Islandbound
Jul 18 2007, 05:21 PM
Alex
In your review of the Nikon 105VR you said that your 3rd party TC would allow the VR lens to autofocus. What brand and strenght was the teleconverter that you used?
acroporas
Jul 18 2007, 05:53 PM
Alex is currently in diving on the
Wetpixel Bahammas Shark Trip So he may not be able to jump in here for a few days.
Alex_Mustard
Jul 24 2007, 07:49 AM
Sorry for the slow reply.
I have not researched the subject exhaustively, but the 105mm VR works with the only Teleconverter I own - a Kenko 1.5x TC. Generally I use this TC with my 10.5mm Fisheye - since I own a 150mm Sigma macro lens I haven't bothered using the TC on te 105mm VR underwater.
Alex
Islandbound
Jul 24 2007, 01:16 PM
Hmm, that leads to another question then. Do you prefer the 150mm Sigma lens over the Nikon 105vr lens for macro photography? (or am I reading too much into this?)
Alex_Mustard
Jul 25 2007, 01:17 AM
No. I much prefer the 105mm. The 150mm (on a cropped sensor camera) is too long to be practical most of the time. It does have a role - but it is a niche lens, rather than an underwater workhorse lens.
Alex
This is a "lo-fi" version of our main content. To view the full version with more information, formatting and images, please
click here.