In article <49i1sv$oue@stealth.mindspring.com>, Paul_Wilson.DBS@dbsnotes.dbsoftware.com says...
>>Both lenses will function with the TC-201 and TC-14A.
>A possible correction.
>According to Ed Yost of Nikon (from the Nikon mailing list) the 85 is a >1.4 not a 1.8. If this new lens is optically the same as the AIS >version it might not work well with converters. This according to >Moose Peterson's book.

The problem is not with the optics (the 85mm f1.4 Nikkor is sharp on both converters [when used with understanding of their limitations]),
but with the speed of this or any other lens faster than about f1.8-2.
- metering becomes inaccurate unless compensation is made.
Hope this helps.