In article <334A4700.7098D413@gats.hampton.va.us>, tom@gats.hampton.va.us says...

>I'm looking for the most cost effective way to get a portrait lens and
>close to 1:4 macro for a Nikon FG with 50mm f1.8 lens. After looking at
>getting a wide to short tele zoom and also looking at 105mm macro, I
>thought perhaps a 2X teleconverter would do the trick. That would be the
>TC201. I believe this would give f3.6. Anybody tried this combo and with
>what success? What macro ratio would this give? How much might one
>expect to pay for a used TC201? Thanks!

You may want to look at the 2X Macro Vivitar converter - its performance
is close to the Nikkor, it has a built-in variable extension tube for
macro, and it is reasonably inexpensive. Performance wide-open would not
be wonderful, but by f5.6 (f11 effective), it would be good, improving
to best at f11 or so (f22, alas, effective aperture...).
Hope This Helps (er, actually, "David Ruether"...;-)