I don't know if I can add much to what Kent said, but I have one and use it as my main tele . . . I also bring it along in my bag with my 50 if I want a 'close-focus' kit that is lightweight.
I used to have a k-mount macro extension tube that telescoped, but my brother has that right now . . . I think I may have to buy another soon. Illinois Bill Kent Gittings wrote: > > Boy that's a heck of a deal Paul. Hey if you are going to use the screwmount > version of the 500/4.5 with an M42>K-mount adapter I got one TC you might > like to have. It is the Vivitar Macro focusing 2x teleconverter. It will > allow the 500/4.5 to focus much closer than it normally would be able to. > I'm sure someone on the list can tell you about this little item also. I've > got it but haven't use it much so far. > Kent Gittings > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul F. Stregevsky > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 8:29 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: teleconverters for large M42 lens? > > I just bought a Pentax SMC 500_4.5 in M42 on German EBay ( > http://cgi.ebay.de/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1320073462) for 250 > euros ($223). Since I recently bought a 400/5.6 PKA, the only reason to get > this lens is to use it with a nice teleconverter. > > What would be the best 1.4, 1.7, and 2.0 TC for such a large lens in M42? > Are they as good as the Pentax K-mount TCs? I've heard that the Vivitars > might be the best screwmount TCs. > > Can I simply attach the M42-to-K Pentax adapter and connect this to the > K-mount 1.4 and 2.0 XL-A telconverters? > > PS: There's another M42 500/4.5 SMC selling on U.S. Ebay now. Bidding has > topped $300 with several days to go. > > Paul Franklin Stregevsky > 13 Selby Court > Poolesville, Maryland 20837-2410 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > H (301) 349-5243 > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > www.mimesweeper.com > ********************************************************************** > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
