Camera guys???

[braceysdad]

We have a Nikon D7000 camera with a 18 - 105mm lens and a 70 - 300mm lens. I want to really reach out there for some good wildlife pitures but cannot justify buying a good super telephoto lens. My question is, does anyone have any experience with an inexpensive super telephoto lens or lens multiplier?

 

[jcboof]

We have a Nikon D7000 camera with a 18 - 105mm lens and a 70 - 300mm lens. I want to really reach out there for some good wildlife pitures but cannot justify buying a good super telephoto lens. My question is, does anyone have any experience with an inexpensive super telephoto lens or lens multiplier?

Lens multipliers will work decent but you will never get the color and clarity as you would with a good telephoto. The multipliers only multiply the magnification, not the light input. Telephoto lenses need LOTS of light to get a good photo. If you are looking forf spectacular photos, id suggest investing in a good telephoto. If its just for giggles and what not, then a multiplier would be ok.
Cheap telephoto lenses are essentially the same as a multiplier in my experience.

 

[Monstergt]

Check out some of these lens. http://opteka.com/lensesfordigitalfilmslr.aspx

 

[TURTLE]

Check out some of these lens. http://opteka.com/lensesfordigitalfilmslr.aspx

I have been a photographer for 12 years now and never heard of the brand...

So I looked it up and have yet to see a good review.

In my experience and from everything I have read especially with lenses you get what you pay for, considering a good telephoto lens generally costs anywhere from 2,000 to 12,000 you really are getting what you pay for.
The price goes up as the numbers do on the telephoto IE: 300mm 2 grand, 600mm 8 grand. What your really paying for is not the lens per-say, but the glass in it and good glass is key to a great image.


However, I have a Tamarac 70-300mm that I bought 8 years ago for around 250.00 and have had decent results with it from time to time depending on the lighting conditions, but the auto focus is not very good and there is no image stabilization. So at 300mm a tripod is usually mandatory. So at 300mm the images can be somewhat hazy/ not very clear.

But if you don't mind things like this and have the ability to do some corrections in photoshop then it may be worth a try for someone starting out.