> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Weiss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 2:51 PM
> To: pentax-discuss
> Subject: Re: TC--I am frowning!
>
>
> Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 23:03:33 -0400
> From: Tom Rittenhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: TC--I am frowning!
>
> Tom said:
>
> Even the best tele-converters do not work well until you
> stop the lens down quite a bit. If you stop the lens down to
> f8 (gives f16 with a 2x converter) or smaller they usually
> work ok.
> - --Tom
>
> I just can't believe something with a Pentax label on it
> could not cut the mustard! I thought the kt6-2x had a good reputation.
>
> If anyone has any examples on pug or other web site that used
> a TC, could you email me and I could check it out?
I've used the A 1.4-L with the A* 300/2.8. Even wide open it's
hard to spot any image degradation; stop the lens down to f4 and
there's no way you can tell there's a teleconverter being used.
--
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