Canon Teleconverter - or should you just crop your image?

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Published 2019-05-05

Sometimes I need more reach than my telephoto lens has, but is it better to use a teleconverter or just crop in the computer? In this video I'll try it both ways and compare the results. I was pretty surprised at what I found!
-Eric

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All Comments (21)

@andersonboy620 2 months ago

The main point of this video saying that if you crop more than two times, the teleconverter is better is a very useful advice. Havent seen it in other videos on this topic. Thanks man!
@markkemper 3 years ago

Note that Canon CPN has stated "To get the best out of the new lenses and the Mark III extenders photographers must ensure they attach the extender to the lens first, before attaching the whole unit to the camera. This ensures that the combined lens information is transmitted correctly to provide the optimum image quality and focus performance."
@gdb2db 5 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to do this comparison.
@mariolombardi4766 6 months ago

Excellent job on this video. Right to the point with the information that is needed, no fluff. Thanks
@onurkara5499 2 years ago

Thank you for all your time and effort to give us what we need to know how much do extenders actually make difference on an image.
@peterosborne9802 4 years ago

Very interesting, often wondered about this myself now I know. Thanks
@TravellLove 2 years ago

Always wanted to know these details. Great work thank you!
@jimcrooks143 5 years ago

Thanks always wondered about the extender vs cropping
@Into_The_Mystery_13 5 months ago

Great experiment. Thanks for sharing!
@richardsilva-spokane3436 3 years ago

Thank you. Very helpful and informative video, very well done!
@rumporridge1 5 years ago

Really great video on the teleconverter conundrum.
@megmcwhinney5040 3 years ago

Thanks very much for the video. I have been so debating buying this lens - this answered my questions. This lens will be a long timekeeper. Excited to use here on marine life.
@WorldOfwilde 6 months ago

Great video, very well analysed. Thanks very much.
@vimalneha 4 years ago

It was very useful information, thanks!
@yesudasnathan9151 3 years ago

Thank you. Very useful.
@TaxiRED 4 years ago

I want to see the photo of the woodpecker! ;)
@apislapis 3 years ago

Nice video. The lens is a beauty and a beast.
@lfts2010 3 years ago

superb explanation
@akhildharmadhikari3434 4 years ago

Thanks that really helped.
@leeriley66 1 year ago

This is a fantastic review mate.