Extension Tubes for Nikon D60

<p>I have a Nikon d60 with a af-150mm vr lens and a 70-300 mm g lens.<br>

Planning to buy a extension tube.<br>

I dont know if i need to buy Nikon or Kenko.<br>

The primary objective is to shoot wildlife.<br>

I would also need suggestion on picking up either the 1.5 or 2.0. Which one would match the best.</p>

<p>The Kenko extension tubes will maintain AF, VR, and metering. I have the 3 ring set and I'm happy with them. So does your wildlife consist of insects or are you so good at getting close to wildlife that you are closer than your minimum focus distance? </p>

<p>Later you mention 1.5 and 2.0 which sould like teleconverter magnifications rather than extension rings which are usually measured in millimeters of extension. Most zooms perform poorly with teleconverters and AF is inconsistent past f5.6. The Nikon AF TCs only maintain AF with AF-s lenses so if your AF is the newer AF-s VR lens it may work in very bright light.</p>

<p>Most of my wildlife shoots are birds and larger animals. Most of the time i will not be able to go closer.<br>

I dont know if i need to buy a tc or a extension in that case for my 70-300 g lens or change the lens itself.</p>

<p>Extension tubes change the minimum focus distance to allow you to focus on something closer. Teleconverters magnify the image but I don't think you will be happy with the quality of any TC on the 70-300 but if you are going to use it and you have the non-VR version of the lens then try the Kenko. I suggest buying a new lens but super telephotos can get extremely expensive. Personally I use the 200-400 f4 VR and an older 500 f4 P manual focus lens.</p>

<p>your D60 can only autofocus with VR lenses, so i assume your 70-300 "g" lens is the VR model. do no bother trying to use a TC with that lens. at the long end the maximum aperture of your lens is f/5.6. even without a TC, the viewfinder at the aperture is very dark; losing another stop or more would make it impossible to even manually focus. i know this, because i have the same lens. while i like it very much, there is no way i can recommend adding a TC to it.<br>

if you have $$$ and are able to find one, the 300/4 AF-S lens could be used with a TC on your D60. personally, i've had difficulty finding one to purchase.</p>

<p>Apparently you want teleconverters and better forget about them with those lenses. It would be better use of your money to save for a lens that is more appropriate for wildlife and possibly consider a teleconverter later with such a lens.</p>

<p>I have Kenko extension tubes and they allow me to take heavy duty macros. Keep in mind that with extension tubes mounted you focus primarily by moving the camera closer and further away. To get satisfactory results your camera will need to be on a tripod. </p>

<p>And depth of field is razor thin, even if you shoot with really small aperture (a high f/number).</p>

<p>I use Kenko extension tubes, along with my 105mm, for macros.</p>

<p> this helped me. thank you all.</p>