Alexander wrote: > Does anybody have experience with both of these > lenses? I understand that the A* version is highly > rated by those list members who have used it, but I > would prefer the AF lens. Is it as good?
Yes. If anything, the FA* lens is sharper. The drawback is that the FA* is quite significantly larger and heavier. If I'm not mistaken, the FA* has longer working distance at 1:1. >How good is > the image quality when it is used with a converter > (A1.4xS or A2xS or similar)? Haven't tried but I would expect it to work great as the lens is so sharp to start with. P�l

