JCO wrote: > I have the SMC-K 100mm F8, but have only used it twice in 2 years. > I need to haul it out more often. I never dared to put a TC on mine, > God, that would give you a 2000mm F16, Just how fast of a film would > you need for that combo?? > > BTW, I dont own a 2X TC for screwmount. I prefer Primes only. > What was the best one ever made? ( Pentax never made one AFAIK ). > > I did shoot some 35mm Today even though it was pretty overcast. > Got some nice TMAX 400 portraits of my parents for posterity. > I even did some fill flash shots at 1/60 second and calculated > the right flash power in my head. That's a miracle. BTW I used > my recently acquired SL body, which is quicky becoming my > favorite PENTAX screwmount body. I dont need no stinkin' TTL meter!!! > Oh yeah, I used the 85mm F1.8 SMCT lens, oooooh,, aaaaah. > Metering was done with my trusty Gossen MultiPro digital incidence. > > As an aside, I have been shooting with the P67 almost exclusively > for 3 months and got very used to it. But it sure makes you > appreciate the compactness and light weight of 35mm. I still > love my 35mm screwmount gear, and when you use slow film, tripod, > sharp lenses it still can give very beautiful 8X10's. Long Live 35mm! > > JCO
You need to haul it out more JCO, it`s a fun lens! I don`t know of any Pentax M42 TC`s either, don`t think they made any. The Soligor C/D 7 AUTO TELE CONVERTER 2X is the best M42 TC I`ve found so far, only used it on the Vivitar 400/5.6 though. The Vivitar 2X Macro is a great TC, mine is a K-mount (I don`t think it comes in M42). I put the M42-Kmount adapter on the TC and mount it to the 1000mm, put the LX with the FB-1 and FC-1 with the SC-60 screen, and it`s a pretty bright view. Mirror slap becomes a big issue at 2000mm, so MLU is a must, it might not be such a large issue with the wooden tripod, but I use the Bogen 3051 with the 501 video head mostly because the wooden tripod head does not go very high or low (azimuth), for birds in trees. When the LX mirror slaps at 2000mm, you can see the front of the lens shake. The Vivitar 2X Macro TC gets the close focus much closer than 100 ft., which I like very much. I was using Supra 400 mostly, Fuji 800 NPZ, and 800 NHG II. The pics will tell the story, I`m going to ditch work for a little bit and take in the film in early so I can get it back this afternoon (hopefully). If anything nice turns out, I`ll put it up on my webpage. Sorry for the LONG windage. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
