Re: 1.7 Teleconvertor and DA 70 Lens

2008-06-30 Thread Tyler Heibeck
I tried it with the 77mm Limited and the results were good, more than usable. However, not as good as without the TC (as expected). Actually it made for a nice, but slow compact telephoto. I ended up getting an FA 135/2.8 so I don't have much need for that TC-lens combo anymore. Tyler On Mon, 2

Re: 1.7 Teleconvertor and DA 70 Lens

2008-06-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I tested the DA70 on the Pentax-A Rear Converter 2x-S. The results were not particularly great, a good deal of chromatic aberration and red-fringing developed. I don't know how different the design of the 1.7x converter is. Godfrey On Jun 23, 2008, at 3:04 AM, Charles Wilson wrote: > Has a

1.7 Teleconvertor and DA 70 Lens

2008-06-23 Thread Charles Wilson
Dear All, Has anyone tried the following combination? What were your results. Regards Charles Wilson Sydney Australia -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow t