Thanks for the info... I was hoping that someone would trash at least one of the combos making my decision easier :-) The problem with Malta is that you have to buy almost on faith... There is no way i'm going to be able to try out a 70-200 f/2.8 or a 100-300.. unless I go abroad.
Regards Patrick On 1/30/07, Jan van Wijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Patrick, > > On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:17:36 +0100, Patrick Genovese wrote: > > >Talking of T/Cs I've been debating whether to wait for the 60 - 250 or > >get the sigma 70-200 f/2.8 + 1.4x TC combo or possibly the 100-300 f/4 > >+ 1.4x TC > > > >I know that the 70-200 f/2.8 enjoys a good reputation but i know > >nothing about their t/c... Any opinions on the combination ? > > I have use the Sigma 70-200 EX with the matching 1.4x and 2x EX > converters. With the 1.4x there is hardly any image degradation > just a slight loss of contrast (minor really). > > With the 2x converter the image gets a bit softer still, and the corners > are noticably worse than center. Still usuable for most wildlife stuff > with the subject centered though :-) > > >What about the 100-300 f/4 + 1.4 t/c ? > > > Don't know, never used it. > What I have heard is that the 100-300 EX is as good as the 70-200 > so I would expect it does well with the 1.4x too ... > > Regards, JvW > > > PS: > Plan to replace th 70-200 with the 60-250 if quelity is real good > and the price somewhat acceptable :-) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Regards Patrick Genovese -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
