Can you control aperture with a Nikon TC-200 teleconverter on an AF-S 35mm f/1.8G?
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I’m using a Nikon TC-200 2x teleconverter with a Nikon AF-S 35mm f/1.8G on a D7100. With this setup, I can’t change the aperture using the camera controls. The TC-200 appears to have no electronic contacts between the camera and lens. Is this expected, and is there any practical way to control aperture with this combination?
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The Nikon TC-200 was designed for older lens ~1977 (AI I believe). Back then lens were manually focused and aperture controls are on the lens. That TC is meant for lens shorter than 200mm which the 35mm is but it's a modern G lens that lacks aperture control.
There are many AF lens, pre G, that offer an aperture control but yours is not one of them. More importantly most modern Teleconverters are meant for longer lens that don't have a rear element close to the sensor, 100mm or longer. Your best bet is to buy a longer lens if you want a longer reach rather than use a TC that has other consequences like IQ and light loss.
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Yes — this is expected. The Nikon TC-200 is an older teleconverter designed for manual-focus AI-era lenses, where aperture is controlled on the lens itself. Your AF-S 35mm f/1.8G is a modern G-type lens, which has no aperture ring and relies on the camera body’s electronic/mechanical linkage.
Because the TC-200 has no electronic contacts, the camera cannot communicate properly with the lens, so aperture control from the camera won’t work with that combination.
In short: with a 35mm f/1.8G, there’s no normal way to adjust aperture through a TC-200. Older AF lenses with aperture rings can work more practically with that type of converter, but your G lens cannot.
Also, teleconverters are generally better suited to longer lenses, and using a 2x TC brings light loss and image-quality penalties. A longer lens is usually the better solution if you need more reach.
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