Kenko TELEPLUS HD 1.4x DGX Teleconverter for Nikon F Mount #K-TPHD1.4-N

Kenko TELEPLUS HD 1.4x DGX is a teleconverter designed to make images more impressive by turning your master lens into a telephoto lens. By installing the HD teleconverter between the lens and the camera body, Kenko TELEPLUS HD 1.4x DGX increases the effective focal length of your lens by 1.4x.

Precisely made in Japan and compatible with a wide range of genuine cameras and lenses, it is particularly helpful for those professional photographers as well as amateurs who may need a tele lens but feel no reason to purchase a new expensive one due to low frequency of use. An optional accessory to bring your photos on a new level of creativity in the most convenient way.

Kenko TELEPLUS HD 1.4x DGX is a high precision manufactured optical device to be installed between the camera body and the master lens. Its purpose is to multiply the focal length of the lens according to its multiplication factor, changing your lens into a tele lens, with minimum loss of resolution and sharpness of the image.

For example, an 1.4x teleconverter can turn a 70-200mm lens into a 98-280mm lens. HD is a standard series of teleconverters designed to fit high-resolution DSLR cameras and lenses, and to perform best results when used with lenses whose focal length is from 50mm or more.

Note: HD Teleconverters are not compatible with Nikon AI or AI-S lenses. If the lens has a manual control aperture ring it will not function

Practical Advantages
Kenko TELEPLUS HD 1.4x DGX can dramatically change your photos by making the object appear larger in the image and yet maintaining its high resolution and quality. This result can be achieved by simply using this lightweight and compact teleconverter even if you do not have or cannot afford a good and powerful supertele lens.

Precautions
Turn off optical correction functions, Vibration Reduction (VR) or Image Stabilizer (IS) functions, focus aid assistance and AF micro adjustment functions before using Kenko TELEPLUS teleconverter
Proper work and accuracy of AF mode only when the lens has a resulting aperture of f/5.6 or faster. If the resulting aperture is greater than f/5.6 manual focus is strongly recommended

Note: resulting aperture = wide open aperture value of the master lens x magnification of the lens converter

Better to know
Tele converters can provide plenty of advantages but, like other optical add-on accessories, tends to:

Shallow the depth of field
Make your optical system darker as they increase the aperture equivalent value
Affect the sharpness of the image (mostly large magnification converters)