Found my own answer. With a little looking, I reached the message archives and got a LOT of messages about teleconverters. All I want to know for now, in any case! ;^)
Keith Whaley wrote: > > Tim S Kemp wrote: > > > = snip = > > > > Today's kit will be simply Nikon F3 Press with 300mm F2.8 (ex-Tim Page, no > > > less), and possibly some variety of 2x teleconverter. > > Speaking of which, has the list discussed (I don't know where there > might be archives!) teleconverters much? And come to any sort of conclusion? > > Before I switched platforms from Olympus OM to Pentax M-series, I had > a Komura 2x teleconverter that had several lenses (6 or 7 elements!) > in it, and all coated... It performed admirably, and was written up as > being one of the best on the market at the time. My use confirmed that. > > So, I must ask, given Pentax manufactures 1.4 and 2x teleconverters of > their own, have some folks here done a personal comparison, have any > conclusions been made? > > Seems inclusion of one of these in a proper travel kit would be de > rigueur, yet I haven't seen anyone mention one in all the discussion > we've recently had regarding a vacation (or holiday) lens kit... I merely missed the messages. They were there. keith - 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 .
