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From: "john vanderaalst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 1:50 PM
Subject: Forget about this one.......????
> Hi,
>
> I just read the new Chasseur D�mages.
There has been discussions in the past about Chasseur D�mages'
tests and testing procedures. I think the consensus of the
people on the list that know about this stuff is that Chasseur
D�mages basically has there collective heads up their asses
regarding lens tests in general, and Pentax lenses in
particular.
William Robb
> They tested the pentax 1.8/31, the FA4/200 and the new 28-105.
> They find them to be okay, though all ( and especially the
first two) to
> be expensive. This is becoming typical for Pentax, they write.
>
> They also test teleconverters, and their verdict on the
> Pentax-converters is pretty strong...the autofocus 1.7
converter they
> call hopelessly bad and "forget about this one", while they
call the
> Pentax A 1.4 converter "of anecdotical interest only".
>
> Strange, especially with the 1.7 AF converter I have made
photographs
> that were sharp and contrasty, and I was, in fact, quite
pleased with
> it.
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