Hi JCO, On Thu, 11 Apr 2002 02:45:14 -0400, J. C. O'Connell wrote:
>Did Pentax make a high performance >K mount 2X teleconvertor for long lenses? >I want one to try on my SMCK 1000mm >F8. > I think the 'best' one quality wise would be the "rear converter-A 2X-L" This is a large (over 2 inches long) converter designed for the A* long lenses like the 300mm f/2.8 and the 400mm f/2.8. It has a large lens-diameter to avoid any vignetting with those lenses. I am not sure they will fit the 1000mm because they have a 'snout' that goes over half an inch INTO the lens you are putting it on. >If not Pentax, who made the best one? >I dont care about meter coupling, >I'll be using manual exposure. Bad luck here :-) These A converters (there is a 1.4X as well) have full coupling for any A type lens. I disadvantage is that they are expensive (well over $300 US I think) and are somewhat hard to find. B&H always used to have them new too. Regards, JvW --------------------------------------------------------- Jan van Wijk; www.fsys.demon.nl - 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 .
