Teleconvert your Photography

A teleconverter is basically a secondary lens which can be mounted between your camera and the lens. What does it do? It increases your lens’s focal length.

Take a look at the Tamron SP AF Pro teleconverter that features improved optical construction, and is designed to be used with lenses that are f/2.8 and of focal lengths of 90mm or greater.

The 2x teleconverter (also known as a tele-extender) will multiply the focal length of your existing lens by 2x, and will cut back the amount of light by 2 f/stops. For example, using a 2x teleconverter with a 300 mm lens will effectively increase the focal length to 600 mm. A lens set to f/2.8 will now be f/5.6.

Taken with Tamron Teleconverter

So should you buy a bigger lens instead of a converter? Depends. A teleconverter will make focusing harder and the optical quality of your lens will also be lower. Teleconverters are not recommended for lenses wider than 50mm, e.g. 28-105mm. However, full AF operation is only possible with lenses with open aperture of f/2.8 or brighter.

There are various teleconverter lenses available online at www.photo4less.com so log on and get closer.