This was taken with the A*300mm f4.0 and F 1.7x converter. It wasn't the brightest day, (conditions were somewhere between "cloudy bright" and overcast, I've found that the 1.7x auto focuses nicely with lenses with maximum apertures down to f4.0 under most conditions. (it's really hard to get good exposures of these birds in bright sunlight).
Perry Pellechia wrote: > On 9/1/07, Digital Image Studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On 02/09/07, Perry Pellechia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > > >> Nice find, I bought one of mine at a similar price, the current prices >> that they often acheive at auction these days seems absurd as >> compared. Interestingly the current Pentax lens catalogue from Japan >> indicates that they are still a current product. >> > > If they are available I am surprised that no one from Japan is selling > them on eBay. They would probably be able to turn a good profit with > the prices they go for now. > > >>> BTW, Any recommendations for a inexpensive 200mm lens to mate up with the >>> TC? >>> >> Cheap no, it loves f2.8 lenses, anything slower and the AF may become >> a bit flaky in anything but great light. >> > > That's what I was afraid of. It seems to work very well with my > Tamron 90mm/F2.8. I do not have many other MF lenses where a TC makes > sense. > > -- Remember, it’s pillage then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
