Z TELECONVERTER TC-1.4x

The perfect compliment with my new 400mm f4.5 lens. I have almost the range of a 600mm without the size and weight.

After extensive research and reading other reviews, I purchased this for use with the 180-600mm. I expected the one stop loss of light as the cost of getting the extra reach. My main use is birds in flight and I was almost always at 600mm so the effective 840mm was exactly what I needed. Bear in mind, with a Z8, you can achieve even more reach shooting in DX mode to the effective 1260mm with this converter!I have seen no loss of sharpness or focus capability using this. The only problem is getting used to finding the bird in the sky and knowing the angle of view is so small that you have to be accurate in your initial acquisition to keep the lens on target.I was hoping this converter would also work on my stellar Z 24-120 F4, but the protrusion on the back of the converter prevents mounting it on this lens. I have enjoyed using this on my 180-600 so much that in the two months I have been using it, it has not left the lens. You use a higher ISO to compensate for the loss of the stop of light, but modern software makes this a trivial matter to correct in post. I have shot birds in morning light at 12,800 ISO with this setup and after running noise and sharpness routines in On1 photo raw, I have very usable images. As a veteran photographer with over 55 years experience and over 3 million images to my credit, shooting at these speeds is a miracle compared to my F2 and Tr-X back in the day.This converter is expensive, yet it is a tool, not a toy, to achieve results for your intended purpose. It is solidly built, and does what it is designed to do. I do wish that Nikon provided a solid carrying case for this rather than the cheap fabric sock that is supplied. For the price of this item, it should come in a presentation case.

I am extremely happy with the Z Teleconverter TC-1.4x. Gives me the added reach I need on a regular basis. Delivers the same or nearly the same high quality images of the Z 600 PF without TC.

Nice extended reach with my Nikkor Z 70-200mm with only 1 stop loss in light. This teleconverter is by far the best performing I have ever owned, photos are tack sharp. Just a superbly engineered and manufactured product!

Works excellent on the 400f4.5 Z S. Can’t see any quality differences or focusing issues.

Very easy to use and exceptional results! I do not see any degradation in my image results when using with either my 100-400 lens or my 600 PF. The results are amazing and the extra focal length a true benefit!

Z9+100~400mm/4.5~5.6 S lens with TC-1.4x. Great for taking fast-action sports pictures from any location around the field. Cropped images are included with this review; nice sharp images. I'll be using the same setup when sports resume in the Fall. P.S. - the 100~400mm lens is good; the TC-1.4x make it better.

Works well and gets great photos with the 180-600mm lens. I very impressed with the lens at 840mm f/9 even with high ISO. Photos in shade do have some problems and the heat rays. Love the lens!

Works well with minimal impact on image quality and enables me to keep a respectable distance from wildlife subjects.