Last night I took my Tamron SP 300mm f/2.8 to the park along with the Tamron 1.4x TC (the newer K-mount model) and a Vivitar 2x TC. I wanted to see if the 2x TC would capture an image that I could live with - given I spend most of my time looking at photos on a screen or on the web (not printed 12x18" or anything).

So, I shot manual and botched the exposure on pretty much everything. I -thought- that the (new to me) K100D Super had a really crappy LCD in the evening light. Turns out I was underexposing everything by 2 stops. There is lots to be said for getting to know your camera. Any undo noise is from having to pump up the exposure.


Here are some of my favs from the outing. You can click on the images to see the full-res version. EXIF is intact.

#1 - K100DSuper, Tamron SP 300mm, Vivitar 2x TC, around f/8.0 on the lens


#2 - K100DSuper, Tamron SP 300mm, Vivitar 2x TC, around f/8.0 on the lens


#3 - K100DSuper, Tamron SP 300mm, Tamron 1.4x TC, around f/8.0 on the lens


#4 - K100DSuper, Tamron SP 300mm, Tamron 1.4x TC, around f/8.0 on the lens


#5 - K100DSuper, Tamron SP 300mm, Tamron 1.4x TC, around f/8.0 on the lens


#6 - K100DSuper, Tamron SP 300mm, Tamron 1.4x TC, around f/5.6 on the lens


Any comments or critiques are very much appreciated!

I think you've done a wonderful job of capturing that warm glow you get in the evenings when the sun is low in the sky.
Gary

[Jimbo]

all great images. The last one is really a great shot along with the first one. JIMBO

[Gooshin]

i dunno what you did but all of them have a very solid impact feel to them (in a good way)

very clear images and the dark/low light tint really makes them jump out at you.

good stuff.

[dkittle]

Thanks guys, much appreciated!

I guess I posted these mostly to show that a cheap (free in my case) Vivitar 2x TC actually isn't too bad, if you slap it on a fairly good lens. The shots with the 1.4x are sharper (look at the butterfly pictures), but the 2x is ok.

Cheers!

[thomasjmpark]

Great shots I especially admire like the herons and the butterlfies.

[cupic]

Great shots please add more


cheers

[vizjerei]

very nice! I love those butterfly shots