Looks like for the price of this TC you can buy D5100 and get the same mangnification on lens or I am missing something here?
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Your not understanding a tc. The tc is a way of magnifying the image above what a lens already does. It has nothing to do with the camera. If you had a 300.2.8 lens a b day you want 400mm it would cost you 9k dollars. You can get 420 mm with the 14 tc for 500 bucks. You will lose 1 f stop. The is loss would be minimal. What type of lenses do you own? This enters into the equation. The lens is what you need to compare.
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It is compatible if you have the proper connecting cable. Make sure you select the TC-DC2 connector when you buy it. I have a D5100 and have used it successfully.
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The AF works really well on the D5100 my friend. The site you saw that information on has no idea what they are talking about. The image quality of the photos are great too. Kirt
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Well I can't tell you what to purchase BUT I can tell you how I arrived at the decision to buy my Nikon D5200. I made a big list. First I listed the things that I wanted on my camera and the things I wanted to do with it. Next I listed the different cameras that I was interested in and what they would do, out of the box, and what they could do with add-on (accessories). Finally I put the price of each different camera on to my list. Now the hard part. Deciding which camera gave me the most from my list. I chose the Nikon based on my needs and wants. I would also suggest you go to your local Best Buy and camera shop and look at and try each of the cameras you are interested in. Look for package or kit deals as they will save you $. I am very happy with my D5200 but just so you are aware, Nikon has come out with a D5300 which has a couple of added features over the D5200. Good Luck
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Hi Mr. Hewitt (I wonder if we have any relation?) Anyway, for a true beginner (as in you've never used anything but a point-and-shoot) I'd recommend you get a Nikon D40 and an 18-200 VR. Keep the 18-55 kit lens, you'll find it lighter when your just taking snapshots of the family or whatever. The D40 is an excellent starter camera, it has almost all the tweaks of this much more expensive camera without the weight and cost. The D300 has many advantages over it, but I really feel you'll learn a lot faster with a simpler camera, and step up to this when your ready. I actually started out with a D40 a bit over a year ago, it made starting out quite fun. The 18-200VR will follow you as a great lens on the D300 too, and you can use any newer AF-S lenses on it. If you have older AF-D Nikon lenses lying around that you want to use, a D80 is also a good place to start. It's easier to make the custom tweaks you'll learn about in your photography classes on the D80, but it still has Auto modes as well to get you started. Checkout www.kenrockwell.com, especially his recommended camera page. He's a bit more eloquent than I am. And I wouldn't be so fast to recommend the D60 to anyone, it's just the D40x's guts (plus active D-Lighting, but without the other enhancements of the D300/D3) with a different name stamped on it. I wouldn't recommend the D40x or D60 to anyone, they exist to fill a price point to compete with Canon. If your eyeballing either, jump to the D80 and don't look back.
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You can get one that is compatible with your Nikon, but I wouldnt. The quality just isnt there, for me anyway. I have found Sigma lenses to have much better quality and to last well. All my lenses at this point are Sigma, for all my cameras.
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welp. time to find a local dealer. Nikon being all mysterious with its dealers. Oh well, I'll try to be patient a little while longer.
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This appears that there is a couple of ideas to why such a price difference. 1 this could be a refurbished lens. 2 this could be a gray market lens that you will not be able to get the US Warranty for the lens. 3 could be sold by an unauthorized dealer. My experience, is to find an authorize dealer that you will get the proper support for warranty and technical support.
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I highly recommend you put this question in the Nikon forum on photo.net. Experts there can give you a better answer than me. Most seem to agree that the TC 1.4 III is a very good telecom better but the majority think the 2.0 is not so good. Personally I have both and have had good success with them. The 800 mm lens is a beast and can only work with a good tripod which will add at least a $1000 to the final price. IThe size and weight mean you have to be very committed if you are going to take this lens into the field. A good prime like the f2.8 300mm is about as much as I would be prepared to use if I were walking about with the camera. It is even possible to do hand held shooting with a lens like this, though tiring, and you get good results with the TCd. Good luck with your photography.
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my d50 is on it 2nd owner.purchased june 06,and used as a wedding camera along with my n80.2nd owner does sports.neither of us had a problem with the camera.to anyone reading this,do not fix a d50,do not buy from the two dealers here on amazon with those high prices.my d50 cost 550.00 with lens in 06.put any repair toward a d5000 body and use your same lense that u have now.
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You are calibrating the camera not the lens itself... The camera body reads the serial number of the lens and apply's the bias or correction to the focus system of the body... So if you are looking at another camera body make sure it does infact have the feature... I am not sure if the 5100 has that feature... I know my D90 does not...
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I think may be a grey market product and not covered by USA Nikon. That is what happened to me when I went to register it. However the seller may warrant it. Ask before you buy. Good luck.
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I use the same lenses on my d5100 that I use on my d3200. Both are DX format.
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Not mine... I'd expect that model to be significantly more expensive, seeing as a lack of these features allows for such a cheap lens to begin with.
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I also have the nikon d5100...i purchased the body only...i will be purchasing the 55-300mm soon...I'm now currently using the 35mm lens. The 55-300mm lens you're inquiring about would fit well with the d5100.
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Okay, thanks a lot, new at this and I wasn't sure if the lens quality is the same. I appreciate everyone's help!
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Ok we are almost in march and nothing about shipping dates! I read that the dealay was due to a firmware fix to solve auto-focus issues (Too slow!). I was thinking in buy a Nikon d5000 with the wide-angle DX format 35mm f1.8 and save a $1000.00 dollars. I think with this solution I can have the same image quality in a much bigger, but cheapper, gear. And is in Stock! Not a good representation for Leica. I am changing my mind about this brand.