Nikon Rumors Forum » Topic: Teleconverter for AF-D/ Screw-type focus lenses

jerl on "Teleconverter for AF-D/ Screw-type focus lenses"

jerl — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:14:28 +0000

I don't think Nikon has made a TC for AF-D lenses. There's the old manual focus ones and then the AF-S ones. In the middle, they came up with a strange autofocusing 1.6 teleconverter that allowed auto focus on manual focus lenses, but that one is rare.

I would just go with the Kenko Pro which works fairly well.

DutchNikon on "Teleconverter for AF-D/ Screw-type focus lenses"

DutchNikon — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:04:12 +0000

There is a compatiblity card on the Nikonians website , but i guess i cannot include the link here .....

Anyways, according to that card (and others) , the Nikon TC's with AF are usable for AF-S and AF-I lenses only, you could use a MF TC from Nikon, but obviously you'd end up with MF then...

TaoTeJared on "Teleconverter for AF-D/ Screw-type focus lenses"

TaoTeJared — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:09:21 +0000

Didn't Nikon have any Screw drive TCs?

Or is there the protruding element factor to take into consideration?

adamz on "Teleconverter for AF-D/ Screw-type focus lenses"

adamz — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:44:03 +0000

Tao - for Tokina only Kenko will do the job

TaoTeJared on "Teleconverter for AF-D/ Screw-type focus lenses"

TaoTeJared — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:07:34 +0000

So I thought finding info on this would be easy but it has not.

I picked up a Tokina 300mm f/2.8 AFD lens and has a screw-type AF system. I have been looking for a 1.4x & 2x teleconverter for it but I have not been able to find any info which TCs have the screw drive in them as none of the newer one's do.

Kenko and Tamron have a 2x (pro versions) that have the screw drive, that I may just settle for which is fine but if there was another option I would like to learn about it.

Thanks for any help.