I acquired the Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E III (1.4x) primarily for use on the new Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR, but it is also officially supported on the Nikon AF-S 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, and extra reach is always good, so, the key question is: what effect does it have on image… Read more
Here’s what I want from the mythical D400 (or D7300 – I’m not picky about model names). Because obviously Nikon reads this blog and uses it to drive all their product decisions. ≥ 50 image buffer. In 14-bit RAW. ≥ 10 FPS. I’ll even accept complete viewfinder blackout if it means getting beyond 10 FPS.… Read more
Here’s a list of things that are missing or otherwise dysfunctional with the CASE Remote. Why am I only covering what’s missing? I guess because, after using it for a while, it really does seem to be defined by what’s missing or broken, more-so than what it can do, which is relatively little. Though I don’t… Read more
Me: Hey, the D7100 with these particular lenses over-exposes by exactly one stop when not wide open. Nikon’s Support Website: Cool story bro. Got any pics? Me: Sure, here they are… Nikon’s Support Website: Sorry, all attachments have to be 10 MB or less. Me: U wot mate? … Me: Okay, I put them up on… Read more
In a word: no. And not just “they’re unsupported”, or that they have optical issues – they physically will not connect. They are deliberately keyed to be incompatible. Nikon teleconverters have a protrusion on their lens mount, which prevents any ‘standard’ Nikon-mount lens from attaching, unless that lens is missing a particular obstruction on the rear… Read more
Soft wide open. Likes to make everything glow like you’re on the set of The Bold and the Beautiful. Never particularly sharp even when stopped down. Over-exposes by exactly one stop when stopped down by one stop (i.e. to f/5.6) or more. Note that the AF-S 200-400 VR also does exactly the same thing. I’m currently… Read more
The contenders I chose not to test as many cards as last time, when I tested the D7100. Partly because I hope that anyone spending the money on a Nikon Df is using a good quality card to go with it, and partly because the initial results made it fairly clear that performance correlates between the… Read more