On 26 Feb 2006 at 17:35, John Francis wrote: > > I agree. It's tempted me to have another try with the A* 200/2.8 > and the 1.7x adapter. The first time I tried this combination on > the *ist-D (during my first try-out with the camera, I believe) I > was a little disappointed with the purple fringing around branches, > and attributed this solely to CA from the optical components. Now > I know a little more about these effects, and realise that perhaps > there may have been other causes. > > Seeing great shots like this from the AF adapter and a 200mm lens > definitely makes me hope that I was too hasty in abandoning this. > Perhaps I can get the local hummingbird population to cooperate ...
I regularly use my FA*200/2.8 in conjunction with the 1.7 AF adaptor and the results are excellent. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
