Hey guys, Just looking at a little pamphlet I have here on Pentax 35mm SLR lenses and cannot see an FA* 200 macro. I see the A* 200mm Macro ED, but nothing else close, is it a new lens? (this does not contain for instance, the FA 24-90mm)
Brad ----- Original Message ----- From: "P�l Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 3:26 PM Subject: Re: 200mm macro: FA* vs A* > 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 > >
