Teleconverters

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i went to RAF Duxford a few weeks ago for an airshow so i took my camera as you do :D
anyway the biggest lens i had was a 70-300mm so i wasn't expecting much and as i expected when it came to the show i was at the end of the lens most of the time so now i have been looking for a little extra in focal length but without the cost of a big lens so i was thinking of a 1.4x Teleconverter but I'm not to sure if i would be wasting my money or not so i just wanted to ask you guys for your opinion

my gear is a Nikon D90 and a 70-300mm 4.5-5.6 VR and some of the pictures i took are here http://www.flickr.com/photos/thobbs95/sets/72157622330770428/ most of the planes in the air were all cropped and as you can see there not the best and most where done in lightroom as it was a very grey and overcast day.
 
The first thing I'd check is what the D90's maximum focussing aperture is. Adding a 1.4TC to your lens will turn it into a 420mm f/8 at the long end which might be too slow for the AF to work (not sure about Nikon but most Canon's need f/5.6 or faster).

trying to find that out :D
 
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