Nikon 300mm Telephoto + TC14E II Teleconvertor

Here's taking my photography one notch up in seriousness with my latest Nikon lens, a 300mm F4 AF-S telephoto, acquired today. It is a very sharp lens, even when used with a teleconvertor. The moon was taken with a 1.7X teleconvertor, not the TC1.4E II I just bought together with the lens.

On my APS-C Nikon D300 body meant that I had a multiplication factor of 2.55 and have an equivalent 35mm format reach of 765mm! There is no post processing of the photo except for cropping, which goes to show the sharpness of the lens...




I found out that the price in Singapore, where Nikon is usually cheaper, has gone up significantly in the last 2-3months so it is now about S$500 cheaper in Japan. The Yen has come down a bit so it was a good opportunity to get hold of this lens. The dealer have announced that Nikon will be raising the Japan price for this lens sometime in this month.

I was deciding between the costlier Olympus 150mm F2, which is almost double the price, and all considered, in the end I decided to go for the Nikon as it is slimmer and just tad lighter, sacrificing a bit of speed. This lens also comes in a choice of professional "light grey" that helps keep it cool under the sun, or the usual black.