Three generations of automatic tubes: Nikkor M, Nikon PK-3 and Nikon PK-13.Īs of October 2013 a fourth generation that supports 'G' lenses is still missing!Įxposure metering coupling: none, old-style coupling with shoe and pin, AI coupling. This generation consists of four tubes: Nikon PK-1 (8mm extension), PK-2 (14mm), PK-3 (27.5mm) and PN-1 (52.5mm, with an integrated tripod mount). The tubes of the second generation have an an old-style coupling shoe and pin to enable open-aperture metering (more information about the old-style coupling technique can be found here). But of course, these tubes can be used in conjunction with other lenses as well. The M and M2 tubes with their extension of 27.5mm were designed for the 55mm Micro-Nikkor in order to enable life size photography (the lens itself goes from infinity down to 1:2, in conjunction with the tube you have the range from 1:2 to 1:1). But because the early automatic tubes (Nikon/Nikkor M and M2) had no further coupling, metering had to be done stopped down. Thus, the lens will be automatically stopped down to the aperture value you have selected on the lens immediately after you have pressed the shutter release button.
Group photo: some of the tubes and teleconverters Nikon has produced over the years.Īperture lever mechanism of a Nikkor M tube.įirst of all: what does the word 'automatic' mean in this context? An automatic tube has a mechanism that transmits the movement of the camera's aperture lever to the lens, just as if the lens would be directly mounted to the camera body. Especially for the 'G' lenses - Nikon's default lens interface for more than ten years now - there are no tubes available! But for more than 25 years there have been no news to report. Nikon already started with automatic tubes in the 60s. Moreover, in contrast to Sigma, Kenko and so on Nikon never offered teleconverters that support the 'screwdriver' AF. They introduced their first teleconverters for the F-Mount in 1976, much later than the third-party manufacturers did.
Shipping instructions: Face to face sale in Wyoming - orįREE S/H - Boxed, Insured, UPS to your door.It seems as if Nikon never had great ambitions to build teleconverters and automatic tubes. Item condition: 9+ Shows little or no signs of wear (I paid $2300 for it all about 18-months ago. But this light weight 3kg (6.6-lbs.) super-telephoto lens has many reasons to be a good alternative to the 5.15kg (11.35-lbs.) Nikkor 400mm f/2.8 ED-IF and the 5.2kg (11.46-lbs.) Nikkor 600mm f/4.0 ED-IF. Anyway, although it is not an autofocus lens. When used with appropriate Nikon AF SLR cameras: the lens will completely integrate with the camera's complex matrix metering system via electronic data transfer between camera and the lens. The 'P' indicates that the lens has embodied a CPU (central processing unit) in its design.
#Nikon tc 14b 1.4x converter manual
The lens is among two manual focus super telephoto lenses that has the "P" designation (Another was a special order super Zoom-Nikkor 1200-1700 f/5.6-8P ED-IF). And EXIF data are recorded in the photo files. 13.18 etc.! - Only one other manual-focus lens can do this! No need to reach and adjust the aperture ring on the lens! = Very convenient!Īperture can be set in the traditional way with the Aperture ring unlocked on the lens: f/4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 and 22.īut, why bother? - With the camera's dial/wheel you can also set anything in-between (electronically) QUICK: f/4.5, 5, 6.3, 7.1. It has the locking aperture switch to f/22 - that allows you to use your electronic camera dial/wheel to choose the aperture you need - quick. This special AIS "P" lens is like a Nikon AF-D lens without AF. Nikon Nikkor 500mm f/4.0P IF ED lens + hard case + 1.4x Teleconverter (TC-14B) Excellent $1800