--- Henning Wulff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I haven't yet found a lens that works really well > with the 2x. >
Sometimes I think we're all getting way too picky. The 70-200 IS + 2xII makes images (when properly focused) that are sharper and more contrasty than prize-winning and/or published photos I took in the 1970s. Does the 2x reduce sharpness and contrast? Of course. Does it reduce it to unacceptable levels? Only if you're more interested in shooting test charts than making photographs. Certainly if you're planning 30x40 enlargements, you should be shooting with the sharpest lenses available. But for 11x14, and even 16x20, many of today's "amateur" lenses are good enough, and the 2xII mated to a number of L lenses is more than good enough. That said, the 100-400 + 2xII is pushing the edges of acceptable. Put in on a tripod, stop down a couple of stops, and you'll get images that are usable. But wide open you'll find things pretty soft. ===== Bob Meyer I wish I knew what I know now, when I was younger... http://www.meyerweb.net/epson __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Get better spam protection with Yahoo! Mail. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
