In article <49lmk6$l58@guava.epix.net>, ferrario@epix.net says...
>Why would anyone want to use a converter on
>an 85mm f1.4 lens? If you can afford this lens,
>it doesn't seem you would spend your money on
>a Nikon teleconverter (which are not inexpensive),
>when you could buy a longer lens (135mm f2.8, say)
>for less than the cost of the converter.
>It just seems by the time someone gets around to
>buying this specialty optic (85mm f1.4), by that
>time, they already have something in the 135mm-200mm
>range.

Ah, yes, but when I travel, even if by car, I prefer
to travel with a very small camera bag. An 85mm f1.4
(I now also have an 85mm f2 for such purposes, since
it is much smaller and lighter than the f1.4, and no
metering compensation needs to be applied) plus the
diminutive (and inexpensive used) TC14A (which can
be used to change the focal-lengths of some other
lenses with me) makes a sufficiently long lens
(about 120mm) for most travel purposes.
Hope this helps.