2x Converter trial - not too happy, any ideas?

I use a 2X on my 70-2002.8IS and really enjoy it though it certainly isn't perfect. As said above I think to give it the best shot I have to shoot RAW and manual. RAW gives a better opportunityto pull out some dark shadows that I can't seem to do in jpeg.

I thought your shots were fine, trust me, I am no pro at this. To me, it 'looks' as if you were auto exposing on the overall background leaving some of the players a bit underexposed. If I knew more about retrieving EXIF info on postings I might be of more help. I have an older 70-300 that I sometimes use alongside the faster zoom and the difference in detail is startling at equivalent apertures. If I get any good shots with high sun I consider myself very lucky.

Hi again guys, I really appreciate all of the feedback. I guess it's obvious I'm still learnng a lot. I think in future I'll just use the 75-300 lens alone. The few i did take seemed to come out a lot better cropped than when i used the converter. I know this is a pretty shonky set up and my main idea was to have something to use until i could afford a decent 400 or 500mm lens. It looks as though patience is the key! Thanks a lot once again and I'm always open to more feedback!

The Canon 1.4X and 2X extenders were manufactured for Canon's Super Telephoto lenses (300mm and up). Anything short of that is a huge compromise and just an experiment on the part of the user. The only exception being the 1.4X on the 70-200 2.8 lens. The Image Quality is just not there with most of the experimental combinations. YMMV.
Rob Eckert

Butcha27,

when you try it again, try to use f/8 on the lens. That should yield a sharper image and give you more leeway with focus accuracy.
Take a look HERE for examples of the image quality of the 70-200/2.8 IS lens when using a 2x third-party teleconverter (Tamron/Kenko teleplus).

The interesting fact to me is that the brand of the TC obviously does not impact the result as much as the magnification ... I saw a test where all 1.4x TCs (including the no-name ones) clearly outperformed the 300$ Canon 2x TC.

Best regards,
Andy