So, I went and bought a 1.7x TC from Tom1803 in the marketplace. It arrived, and it looks perfect.
But... this was really just step 1 in my plan. Step 2 is a tele lens to actually allow me to use it!
I have the FA 55-300mm, which is all I have. It allows me decent bird shots when good light and good luck happens simultaneously. But it is too slow for the TC, and probably not good enough quality to make sense to combine with it anyway.
Step 2 is the expensive step of course, and I am very budget limited. But there are two lenses that I just MIGHT have luck finding at $1000, which is my absolute loft.
Pentax DA 300mm f/4 or Sigma APO 100-300mm f/4
I know there is some issue with zoom lenses, because you have to set the focal lenght manually when using the converter, but I would expect that is mostly about turning the camera off and on again after changing the focal lenght? Anyway, for bird shots I would mostly be using 300mm, but the zoom would allow some extra flexibility.
I would really appreciate your opinion on this. In any case, I haven't got $1000 to spend right now, but knowing what you are saving up for is motivational, and I will be hovering over the marketplace and looking for the right deal to show up...
Last edited by MetteHHH; 10-28-2010 at 12:31 PM.