On Dec 2, 2010, at 10:23 AM, P N Stenquist wrote: > The A 2X teleconverters are very good optically. Of course because you're > adding glass, a lens plus converter can never match the performance of the > lens alone, but the A 2X converters are among the best I've seen. Note that I > said "converters," because there are two. The A2X-L can only be used with > certain long telephoto lenses. It has a long snout and can't be attached to > other Pentax lenses. The A2X-S fits all Pentax lenses. I use the A2X-S once > in a while with an A400/5.6. It yields good results. My photo of a dragonfly > that's on the opening page of the Pentax Gallery and in their Premier > Collection was shot with this combination on an *istD.
Thanks, Paul. It's the 2X-S.Looks like the price is going to turn out to be reasonable. And *my* camera is a *ist DS. Can you use a teleconvertor with a zoom? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
