Consensus has it not as good as the M. But the A is much more covenant on Pentax DSLRs.
Perry Pellechia wrote: > Bob, > I'll probably keep my eye out for an A series 200 unless I find a good > deal on an M. How good is the M200/F4 fully open? > > On 9/3/07, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Perry, >> Nice results with the AF1.7x. You will enjoy it. >> The M200/4 and A200/4 lenses are pretty identical. >> Not bad results with either, and really quite small. >> I've got both and the A is just easier to use with the DS or K10D. >> Regards, Bob S. >> >> On 9/3/07, Perry Pellechia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Bob, >>> Thanks for posting these. They are quite good (both composition and >>> sharpness). I do not think I have ever seen a A 200 (F4) for sale at >>> the usual online sources. M200's seem quite common and relatively >>> inexpensive. >>> >>> Testing of my new toy shows that the Tamron 90mm/2.8 macro with the >>> 1.7x Af TC makes an awesome combo: >>> >>> http://picasaweb.google.com/snagglepuss31/SMCF17xAFTCTests >>> >>> >>> On 9/3/07, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> There was some discussion of a lucky ebay find of an Autofocus 1.7X >>>> Pentax converter. I found this very handy to use in combination with >>>> the A200/4 lens. It was small and light for handheld shots in the >>>> gallery below. >>>> >>>> http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/AF17XExamples >>>> >>>> Regards, Bob S. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> <----------------------------------------------------> >>> Perry Pellechia >>> >>> Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry >>> <----------------------------------------------------> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >>> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> > > > -- Remember, it’s pillage then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
