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Capturing Wildlife with a 60D

Started May 6, 2016 | Discussions thread
inevitablyissie
OP inevitablyissie Junior Member • Posts: 48
Re: Capturing Wildlife with a 60D

MikeJ9116 wrote:

Kenko does make 2.0X and 1.4X teleconverters for the EF-S mount. They should work with the EF-S 55-250mm lens. I have never used one but they might be satisfactory to you. This would extend your effective reach on the 55-250mm to 560mm (1.4X + 1.6 camera crop) or 800mm (2.0X + 1.6 camera crop). Here are links to both:

http://www.kenkoglobal.com/photo/lens_accessories/teleplus/teleplus_hd_dgx_20x_canon.html

http://www.kenkoglobal.com/photo/lens_accessories/teleplus/teleplus_hd_dgx_14x_canon.html

Just keep in mind that teleconverters raise your effective aperture and can affect auto focus speed/accuracy.

Edit: Just found another brand

http://www.amazon.com/Fotodiox-Pro-Autofocus-2x-Teleconverter/dp/B00QB5JKD6

Interesting, I didn't realise they had actually been made for EF-S lenses.

It does seriously increase the length of my lens which would be great but I think the effect it has on the aperture and focus systems could make shooting quite difficult, even though I love trying manual focus now and then 

Thank you for the links and suggestions though!

 inevitablyissie's gear list:inevitablyissie's gear list
Canon EOS 77D Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S 10-18mm F4.5–5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S 24mm F2.8 STM Canon EF 50mm F1.8 STM
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