Fujinon 2x Converter Revisited in Mexico | Jeff Carter

Last May I did a review of the Fujinon 2x converter that I had been testing for Fujifilm. My conclusions were that while the converter was a good fit with the XF50-140mm f2.8, the combination of the 2x and the XF100-400mm lens was a bit more of a considered purchase because of the limitations in use. CLICK HERE to read the review. Fast forward to day two of the 6 Hours of Mexico and I found myself trackside with the 100-400mm attached to the X-T2. One of the corners needed some extra reach on the lens and I reached into the camera bag for the 1.4x converter which works very well on the long Fujinon. However I had left the smaller converter back in my office by mistake so I had to fit the 2x to the 100-400mm to fill the frame with the fast moving race cars.The camera’s AF was set to AF-C and the combination worked adequately in tracking the cars. The hit rate did drop but when the X-T2 did lock onto the car it nailed the shot……

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