Re: Re[2]: re converters

2002-12-07 Thread Jan van Wijk
I have used a lot of converters over the years, and while the Pentax 1.4 -L en 2x -L are the best optically, there are some others that are quite good too. The Pentax 1.7 is one of them, but is not very well suited to work with AF lenses, it just uses its own (limited) focussing range and needs

Re[2]: re converters

2002-12-06 Thread Bruce Dayton
Michael, I don't know that any of them really stand out. They are all designed about the same and cost about the same. I seem to recall that both Tamron and Tokina made some more recent Pro grade converters but didn't make them in Pentax mount. Basically, your quality will go down as the power