70-200mm with two teleconverters!

70-200mm with two teleconverters!, a photo by ggyy@mitbbs on Flickr.

I gave another try to this combo:
70-200mm VR II + TC-20E III + Kenko Teleplus Pro 300

It seems it works!

70-200mm VR II is the only telephoto lens I have right now, so I don't know how does this compare to a real super telephoto lens, but the image quality looks OK to me.

I still don't know why and when it will work. A few possible things:

1. The light might be different.
2. Whether the VR on 70-200mm is on or off.
3. Shutter speed. A fast shutter is needed, e.g., 1/2000s or so.
4. Focus accuracy.

One day I may try this combo on a solid tripod and using contrast AF.

Nikon D600 photos leaked

Nikon rumors posted some leaked Nikon D600 photos:

http://nikonrumors.com/2012/06/14/first-leaked-nikon-d600-images.aspx/

The D600 looks a lot like the D7000. The MSRP of D7000 is around $1200. So the earlier rumored price of D600, $1500, is actually quite possible.

There are also rumors about the D400. If D600 is priced at $1500, it will make sense for Nikon to release a body priced between $2000-2500. The D400 might be it. But D300s is not that expensive. D400 might be priced at $1700.

Nikon will then maintain two complete lines: on the DX side, D3200, D5200, D400 (I guess D7000 will be replaced by D400); on the FX side, D600, D800, D4.

Of course, all of these are just my guesses.

Nikon launches AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm F3.5-4.5G ED VR and AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR lenses

http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Product/Camera-Lenses/2196/AF-S-DX-NIKKOR-18-300mm-f%252F3.5-5.6G-ED-VR.html
http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Product/Camera-Lenses/2204/AF-S-NIKKOR-24-85mm-f%252F3.5-4.5G-ED-VR.html

In my opinion, both lenses should be very useful.