would it affect the quality of the pictures?

[benedetto13]

Hi there, i was just wondering as my lecture gets really boring here. that i actually wanted to get a 28-135 IS USM as i feel my kit lens not sufficient enough for my walkabout sometimes. i was wondering, if i get a teleconverter, be it 1.4x or 2x. and attach to my camera body and then place my kit lens on with it. is that possible? will the quality of photos be badly affected?

if it's actually a good idea, what brand should i look for? kenko? teleplus? canon?

Thank you!

[maswu]

yes your IQ will be affected alot especially on a kit lens if you wanna get a new lens..y not save for a 24-105L? I heard its one of the sharpest lens around

[benedetto13]

Originally Posted by maswu yes your IQ will be affected alot especially on a kit lens if you wanna get a new lens..y not save for a 24-105L? I heard its one of the sharpest lens around

huhh damn i thought it would be a good idea.hahaha someone wanna get for me is it? 1k? 2k? haha i certainly hope i can get but i have to wait a looooooong time.hahaha

[maximize]

yes.. it will affect the IQ.. it will also increase ur f-stop... think its better to get a walk-abt lens then to rely on TC..

1) better IQ
2) save time to change lens.. since u are walk-abt... veri seldom u hv time to find a place to swap/add lens...
3) more shutter speed... unless u hv a fast lens.. else.. AF will be a big prob...
4) one less thing to carry...

[maswu]

haha...just save lah..its about 1.6K...im also saving for my 70-200L 2.8IS...have to wait freaking 9 mths b4 i can get

[Blur Shadow]

I'd say go purchase a new lens. A 2x telecoverter on a kit lens wouldn't give you too much telephoto ability, at the expense of a smaller aperture and loss of image quality.

[benedetto13]

Originally Posted by maximize yes.. it will affect the IQ.. it will also increase ur f-stop... think its better to get a walk-abt lens then to rely on TC.. 1) better IQ 2) save time to change lens.. since u are walk-abt... veri seldom u hv time to find a place to swap/add lens... 3) more shutter speed... unless u hv a fast lens.. else.. AF will be a big prob... 4) one less thing to carry...

Originally Posted by maswu haha...just save lah..its about 1.6K...im also saving for my 70-200L 2.8IS...have to wait freaking 9 mths b4 i can get

hahaha ok i guess i got my answer, damn! haha thanks people! yea i guess i'll save up for the 24-105L, which is gonna take longer than you maswu 9months, haha

[benedetto13]

Originally Posted by Blur Shadow I'd say go purchase a new lens. A 2x telecoverter on a kit lens wouldn't give you too much telephoto ability, at the expense of a smaller aperture and loss of image quality.

haha yea i guess i'll have to save up for one, thanks! appreciate it

[m3lv1nh0]

Originally Posted by benedetto13 haha yea i guess i'll have to save up for one, thanks! appreciate it

Ask your parents to get the lens for you as Xmas presents.

[benedetto13]

Originally Posted by m3lv1nh0 Ask your parents to get the lens for you as Xmas presents.

GOOD IDEA! haha

[Flashbulb]

Originally Posted by benedetto13 Hi there, i was just wondering as my lecture gets really boring here. that i actually wanted to get a 28-135 IS USM as i feel my kit lens not sufficient enough for my walkabout sometimes. i was wondering, if i get a teleconverter, be it 1.4x or 2x. and attach to my camera body and then place my kit lens on with it. is that possible? will the quality of photos be badly affected? if it's actually a good idea, what brand should i look for? kenko? teleplus? canon? Thank you!

depends on what you term as good IQ and acceptable IQ as well as budget.

If the budget is big big and you use everyday, by all means go for lens. Check out the pics using teleconverter.

[benedetto13]

Originally Posted by Flashbulb depends on what you term as good IQ and acceptable IQ as well as budget. If the budget is big big and you use everyday, by all means go for lens. Check out the pics using teleconverter.

haha if my budget big big then dont need think alr, i'll just go for lens man. but sadly!

[Blur Shadow]

Originally Posted by Flashbulb depends on what you term as good IQ and acceptable IQ as well as budget. If the budget is big big and you use everyday, by all means go for lens. Check out the pics using teleconverter.

I doubt that you can get a huge jump in your reach when pairing a teleconverter to a kit lens. I'm assuming that the kit lens is a 18-55 or 17-85IS. Even if it was say a 18-200IS, the max aperture at 200mm is f/5.6. Using a teleconverter will result in an almost unusable aperture.

[Flashbulb]

Originally Posted by Blur Shadow I doubt that you can get a huge jump in your reach when pairing a teleconverter to a kit lens. I'm assuming that the kit lens is a 18-55 or 17-85IS. Even if it was say a 18-200IS, the max aperture at 200mm is f/5.6. Using a teleconverter will result in an almost unusable aperture.

Not huge but okay enough for a somewhat reasonable shot. Can do cleaning up in PP later as long take in Raw. Even at $100-ish for a teleconverter, just try first and if not happy can sell away or can look for a rental set.

[maswu]

Originally Posted by benedetto13 hahaha ok i guess i got my answer, damn! haha thanks people! yea i guess i'll save up for the 24-105L, which is gonna take longer than you maswu 9months, haha

huh? really meh? my one cost 2.6K leh...urs is 1.6K..hmm...so if yu can save how much can yu save a month?

[CS TAN]

Originally Posted by benedetto13 Hi there, i was just wondering as my lecture gets really boring here. that i actually wanted to get a 28-135 IS USM as i feel my kit lens not sufficient enough for my walkabout sometimes. i was wondering, if i get a teleconverter, be it 1.4x or 2x. and attach to my camera body and then place my kit lens on with it. is that possible? will the quality of photos be badly affected? if it's actually a good idea, what brand should i look for? kenko? teleplus? canon? Thank you!

First thing first, check whether the teleconverter will work on your kit lens. For Canon, it only works on a small range of tele lenses (mostly L lenses).

[benedetto13]

Originally Posted by maswu huh? really meh? my one cost 2.6K leh...urs is 1.6K..hmm...so if yu can save how much can yu save a month?

girlfriend so expensive, hard to save. one week, maybe not even 30? hahaha

[maswu]

lol ok thats explains all...

[psychobiologist]

no point using a TC on a slow lens, you lose autofocus anyway when there's not enough light

[Blur Shadow]

Originally Posted by Flashbulb Not huge but okay enough for a somewhat reasonable shot. Can do cleaning up in PP later as long take in Raw. Even at $100-ish for a teleconverter, just try first and if not happy can sell away or can look for a rental set.

Clean up in RAW? Errr... I'm sorry, but I don't get you. What I meant is that the lens, at 200mm f/5.6 instantly becomes a 400mm f/11 with a 2x TC. As psychobiologist pointed out, you lose autofocus ability, as there is insufficient light coming in. Besides, even if you do get everything working, what would the shutter speed be? Don't think it's of much value.