up on teleconverters years ago because they degraded the image too much. But, it had been years, so I thought I'd try the Sony 1.4x. And I was impressed. So much so that I sold my 100-400 GM and even bought a 2x. I also have the Sony 200-600mm G which I like. But, when I travel I usually take the 70-200 GM II and the 1.4x.

[wadeseventv]

Great clip, and recognition, and the interview of teleconverters.

[minnesotasteve]

Simon nailed it. Perfect your 1.4 TC first. I had learned on my Nikon APS-C cameras + 1.4 TC to get amazing photos. Respecting the need to stop down at least 2/3 of a stop and have excellent long lens technique. Then I switch to Olympus M43 and bought their 300 F4. An amazingly sharp lens and equivalent to 400 mm on APS-C. Every bit as sharp as the Nikon 500 F4. Since the magnification was less than my Nikon, the use of the 1.4 TC should be easier, right? Wrong. Everything was worse. Way worse. The diff? The heavy Nikon setup was always on a tripod with a Gimbal head. The Olympus system is lightweight and always handheld. Despite Olympus' great stabilization technology, my handshake was still ruining everything. I had to redevelop my handheld technique. I also had to relearn to stop down.

[rhapsodysbiues]

Very helpful tips from Simon. Great video on the TC's thank you.

[lengt]

Hi Danny, I also follow Simon. As in this item good explanations from you both. Thinkin about buying the RF 1.4 converter for my R6M2 and the RF 100-500MM.

[ociraiz]

Great video Danny! I love Simon’s videos, and I really appreciate you bringing him as an expert for advise. I just found your channel, but I will be checking the rest of your videos.

[creativcluster]

Does the same rule of thumn @DannyBligh apply to video when working with either 2x or 1.4 tele?

[troymclean]

Simon is the man!!!! Good video, thanks for sharing!

[DannyBligh]

That was a learning curve 😂😂 but so much fun!

[HiethGeorge]

Huge learning curve wow didn't think about the air hit causing issues great tips looking forward to putting them into practice with my Rf 100 to 500 !

[stephaniegraham]

Very interesting discussion, particularly in relation to the high mpixel cameras. I use the 1.4tc with the 200-600mm and A7iii and it is more of a challenge in low light, but my experience is that in good light, it’s been excellent when needing the extra focal length.
For sharpness on the 200-600 range, the G lens is definitely the better option.. unless you have the substantial budget required for the primes. Some seem to get good results on the 70-200 f2.8 GM ii on the A7rIV and A7rV and I’m planning both the lens and likely the rV as my next purchase.

[Gabriel-itjy]

i wish i would have gotten the f2.8 70-200 vs the f4 😅 new sub💪🏽

[MrAndresMira]

Nice Video! Thank you for your advice ^^

[majcyy]

Hey man, interesting video. I used to own 1.4x that I had been using with 100-400mm. It crossed my mind few times that maybe my 100-400 just isn’t the best copy of that lens, but I sold that tc and never looked back. I get the comments about the technique but I just did many simple back to back tests in real life scenarios and conclusion was always that the trade-offs are pretty horrible. So yeah you can buy it and sweat about making your life harder with less light hitting the sensor, inherit sharpness loss and worse af performance, you can put all the tricks you know to get you ahead of these issues ….or you can crop your pictures in post, which in my experience was giving between same or better results. Maybe it’s different when you own 400mm 2.8 or if you are really about this particular form factor and really need slightly soft and more noisy 560mm, but otherwise just save that money towards 200-600