so im taking some photos of industrial coal loaders and all things industrial in newcastle australia and my lecturer said i really need a telescopic lens cause all the things im photographing are fenced off. only problem is that the uni does not have and of these lens for a nikon!! is there any other was of getting the same effect with out a telescopic lens and not jumping the fence and getting arrested? I have a nikon D5000 18-55 VR kit. help help help!!!
erin
Just grab a teleconverter. They're fairly cheap (especially compared with a lens) and usually come in roughly 1.4x and 2x versions. They go between your lens and camera, and increase your focal length by the factor indicated. So with a 2x teleconverter, a 100mm lens becomes a 200m lens (albeit you lose a stop, so if your max aperture is f/5.6 your lens becomes f/8 equivalent).
You have to be aware when using a teleconverter that your aperture will be off by the multilplier of the teleconverter. And in the bad direction.
Is there a camera shop nearby that rents lenses? Maybe you could rent a lens during those outings.
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Is there a camera shop nearby that rents lenses? Maybe you could rent a lens during those outings.