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Sigma 70-200 F2.8 EX HSM & 1.4x TC Whats It Like?  
User currently offlineUa935 From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2004, 610 posts, RR: 7
Posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 4317 times:

Morning all,

I currently own a Sigma 70-200 F2.8 EX HSM and am very happy with the lens but now want more reach.

Does anyone have ny experience of the lens with the 1.4x Teleconvertor? Whats the quality like?

I now they are worlds apart but I am either considering the 1.4x Teleconvertor or a Conon EF 100-400 F4.5-5.6 L UIS.

Any advice would be gratefully received, my local store has just got in a 100-400 for a reasonable price of £1107.

Which way should I go?

Regards Simon


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User currently offlineRotate From Switzerland, joined Feb 2003, 1479 posts, RR: 18
Reply 1, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 4289 times:

ciao,

as allready mentioned in another thread , I had extremly good results with a 2x converter on the Sigma 110 - 300 2.8 HSM ..... , so guess shouldnt be a prob with the 70 - 200 HSM either ...

Robin


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User currently offlineSukhoi From Sweden, joined May 2006, 371 posts, RR: 8
Reply 2, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 4280 times:

Simon,

I fine the 1.4 works very well with the 70-200 but keep away from the 2x as it makes the images very soft at the upper ends of the zoom.

Paul

User currently offlineErwin972 From Netherlands, joined May 2004, 499 posts, RR: 49
Reply 3, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 4242 times:



I use both TC's on the 70-200 Sigma. Very happy with the 1.4 and for its price its an excellent TC.

The 2x TC is much more difficult. It makes pictures soft so you have to stay around f8 or higher to save some sharpness.


Kind regards,
Erwin



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User currently offlineAviopic From Netherlands, joined Mar 2004, 2681 posts, RR: 46
Reply 4, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 4213 times:

Soft you said ? ....... guess we are getting some different results then  Smile/happy/getting dizzy


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I don't even have a problem when the 70-200 is connected on a 2x and a 1.4x TC all together at the same time.


Cheers,
Willem




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