Hi Jay, that's a very nice shot, and dog. I have the F80-200/4.7-5.6, it's one of my favorite walk-around lenses. Very light, and the internal zoom is a feature I wish ALL of my lenses had. The best way to find an F1.7x is to check eekBay and KEH at least several time a day. They show up fairly regularly but go VERY fast! Setup a search for "Pentax 1.7x" on eekBay and have them send you an e-mail whenever new items show up. Still a good idea to check manually, and frequently, too.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Jay Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 7:58 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Major Enablement > > > Well, > At least in my mind it is. I couldn't resist (this time) the > opportunity to purchase an almost new FA 80-200 f2.8 zoom for my > *istDS. I'm eagerly awaiting delivery in the next several days. It > wasn't really in my plan, I'd been eyeing the shorter 28-70 f2.8 but > figured that one might be a little easier to find later. So my newly > acquired placeholder FA 80-200 f4.7-5.6 will be up for sale soon > perhaps. Here is one of the few pics taken so far with that lens, which > is really not too bad: > > http://i.pbase.com/v3/87/63987/1/49033925.Sachi.jpg > > I'll be screwed when the 12-24 comes out in terms of funding. Hopefully > that new higher MP body won't be introduced too soon. > If anyone has a lead on a Pentax AF 1.7x teleconverter I would > appreciate it. > > Thanks, > JayT >
