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Posted: **Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:59 pm**

Finally got a few minutes to have a play with my 2X converter (picked up for $49) at a secondhand dealer.

Combined with Tamron 70-300 @ 300mm all handheld basically just playing around to see if it worked

Fully manual 1/800 sec @f/11 (ignore the exif as it won't pickup on the aperture) with flash

1/320 sec @ f/5.6

1/320 sec @ f/11 with flash

Posted: **Tue Sep 27, 2005 1:01 am**

The first pic is a real cracker Mark - amazing what one can get out of a 70-300 plus 2x and handheld too - well done

Posted: **Tue Sep 27, 2005 1:36 am**

nice and sharp. I really want a new 2X for my 80-200 as the one that is here is old and manual focus only.

Posted: **Tue Sep 27, 2005 6:51 am**

Very Very nice, the spider looks cool.

Posted: **Tue Sep 27, 2005 7:14 pm**

Wow! Great shots Mark. The bokeh in the second shot is really nice.

Posted: **Tue Sep 27, 2005 11:23 pm**

Thanks for kind comments Folks.

For $49 I'm pretty happy :lol:

It does slow things down a bit and of course being fully manual (no TTL readings) it takes a bit of guesswork. But that is the joy of digital. You have an instant proof. If it's not right adjust and go again.

I'm looking forward to a bright day with cooperating birds

Posted: **Tue Sep 27, 2005 11:25 pm**

Slider wrote:I'm looking forward to a bright day with cooperating birds

Aren't we all, Mark....aren't we all.

Posted: **Thu Sep 29, 2005 11:51 am**

Nice shots all, Mark. I like the 2nd one a great deal. Very nice abstract.

Posted: **Fri Sep 30, 2005 7:07 pm**

KerryPierce wrote:Nice shots all, Mark. I like the 2nd one a great deal. Very nice abstract.

Thanks Kerry

Posted: **Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:10 pm**

my favourite is the second one.
all are nice and sharp. love the way the light shows up all the little hairs on the plant in frame 3