Originally posted by joe.penn There is no processing on any of these, straight conversion to jpeg from RAW:
DA*300, f/4.5, 1/1600, ISO1250
NO TC
NO TC, Big Crop
DA*300, f/5, 1/640, ISO1250
W/ Tamron 1.4 TC
W/ Tamron 1.4 TC, Big Crop
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These were handheld - the one with the TC was shot at a 1/640 shutter speed, a 1250+ speed would have produced better. Not much difference at all, very slight difference but again that is due to shutter speed. Also, keep in mind these are zeroed out, no processing and a straight raw conversion - a tap of sharpness would make both of these blistering sharp...
Strange happening again for me when I see those images (of yours) taken with the Tamron 1.4X TC: my experience with this setup, and also with the Pentax 1.7X adapter, is that I seem to loose LOTS of details, almost in a fuzzy fashion.
Reiterating here the fact that this whole business of using (any) TC's with my DA*300/4 is likely due to faulty technique from my part.
BTW, those are great shots of the lion, TC or not.
JP