70-200 2.8 IS II + Kenko 1.4 BIF...

on a 7D... sharper than I thought it would be...

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oops, forgot to say it was shot at 280mm.

Nice pic. Is that uncropped?

Thanks!

Yes it's cropped. Also, compressing messed up the blue sky and left artifacts. The full resolution pic has a nice smooth sky.

I am looking for a TC to use with my Canon EOS 7D and Canon EF 70-200 2.8 IS II.
I've been trying to decide between Kenko 1.4x and 2x TCs. Seems like you had very good results with your TC. What TC did you use? Would you recommend 1.4x over 2x?

Looks great and i have mentioned providing your objective is not fast action sports or dive bombing BIF shots the 70-200MKII works exceptionally well with most all the 1.4 extenders with AF still very responsive.

Regards,

ifi wrote in post #12070060
I am looking for a TC to use with my Canon EOS 7D and Canon EF 70-200 2.8 IS II.
I've been trying to decide between Kenko 1.4x and 2x TCs. Seems like you had very good results with your TC. What TC did you use? Would you recommend 1.4x over 2x?

The TC is a Kenko Pro 300 1.4x DGX. I've never used a 2x because the sharpness in sample pics I've looked at really suffers.

Samples from which lens combo? The original 70-200mm f2.8 IS L could not take a 2*TC that well and whilst I owned that lens I used the 2*TC about 3 times on it. The M2 however is a class ahead and can take a 2*TC much better;
https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=869226
should give you some idea of how good it is

plus birds are much easier at 400mm than at 280mmm

rockygarcia wrote in post #12070768
The TC is a Kenko Pro 300 1.4x DGX. I've never used a 2x because the sharpness in sample pics I've looked at really suffers.

I agree with Overread it works pretty good with still responsive AF using a 2X as seen below:

These test shots were taken on a very gloomy overcast day.

https://photography-on-the.net …hp?p=11861088&p​ostcount=3