Cheap 302.4mm f/2.8L

[HKFEVER]

I love the 1.6 factor of the Redel XT.

With 1.6 factor + 1.4 TXII + 135mm f/2.0L, the whole combination become 302.4mm f/2.8L at less than USD1,000. Yet in very light weight and maintain the sharpest.:lol:

[GeForceFX]

samples plz :p

[Redbird_xo]

samples plz :p

Make it a double!

[HKFEVER]

1st JPG Hand held, ISO1600, AV3.5, TV1/20.
2nd JPG Hand Held, ISO1600, AV3.5, TV1/15 my hand is shaking.:p

[tommykjensen]

Is the second one with the extender?

[funpix]

why such a high ISO?

[tommykjensen]

why such a high ISO?

Hmm, look at the aperture and the lighting. I think he had no choice.

[HKFEVER]

Is the second one with the extender?

Yes, full time with the extender on.

[HKFEVER]

why such a high ISO?

Under the 4 X 40W bulb.:cry:

[cmM]

nice samples man, but .... what the heck are those freaky things? :-P

[AzzKicker]

I'd like to see some outdoor shots, this is interesting.

[timmyquest]

It's all relative though...because todays 300mm f/2.8 lenses become nearly 500mm f/2.8 lenses for $3500, when the 500mm f/4 is $5300.

Either way, it's a killer setup :-D

[Sicily1918]

I thought it didn't quite work that way... isn't it that you get the viewing angle as though it were 1.6x greater, but the magnification itself is only what's on the lens? Therefore, a 100mm shot is only as wide as it it were a 160mm shot, but the magnification is still only 100mm... correct?

[DocFrankenstein]

I thought it didn't quite work that way... isn't it that you get the viewing angle as though it were 1.6x greater, but the magnification itself is only what's on the lens? Therefore, a 100mm shot is only as wide as it it were a 160mm shot, but the magnification is still only 100mm... correct?
No...

search "crop factor". There's about a million thread on this topic.

[drisley]

I use the 135F2L with the 1.4x extender all the time. There is little or no difference in image quality. It's amazing!
The auto focus is slightly slower though, probably closer to the speed of an L zoom.

[Sicily1918]

No...

search "crop factor". There's about a million thread on this topic.That ought to make my search go fast :rolleyes:


:mrgreen:

[HKFEVER]

It's all relative though...because todays 300mm f/2.8 lenses become nearly 500mm f/2.8 lenses for $3500, when the 500mm f/4 is $5300.

Either way, it's a killer setup :-D

Where can I get 300 f/2.8 @ $3500, it cost me $4100 last year.:evil:

[HKFEVER]

I'd like to see some outdoor shots, this is interesting.

Tough to find wild life in HK for testing. Will try tomorrow.

[timmyquest]

Did i say 500mm f/2.8...you know i meant 300 :-p

[HKFEVER]

I'd like to see some outdoor shots, this is interesting.

Only wild life in HK is dead wild life.

1st JPG: 1/80, 5.6, 400, +1/3, AI Servo
2nd JPG: 1/50, 5.6, 400, +1/3, AI Servo

[HKFEVER]

I'd like to see some outdoor shots, this is interesting.

3rd JPG: 1/80, 5.6, +1/3, 400, AI Servo
4th JPG: 1/30, 5.6, +1/3, 400, AI Servo

[sGu]

Only wild life in HK is dead wild life.

LMAO :lol: :lol: :lol:

[RbrtPtikLeoSeny]

HAHA! Nicely done! That's pretty funny! Love the first pic. Good pic, plus very funny. Good job.

[AzzKicker]

BTW This is no 300mm. The 1.6 crop facter just changes the FOV not magnification. It looks like its zoomed more but its not.

In this case one could just get a 70-200 f2.8 sigma and because crop facter have 320mm f2.8. The crop facter means didly squat

[raylks]

135mm is verynice and I love its bokeh. This is one of the lens on my wish list.

I think the crop factor would not affect the magnification factor in tele lense, but it's great for wildlife shooting as the subject can fill in the frame more fully.

Perhaps one of the major benefits of digital SLR is to make the cost of shooting very long end lower than ever. However, for a guy who shoots DSLR from the first day he enters the threshold of photography and keeps shooting with DSLR, he wouldn't feel the benefit of DSLR in shooting with tele lens since he never compares it with film camera shooting. :) :) :)