Re: Reflections on packing for a trip

2015-02-26 Thread Carlos R.
Thanks for your first hand knowledge, Stan and Paul. It seems to be a very good teleconverter indeed. Carlos -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions

Re: Reflections on packing for a trip

2015-02-25 Thread paul stenquist
My experience with the HD 1.4 X converter reflects Stan’s. It doesn’t get in the way. Worth every penny, In my opinion. Paul > On Feb 25, 2015, at 11:03 AM, Stanley Halpin > wrote: > > Carlos - that is correct, I was referring to the new HD 1.4x. > > I have not done any laboratory bench-tests

Re: Reflections on packing for a trip

2015-02-25 Thread Stanley Halpin
Carlos - that is correct, I was referring to the new HD 1.4x. I have not done any laboratory bench-tests etc. with this lens + converter so I can’t give definitive answers. I suspect that if you work from a tripod, mirror-up, remote trigger with appropriately high-enough shutter speed, you migh

Re: Reflections on packing for a trip

2015-02-25 Thread Carlos R.
Hi Stan. I suppose that the 1.4 extender you used with your 50-135 is the new HD 1.4 converter. If that's the case, how do you find the resulting IQ and focusing speed of the HD 1.4x + 50-135mm combo? I am mulling the purchase of that converter to use it mainly with the mentioned lens and your

Re: Reflections on packing for a trip

2015-02-23 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Stan, That's an interesting post to read. I am also frequently facing the decision of what lenses to take on a particular trip (as many of people here do), but with somewhat different constraints and "boundary conditions". In most cases, I am limited to what fits in the bag that qualifies as

Reflections on packing for a trip

2015-02-23 Thread Stanley Halpin
I am just back from a three-week trip which included some time in Argentina, an Antarctica drive-by, etc. During my preparations I agonized over my lens choices; I wanted to take a minimal kit without jeopardizing my chance of getting a once-in-a-lifetime shot in the alleyways of Buenos Aires, t