I really don't know what you're talking about. I'm not saying the 600/4 is a lemon. What I'm saying is that if you reduce its resolution by 50% and then add a teleconverter, then it suck as all lenses will.
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Mustarde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 1:01 AM Subject: Re: Is perspective "cropping"? WAS: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #8 > On Thu, 27 Feb 2003 15:26:30 +0100, you wrote: > > >John wrote: > > > >> And the 600/4 with 1.4XL teleconverter becomes an amazing 1260mm/f4 > >> lens. Drool city for this telephoto aficionado. > > > >...and with 50% reduction in resolution for the lens alone + the reduction of the > >converter. I'm sorry, but the FA* 600/4 isn't that good. > > > >P�l > > > > You must really have a dud of a FA* 600/4 lens. We call them "lemons" > where I come from. Have you had the optics checked? > > My 600/4 is plenty good wide open with the 1.4x TC, and not so good > with the 2-XL TC. > > I'd be interested to see some of the poor resolution photos from your > 600/4 and 1.4 XL. Even web photos would probably show the > deficiencies of such a poor lens. Could you post some? > > -- > John Mustarde > www.photolin.com >
