Kenko Teleplus 1.4x HD DGX : Specifications and Opinions

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Gianni-Nikon

sent on 11 Gennaio 2023

Pros: Lightweight, well built, acceptable price.

Cons: For the moment nothing

Opinion: I bought this Kenko Teleplus 1.4x HD DGX to have with me the possibility of a larger lens, I knew from the beginning that it was a terno to the lot because when you buy a third-party home multiplier you know that it has a generic compatibility, they are not like those of the camera parent company, so it can happen that on a Nikon 70-300 mm it works as a god while on a Tamron or Sigma of the same focal length is A flop. I am a lover of primary lenses but when you go on vacation with the family zooms are a nice solution for a hasty but quality photo and the duplicator comes to the rescue because if it is suitable for our lenses with little weight it turns a 300 mm into a 420mm. Honestly I have it since 2016 but I think I have used it 4 times, from here you understand how much is the real need to own it and its usefulness, it is also true that carrying a 400 mm in your backpack is much heavier than a duplicator knowing that maybe you will not use it, that's why I bought it. Before shopping, however, I inquired if: it was compatible with my 70-300mm, if it was compatible with my camera body, if it kept the focus, if the photo lost quality, having found these questions positive answers decided to purchase and I do not regret it.

Lorenzo Carta

sent on 06 Maggio 2021

Pros: price

Cons: compatibility

Opinion: I tried it on my canon 90d, with tamron 150-600 autofocus does not work.with tamron 90mm does not work autofocus.I think I will return it.however I took some shots with AFmanuale and in my opinion the optics in both cases maintain a certain level of quality.if there were any page of the manufacturer that specifies better compatibility would not be bad.

Miopiartistica

sent on 26 Febbraio 2021

Pros: Price, compatibility, weight and size

Cons: Image quality, especially chromatic aberrations

Opinion: A cheap little toy to keep in your bag. Used with the canon 55-250 efs works discreetly, but at the maximum focal point the autofocus becomes quite slow and struggles to hook the subject, in poor light conditions sometimes it does not make it. But the situation improves a lot going back a few tens of millimeters of focal. Vignette a little, the images flatten and a bit of chromatic aberration appears. I would say that it is a useful contraption because it allows you to take home some otherwise impossible image when you need a really long focal point, or to put yourself in your pocket when you only go out with a goal, thinking that you never know, maybe it could come in handy, and for what clutter ... For frequent use the pairing described above I do not think can give much satisfaction. On the other hand, for frequent use perhaps all multipliers are to be avoided...

Arnaldo83

sent on 24 Gennaio 2019

Pros: Good compatibility (so far it has worked with all my lenses, old and new, Canon and other brands), good quality, AF maintenance, value for money

Cons: "Only" 1, 4x (but you know when you buy it!), good grafts, but not perfect (sometimes there is a little "game", especially with heavy lenses)

Opinion: Bought used for little money, more than anything else to try it (I have no "series" lenses to multiply), I was pleasantly surprised. Tested on my old 30d with:-Canon 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6: Compatible, full read EXIF data, keeps AF on all points (with good reactivity); -Tamron 70-300mm F/4-5.6: Compatible, full read EXIF data, keeps AF on all points (better than the central), but slows down a lot and with little light often does not hook the subject (numerous "back and forth"); In manual instead it correctly maintains the focus confirmation. This lens at 300mm is already soft on its own, so it's definitely not the best possible choice to multiply, but that's it! -Seimar 500mm F/8 retroreflecting: M42 (screw) mount, with chip adapter; It maintains more or less unchanged its objectively a little poor quality; At the theoretical level keeps the confirmation of focus, but does not hook almost never (I guess because of poor sharpness or other); does not recognize the actual aperture, but "recognizes" the presence of the multiplier (with only the lens marks me "f/1.4", with also mounted the multiplier marks me "f/2.0"). Obviously here they are not made for each other, but they can coexist. -Zeiss 200mm f/2.8 Electric: M42 (screw) mount, with chip adapter; The quality does not drop in an appreciable way and it works very well the confirmation of focus (being a fully manual lens, of course there is no AF to maintain!); Here, this becomes a nice 280mm F/4! Also in this case, the machine recognizes the presence of the multiplier, also multiplying the minimum diaphragm detected. In Summary, for now this multiplier has adapted, maintaining substantially all the functionality, to all the "Accrocchi" that I tried to do. It doesn't turn a donkey into a thoroughbred, but let's say it's not the other way! Considering also the value for money, I gave a vote of 9.

