I use a Nikon 55-300 lens on a Nikon camera, so would probably only go with a Nikon extender, to keep everything
compatible (if I should go down that route at a later date).

Alan,

The Nikon Tele Extenders are not compatible with your 55-300mm. Also with other, compatible, extenders like the ones from Kenko, I strongly advise not to use them with your particular lens. The 55-300mm just isn’t fast enough to auto-focus with a TC, if at all!! Remember that a TC will affect the maximum aperture by 1 – 3 stops. For instance an f/4 300mm with a TC14EII, will become a f/5.6 420mm. The same lens with a TC20EII will act as an f/8 600mm. On top of that most lenses need to be stopped down at least 1 stop for best sharpness. The results of a TC on your 55-300mm most probably will be very disappointing. Nikon TC’s only work with a select number of Nikon lenses with an aperture of f/4 and faster. Among the Nikon lenses which are compatible you’ll find rather expensive ones like the AFS f/2.8 70-200mm (both VR and VR2), AFS f/4 300mm and the other professional long lenses in the 300-800mm category.

I regularly use the Nikon TC14EII coupled to either the 70-200mm f/2.8 or the 300mm f/4 on my D800 and D810 camera’s. I also had very good results with those lenses on my previous Nikon D2x, D300 and D700 camera’s.

Summing up: if you are not in the possession of a professional grade fast Nikon lens, or equivalents from Sigma Tokina or Tamron, don’t even think of using a tele converter. To limit the effect of slower auto-focus with a TC, I advise to limit yourself to either a 1.4x or 1.7x extender.

Could it be South Terminal at London Gatwick?

Adobe Camera Raw 8.4 should work with PS CS6 and supports the Nikon D3300. Older versions of ACR don’t.

I’ve been a long time user of Nikon Capture NX2, which has always provided me with excellent results (camera body’s include Nikon D50, D90, D2x, D300, D700 and D800). However, because of software license issues, Nikon will soon (this summer) stop supporting NX2 and replace it by the free Capture NX-D. This new package will not be backward compatible with files processed in either Capture NX2 or ViewNX2. The functionality of NX-D will resemble ViewNX2, therefore it will lack almost all of the advanced processing features (such as powerful tools to make local adjustments) that made NX2 such a nice program to work with.

Based on the above I’ve finally decided to take the plunge and move to Lightroom 5.4 as my prime RAW converter. After some 3 months of heavy use of LR5, I’m convinced that is a very good replacement for my NX2 workflow. Recommended!

Sad news!
Fifi Kate in better days; Aviodrome Lelystad Airport 2006.

F-84F Thunderstreak of the RNAF 314 squadron based at Eindhoven AFB until it was replaced in 1970 by the Northrop NF-5A en NF-5B. Picture was taken in the now closed Military Aviation Museum in Soesterberg. The aircraft collection will be housed in a new museum which will open in October at the former Soesterberg AFB.

F-84F Thunderstreak and RF-84F Thunderflash in the Hermeskeil Aicraft Museum in Hermeskeil Germany.

Pic 037 is the “Rademarkt” and the “Oosterstraat” in Groningen, a city in the north of the Netherlands close to village I’m living. Some damage from the final days of the war, when the city was liberated by the Canadians, still visible in the background. The church tower is the Martini-toren; a well known landmark of the city.

Pic 039 is indeed the bridge near Arnhem; well known and notorious from operation Market Garden.

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