Hi Bill, I frequently use my 400/5.6 with the A 2X-S converter. It's not difficult to focus, because the long focal length tends to make it snap in. The 600 should be that much easier. What's more, I'm old and half blind (as you know :-) Paul
"William D. Sawyer" wrote: > > Thanks, Fred. I've used it a bit now, and am happy with it. > > I'm going to download the manual from Pentax, and I look forward to seeing yours go >up on your site. > > Shooting in the morning sun the past two days revealed no difficulty focusing a f5.6 >or f8 (with a Kenko 1.5X TC), and I do plan on getting the Pentax > 1.4X-L TC for the superior compatability, but I wonder about a 2X TC, going to F11. >Will I need a searchlight to focus in cloudy weather? Your experiences? > > > -----Original Message----- > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Fred > > Sent: June 29, 2002 11:32 PM > > > > > I bought the KEH lens after much deliberation, and with the help > > > of this post. > > > > Hey, congratulations, William. Welcome to the "Baby 600 Club". > > (Well, the 600/5.6 is a mere baby, compared to the larger and heavier > > 600/4 - <g>.) > > > > > It came today, and I'll send my initial impressions (hopefully > > > something more erudite than my present "WOW!!") later, > > > > I'm looking forward to your feedback. > > > > > but I'm wondering where you got the manuals. Mine did not come > > > with any manual, and I'd like to get a hold of one. I'll check the > > > Pentax site in a minute, I think I remember the 4-in-1 manual > > > being there in .pdf format, but not the dedicated one. > > > > My lens came from KEH with the "4-in-1" manual, and that's all that > > I thought was available for some time (and I think that's all that > > is available for this lens on the Pentax USA site). However, the > > "dedicated" A* 600/5.6 manual popped up on eBay and I quickly BINned > > it. > > > > However, I really don't think that there's anything in the > > "dedicated" manual that isn't also in the "4-in-1" manual (except > > that it's not "cluttered" with extra text and images related to the > > other three big A* lenses). > > > > I've got plans to scan and publish (as PDF files) a number of my > > not-so-common manuals. When I do, I'll put 'em on my web site. > > > > Now you've gotta get hold of the A 1.4X-L and A 2X-L TC's, too - > > <g>. > > > > Enjoy that lens - it's a good one, and you'll get some good shots > > with it. > > > > Fred > - > 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 . - 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 .
