Re: Pentax 2x converter A
Hi, There are the S and the L. Which one u mean? The S version. I used to have one, which I used with an A400/5.6 and an A* 300/4 quite often. They were well matched and to me there was no obvious degradation in image quality. On such slow lenses you do end up with a very dark viewfinder, so it can be hard to focus, but I managed ok. They are very well made. I also had a T6-2X which was optically just as good, and also well made, but didn't have quite such a rock-solid feel to it. Finally, I've also had a Takumar 2X, which felt very flimsy. -- Cheers, Bob
Re: Pentax 2x converter A
He said he was considering the A2X-S converter. Of all the Pentax converter it is probably the best all around choice. You can use it with any long glass Pentax has ever made, which is not the case with the L version. Paul paul On Oct 16, 2004, at 5:37 PM, Peter J. Alling wrote: Which converter A, there are according to BOZ's site three, the A-S the A-L and the Takumar A? http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/teleconverters/index.html Super Dave wrote: Has anyone had any experience with this? Thanks, David -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: Pentax 2x converter A
He said h was considering the converter A2-S. On Oct 16, 2004, at 5:37 PM, Peter J. Alling wrote: Which converter A, there are according to BOZ's site three, the A-S the A-L and the Takumar A? http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/teleconverters/index.html Super Dave wrote: Has anyone had any experience with this? Thanks, David -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: Pentax 2x converter A
Thanks... I have purchased a very nice Pentax A2X-S. I appreciate your input. For now it will be used with my 105 macro and 200 f4. I hope to get a 200 2.8 in the future, but I'll need to save my pennies. Thanks again. David
Re: Pentax 2x converter A
[The a 2X-S's] are very well made. I also had a T6-2X which was optically just as good, and also well made, but didn't have quite such a rock-solid feel to it. Finally, I've also had a Takumar 2X, which felt very flimsy. I've found that the 7-element A 2X-S and the 6-element T6-2X seem to be optically virtually identical (in results, not in design), at least with the lenses that I've used 'em with. I have never found any fault with flimsiness in either TC. The neat thing about the T6-2X is its size - it's maybe only 2/3 the length of the A 2X-S (and not much longer than the A 1.4X-S), and it makes a good match for the compact (even if heavy as a tank) M* or A* 300/4 lenses. The 4-element Takumar-A 2X TC is, well, a typical 4-element design, and is optically mediocre in comparison. All TC's are compromises, of course, but the ubiquitous 4-element designs are really not worth using (in my opinion). Fred
Pentax 2x converter A
Has anyone had any experience with this? Thanks, David
RE: Pentax 2x converter A
There are the S and the L. Which one u mean? Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Has anyone had any experience with this? _ Don't just Search. Find! http://search.sympatico.msn.ca/default.aspx The new MSN Search! Check it out!
Re: Pentax 2x converter A
I have the A2X-S. I use it regularly with an A 400/5.6 and have used it with a K 400/5.6 as well. It's about as good as one could expect a teleconverter to be. You'll find an example here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=971474 Paul On Oct 15, 2004, at 6:58 PM, Alan Chan wrote: There are the S and the L. Which one u mean? Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Has anyone had any experience with this? _ Don't just Search. Find! http://search.sympatico.msn.ca/default.aspx The new MSN Search! Check it out!
Re: Pentax 2x converter A
on 10/15/04 3:58 PM, Alan Chan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are the S and the L. Which one u mean? Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Has anyone had any experience with this? _ Don't just Search. Find! http://search.sympatico.msn.ca/default.aspx The new MSN Search! Check it out! The S version. David