Norellanna

sent on 30 Dicembre 2018

Pros: Price and compatibility

Cons: I too am for no

Opinion: I agree with the exposure of Carlo Alfonso, I use the Canon III but it is not always compatible with all the optics while this is and is not a little. Used on 7d Mark II keeps all MAF points while the Canon does not. I will perhaps not picky but very big differences compared with the Canon I do not know, there are but they are minimal. I could compare it also with Kenko 1.4 Pro DGX (not always compatible with all lenses) and with Canon II. Often hard to understand certain reviews, maybe they talk about it by hearsay.

Carlo Alfonso

sent on 30 Dicembre 2018

Pros: Lightness, compactness, price (especially second-hand), functionality.

Cons: I haven't seen any so far.

Opinion: A good multiplier - in my opinion - at a reasonable price, to have those few mm available. in more than one focal that sometimes doesn't hurt. Canon's counterpart costs a bang, is more bulky and is not compatible with all Canon optics but only with some. This here, on the other hand, matches almost all optics with Canon EF and EF-S attachment (some EF-S optics are not compatible) without affecting its functionality, focus and optical rendering, also correctly transmitting all EXIF data. Wanting to find the hair in the egg I can only add that I found it slightly soft at full opening on the 70-200 f. 4 L IS-USM Canon at 200mm, but just close half a stop and the hair in the egg disappears. Wanting to better specify it I'm using it with satisfaction on the Canon 6D (F.F.) after using it without problems on the Canon 600D (Aps-c) also combined with the 70-300 f. 4-5.6 IS USM of Canon, at 50mm. macro f 2.5 and 24-105 L IS USM f. 4, and sometimes as well with the 28-105 IS USM, without finding any play in the grafts. The specimen in my possession I took it used for 70 degrees. by a friend who changed his system and who also had a great time.

Renato Consilvio

sent on 29 Ottobre 2018

Pros: Price, sharpness

Cons: compatibility, brightness, speed

Opinion: It is not compatible with the Nikon D3100 and D3200: They do not recognize it. It works well with the Nikon D5300 and the D7500, very well with the Nikon 70-200 2.8 VR1 lens. which loses brightness and switches to F4. With the Nikon 55-300 F 4.5-5.6 lens, it becomes f8 and very slow for sports photos. The quality decreases but is tolerable for photos with good light and not too much movement. Positive judgement for the modest price. Rated 7.

Francaren

sent on 08 Marzo 2018

Pros: price, size

Cons: sharpness, image quality, chromatic aberrations, burnt lights (need to undergo a half stop), washed-out colors

Opinion: It is a multiplier to be bought for the price and for the sporadic necessity of having to multiply one's own goal. On the other hand there are many and all important: the quality of the images suffers a lot as I have indicated in the Cons. Personally I would prefer without a doubt the old Canon 1.4x II series not being able to buy the third series.

Rpd Aero

sent on 18 Dicembre 2017

Pros: Few, unfortunately ...

Cons: Several defects, both optical and compatibility

Opinion: I purchased the Teleconverter to be used on a SIGMA 50-500 OS lens, but at extreme focal points the exposure reading of my Canon EOS 7D MK ii went absolutely on tilt requiring 2 stops in less than openings. Moreover from a comparison made with and without multiplier I could see that it was better the file "croppato" without TC that the one not cropped with the TC installed: loss of very significant detail and a chromatic aberration fortissimo.rnrnA separate mention regarding the compatibility: rnrnSIGMA 50-500 OS = OKrnCANON 10-18 = it sends the machine into error (but it is also true that it makes no sense to mount a TC on a wide angle ....) rnCANON 24-105 IS L = up to 70 mm works , from then on send the machine in block (you have to remove the battery) rnYONGNUO 50 mm 1.8 = it works perfectly !! rnrn I returned it for obvious incompatibility ... rnrnA greetings to all

Pgatto

sent on 11 Novembre 2016

Pros: Price - compatibility - sharpness.

Cons: Some difficulties for the AF nell'agganciare the subject when used for small / fast subjects / with not optimal light.

Opinion: I already had in the past some converter Kenko and I always judge them positively, excellent value for money, almost absolute compatibility, relatively small image definition loss. I bought this because the "old" (so to speak ...) DGX result is not compatible with the Canon coupled 7DMarkII + Canon 100-400 f / 4.5-5.6 IS USM II.Confermo the positive impression even for this new HD, but if you use it for stationary subjects or so fast; Here I think it is even higher than the already excellent DGX, but if you want to use in "AI-Servo" chasing a bird, maybe small, shows its limits (but I think they are the limits of all the teleconverter, are still additional lens between the subject and the sensor ... but I have not tried the Canon, my opinion is therefore partial) .My opinion is generally positive, but for static subjects or slow moving or particularly neighbors and good light.