Nkon D80

My daughter is buying a Nikon D-80.

She is looking at the 70-300MM xzoom
Is there a diffrernce in comparison to the focal length of a 35MM Nikon
Will this get her close enough to wildlife ?
Also are tele extenders made and and do they work for Nikon lenses?

Thanks
Fred

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:30:46 GMT, wrote:
My daughter is buying a Nikon D-80.

She is looking at the 70-300MM xzoom
Is there a diffrernce in comparison to the focal length of a 35MM Nikon
Will this get her close enough to wildlife ?
Also are tele extenders made and and do they work for Nikon lenses?

The D80 is, like most of Nikon's DSLRs, a DX-format camera. That means
that there's a 1.5x multiplier to get the equivalent focal lengths on a
35mm film camera. So, the 70-300 will have the same range of fields of
view as a 35mm camera with a 105-450mm lens.

Depending on what wildlife she wants to shoot, and what she is going to
do with the pictures (email, small prints, big prints, etc.), it may or
may not be enough. The 10 MP of the D80 allows you to do a reasonable
amount of cropping and still make a decent-sized print, which helps if
the bird or whatever is a bit too far away.

There are tele-extenders available for Nikon cameras, but the 70-300
isn't compatible with them.

-dms

wrote:
My daughter is buying a Nikon D-80.

She is looking at the 70-300MM xzoom
Is there a diffrernce in comparison to the focal length of a 35MM
Nikon

The focal length of a lens is a physical property of that particular lens
and does not change with the camera.
However the D80 (like most DSLRs) has a DX-size sensor which is smaller than
the size of 35mm film by a factor of about 1.5. Therefore the field of view
and the magnification factor of a 300mm lens on a D80 is the same as a 450mm
lens on a 35mm camera.

Will this get her close enough to wildlife?

Depends how you define "close enough". See e.g.
http://mysite.verizon.net/jurgenex/Umatilla.htm. I took those photos in
pretty dismal light conditions with exactly the camera/lens combination you
are talking about a few months ago. No tripod but camera leaned against the
car window. Distance was maybe half a kilometer.

Also are tele extenders made

Yes, see e.g. http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=5 at the bottom
of the page.

and and do they work for Nikon lenses?

Well, sure. However Nikon recommends teleconverters only for lenses faster
than F/4(???) at their slowest apperture, i.e. not for the lens you
mentioned above. On the other hand many people report success with TC on
much slower lenses, in the worst case the autofocus will take longer and may
start hunting.

jue

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My daughter is buying a Nikon D-80.

She is looking at the 70-300MM xzoom
Is there a diffrernce in comparison to the focal length of a 35MM Nikon
Will this get her close enough to wildlife ?
Also are tele extenders made and and do they work for Nikon lenses?

Thanks
Fred

Hi.

I am not a Wildlife Photog, but a friend of mine is a very serious one, and
has an extensive collection of Nikon lenses. The one he uses most nowadays
is the 80 - 400 VR, but it is probably a case of "horses for courses" and
his individual taste.

Trial and error in buying and perhaps then trading in with this class of
lens, will be an expensive pastime.

Speaking to people, she knows, who share her interest, will get them talking
about their own gear and preferences, and might even get her a chance to
handle some of their gear.

"Getting close enough" seems to be the real hard bit. An in depth knowledge
of the habits of the subject, and the willingness to spend a lot of time
waiting in the right location, seems to be the real key.

Roy G

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My daughter is buying a Nikon D-80.

She is looking at the 70-300MM xzoom
Is there a diffrernce in comparison to the focal length of a 35MM Nikon
Will this get her close enough to wildlife ?
Also are tele extenders made and and do they work for Nikon lenses?

Thanks
Fred

"Close enough" is rather subjective. In photographing large animals such as
elk, deer, and bear, she will be able to get a good frame filling shot with
that lens and will be far enough away to be relatively safe.

As for the tele extenders, yes and yes. The design of some lenses precludes
the use of certain tele extenders. To find out which, if any, of the Nikon
units will work with that lens, she should consult Nikon's website.

I use a Tokina 2x converter with my 300mm f4 for making moon shots. The
moon is still too small.

Jim

Jürgen Exner wrote:
wrote:

She is looking at the 70-300MM xzoom

Also are tele extenders made

Yes, see e.g. http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=5 at the bottom
of the page.

and and do they work for Nikon lenses?

Well, sure. However Nikon recommends teleconverters only for lenses faster
than F/4(???) at their slowest apperture, i.e. not for the lens you
mentioned above. On the other hand many people report success with TC on
much slower lenses, in the worst case the autofocus will take longer and may
start hunting.

It's probable that lens will only work with the manual focus
teleconverters though there may be something from Kenko or such but as
mentioned it'll only be useable for stationary subjects stopped down on
a tripod & maybe not even helpful for that.

Paul Furman wrote:
It's probable that lens will only work with the manual focus
teleconverters

Just for the records: this lens has a switch to turn off auto-focus.

jue

In article , Paul Furman
wrote:

Well, sure. However Nikon recommends teleconverters only for lenses faster
than F/4(???) at their slowest apperture, i.e. not for the lens you
mentioned above. On the other hand many people report success with TC on
much slower lenses, in the worst case the autofocus will take longer and
may start hunting.

It's probable that lens will only work with the manual focus
teleconverters though there may be something from Kenko or such but as
mentioned it'll only be useable for stationary subjects stopped down on
a tripod & maybe not even helpful for that.

it will work with some third party teleconverters. unfortunately,
anything past f/5.6 is beyond the limit of reliable autofocus and
unless the lens is faster than f/4, that limit will be exceeded. the
lens probably will still focus in good light, but it will likely hunt
more than it normally would, and it is entirely possible that it won't
focus at all in not so good light, although i've not found that to be a
problem. and depending on the teleconverter, stabilization may also
work.

wrote:
My daughter is buying a Nikon D-80.

She is looking at the 70-300MM xzoom
Is there a diffrernce in comparison to the focal length of a 35MM
Nikon Will this get her close enough to wildlife ?
Also are tele extenders made and and do they work for Nikon lenses?

Thanks
Fred

Question already answered in rec.photo.digital.slr-systems.

Please don't multi-post, as it can lead to duplication of responder's
efforts.

Cheers,
David

Thanks to all for the valuable advice
It is appreciated.

Fred
The multi poting mo fo