On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have the 80-200 f/4 M lens and the 50mm f/1.7 lens. I would like to
> get a decent 1.4TC for for them. years ago when I first purchased the
> lenses I bought a TC (I think it was a Tamron or maybe a Soligor).
> The results were awful, much worse than if I simply enlarged the
> negative to get a bigger photo. I have heard that modrern optical
> technology has greatly improved the qualityh of TC's.
>
> Can anybody make any suggestions?
Modern TC's have improved, but the quality of the M zooms has
not. :) You should get some pretty good results with your 50/1.7, but
don't necessarily expect great things with the 80-200 zoom. Of course,
this depends on how picky you are. I like Tamron's 7-element TC's myself,
asI've seen some very nice shots come back from them, and they're not that
expensive. Pentax makes one, of course, but it's quite expensive, even in
used condition.
chris
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