Re: FA* 300 mm f2.8 Teleconverters

2003-01-07 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi Peter, On Sun, 5 Jan 2003 10:56:22 -0800 (PST), Peter Jansen wrote: Has anyone had experience with the FA* 300mm f2.8 the 1.4xL 2xL converters? Not with the FA*, but I have used both -L converters with the manual focus A* 300mm f/2.8 The results are quite good, no vignetting and very

Re: FA* 300 mm f2.8 Teleconverters

2003-01-05 Thread Pål Jensen
Peter wrote: I'm looking for a lighter less $$$ big lense by using teleconverters with a FA* 300mm f2.8 instead of buying the FA* 600mm f4, but I still want high image quality. You can keep looking forever. High image quality with a 2X converter has never been achieved in spite of what

Re: FA* 300 mm f2.8 Teleconverters

2003-01-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
I disagree. You can achieve very good image quality with any of the late model Pentax converters, such as the L2X-S, the A2X-S or the 1.4 X equivelants, and good Pentax glass. I know I've done it. If you wish, I'll show you some sharp and contrasty examples. Paul Stenquist Pål Jensen wrote:

Re: FA* 300 mm f2.8 Teleconverters

2003-01-05 Thread Alan Chan
The Pentax Japan web site mentions the A1.4X-L is particular good for the FA*300/2.8, and the A2X-L is particular good for FA*200/2.8. I have no personal experience though. regards, Alan Chan Hello Has anyone had experience with the FA* 300mm f2.8 the 1.4xL 2xL converters? I know that Paal