50mm f/1.7 with 2X converter makes perfect sense to me. Instead (or in addition) you could use a 1.7X converter to approximate an 85mm . . . Stan Anupam Routh wrote: > Greetings! I have finally managed to join the group after many tries since the > new move of pentax NG to PDML.net. Can one use FA 50 mm 1.7 lens plus 2X > Tamron converter as 100 mm telephoto lens outdoor during traveling to > Disneyland or to Europe. > > The reason for this odd posting. I generally travel with three primes - FA > 35, FA 50 & FA135mm f2.8. I read somewhere that Pentax stopped producing FA > 135 mm f2.8. I have this lens. I need it to take pictures of daughter dancing > in the school auditorium. I am using it last one half years. I do not want to > damage this lens during travel. With thanks. > > ____________________________________________________________________ > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at >http://home.netscape.com/webmail > - > 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. - 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.
