Perry, Check Boz's site, but I think the optics are identical A or M. I'm happy enough with them wide open, more shake problems than sharpness issues. Regards, Bob S.
On 9/3/07, Perry Pellechia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > > > > > -- > <----------------------------------------------------> > 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
