Capturing Wildlife with a 60D

inevitablyissie wrote:

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!

As you do have the precious 70-200 f/2.8 I would suggest that you look for a good 1.4× or even 2× TC for that. I think image quality and aperture (light wise and to have a nice narrow DOF) might even be better than with a 150-600, although your reach will be slightly shorter.

I myself do have the Tamron 150-600mm as a TC on my 70-200 f/4 was not a realistic option. This Tamron or one of the Sigmas would answer your needs as well, but at a higher price (moneywise) and i rather doubt whether this will match the quality of your L lens with TC.

I am happy with my Tamron though.

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All shot with 7D (mk 1), cropped but all pixels available.