"Quality Teleconverter" - That's a photographic oxymoron for sure. sorta like "fine grained ASA3200" film. jco
-----Original Message----- From: Alan Chan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 6:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Quality of pentax teleconverters. If K200/2.5 takes A1.4X-L or A2X-L, they are the best option. If not, A1.4X-S is the next best thing. F1.7X has plastic body which might not be able to withstand the weight of 1kg. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan > Right now I use a Sakar 1.7 teleconverter and its not horrible but I >wouldn't mind upgrading to something of better optical quality. > > I've been looking for one the well regarded >kenko/tamron pro ones but they are pricey and hard to >find in pentax mount. > > What are the pentax ones like for optics? > > I'm especially interested in the 1.7X F AUTO FOCUS >ADAPTER so I could use that with my K 200mm f2.5 and >end up with an auto focus 340mm f4.25 that will >autofocus. > > Also the A 1.4X-S and A 2X-S. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN Premium. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU =http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
