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Sent: 29. juni 2005 19:46
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: TCs on digital
On Wed, 2005-06-29 at 14:55, Mark Roberts wrote:
> Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >Thank you Mark, You are a prim(e)rose :-)
> >Have thanked you off list, but want to ex
On Jun 29, 2005, at 10:45 AM, Joaquim Carvalho wrote:
Hey, it wasn't entirely altruistic; I was interested in seeing
what this
combination could do myself! Even though I own both items (the
Vivitar
S1 70-210 and the Pentax 1.7x AF TC) I'd never thought how useful
they
could be together. I
Joaquim Carvalho wrote:
On Wed, 2005-06-29 at 14:55, Mark Roberts wrote:
Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thank you Mark, You are a prim(e)rose :-)
Have thanked you off list, but want to express my gratitude public too.
I am impressed. Impressed by two things. First the thing th
On Wed, 2005-06-29 at 14:55, Mark Roberts wrote:
> Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >Thank you Mark, You are a prim(e)rose :-)
> >Have thanked you off list, but want to express my gratitude public too.
> >
> >I am impressed. Impressed by two things. First the thing that you have made
> >t
On 29 Jun 2005 at 10:55, Mark Roberts wrote:
> Hey, it wasn't entirely altruistic; I was interested in seeing what this
> combination could do myself! Even though I own both items (the Vivitar
> S1 70-210 and the Pentax 1.7x AF TC) I'd never thought how useful they
> could be together. I found the
Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Thank you Mark, You are a prim(e)rose :-)
>Have thanked you off list, but want to express my gratitude public too.
>
>I am impressed. Impressed by two things. First the thing that you have made
>time to test out this combination, for me a new member of the li
them down.
Tim
Not drunk, just plain Norwegian.
Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds
(Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)
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From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 28. juni 2005 13:28
To: pentax-discuss@p
Joaquim Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Tue, 2005-06-28 at 12:37, Mark Roberts wrote:
>> >Was this taken with the A 70-210mm with the 1.7x Pentax converter? Does
>> >the converter it autofocus with that lens?
>>
>> The answer is "yes" to both questions.
>>
>> (And the Vivitar Series 1 is
On Tue, 2005-06-28 at 12:37, Mark Roberts wrote:
> >Was this taken with the A 70-210mm with the 1.7x Pentax converter? Does
> >the converter it autofocus with that lens?
>
> The answer is "yes" to both questions.
>
> (And the Vivitar Series 1 is the third version, which *does* have the
> "A" sett
Joaquim Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Tue, 2005-06-28 at 11:27, Mark Roberts wrote:
>> I did a very quick shoot in the garden last night. Light was getting low
>> so I just got off a couple of shots at 210mm
>> Here's a 100% crop (actual pixels):
>> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/crop.j
On Tue, 2005-06-28 at 11:27, Mark Roberts wrote:
> I did a very quick shoot in the garden last night. Light was getting low
> so I just got off a couple of shots at 210mm
> Here's a 100% crop (actual pixels):
> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/crop.jpg
> Given the relatively wide aperture, DOF and t
Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Thanks a lot Mark. You're a prime!
Here's more: Actual photos!
I did a very quick shoot in the garden last night. Light was getting low
so I just got off a couple of shots at 210mm (that's 357mm with the
teleconverter, the equivalent of 535mm on a film camer
entax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: TCs on digital
Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Had a little talk about the 1,7 AF-converter with Fovi. They did not know
>whether it works at the Series 1 zoom, as I assumed, but they did tell me
>that it didn't perform well with the F
ey are not that good. i
think the 1.7X is better than any of the 3rd party converters.
Herb
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From: "Tim Øsleby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 12:23 PM
Subject: RE: TCs on digital
Had a little talk about the 1,7 AF-convert
Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Had a little talk about the 1,7 AF-converter with Fovi. They did not know
>whether it works at the Series 1 zoom, as I assumed, but they did tell me
>that it didn't perform well with the FA 80-320/4,5-5,6. (To who ever that
>might be interested in this piece
they do have it in stock :-)
Tim
Another Norwegian.
Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds
(Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke?)
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From: Tim Øsleby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 27. juni 2005 01:33
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: RE: TCs on di
2005 03:56
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: TCs on digital
Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Mark, or other gearfreaks.
>
>I've bought myself a Vivitar S1 70-200 ver. 3.
>Most likely I will go to Norway Cup (a huge international soccer tournament
>for kids) a
Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Mark, or other gearfreaks.
>
>I've bought myself a Vivitar S1 70-200 ver. 3.
>Most likely I will go to Norway Cup (a huge international soccer tournament
>for kids) and want to do some shots. My Vivitar is a bit to short, and the
>AF is a bit to manual ;-) f
imate the power of spupidity in large crowds
(Source: somebody)
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From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 22. juni 2005 18:42
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: TCs on digital
"Collin Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Any fa
> For teleconverters the results depend mainly on the lens you're using it
> with. I've been very impressed with the Pentax 1.7x AF teleconverter.
> Here's the PESO I posted yesterday:
> >> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/eric.jpg
> >> ist-D, ISO 800, FA*80/
On 22 Jun 2005 at 18:55, Don Sanderson wrote:
> Actually I just tried it and it focused quite well.
> It seems that f/2.8 is what the accepted minimum is
> for the 1.7x and yet Pentax has the A35-105/3.5 on
> their "approved" list for the 1.7x.
> I've found that f/4.0 lenses work fine as long as
>
June 22, 2005 6:25 PM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: Re: TCs on digital
>
>
> F4 means you're in manual focus mode and probably tripod too
> because of slow
> shutter speed.
>
> Herb
> - Original Message -
> From: "Don Sanderson"
F4 means you're in manual focus mode and probably tripod too because of slow
shutter speed.
Herb
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From: "Don Sanderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 5:16 PM
Subject: RE: TCs on digital
John I didn't
anual focus and
fit only specific lenses.
Herb...
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From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: TCs on digital
I used the Sigma EX 2x and 1.4x TCs with my Sigma AF 300 APO macro with
the
*ist D. The r
On 22 Jun 2005 at 20:14, Joaquim Carvalho wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-06-22 at 16:19, John Francis wrote:
> > Another surprisingly good performer is the Pentax 1.7x AF adapter.
>
> Yes but you need to have pretty fast lenses to use it
It behaves as does any other well performing TC, the lens speed res
lho [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 3:15 PM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: Re: TCs on digital
>
>
> On Wed, 2005-06-22 at 16:19, John Francis wrote:
> > Another surprisingly good performer is the Pentax 1.7x AF adapter.
>
> Yes but you n
On Wed, 2005-06-22 at 16:19, John Francis wrote:
> Another surprisingly good performer is the Pentax 1.7x AF adapter.
Yes but you need to have pretty fast lenses to use it
> Here's a shot from this weekend (AF adapter + A300/2.8):
>
> http://panix.com/~johnf/temp/justin.jpg>
Fantastic pictu
On Wed, Jun 22, 2005 at 10:41:32AM -0400, Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
> Any favorites or criticisms in this area?
> Many raved about the Sigma APO on film.
> Has it been evaluted on digital?
> How of the standard, non-APO, verison?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Collin
I've used the standard Sigma 1.4x with
"Collin Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Any favorites or criticisms in this area?
>Many raved about the Sigma APO on film.
>Has it been evaluted on digital?
>How of the standard, non-APO, verison?
For teleconverters the results depend mainly on the lens you're using it
with. I've been ve
- Original Message -
From: "Collin Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 10:41 AM
Subject: TCs on digital
> Any favorites or criticisms in this area?
> Many raved about the Sigma APO on film.
> Has it been evaluted on digital?
> How of the standard, non-AP
On Jun 22, 2005, at 7:41 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
Any favorites or criticisms in this area?
Many raved about the Sigma APO on film.
Has it been evaluted on digital?
How of the standard, non-APO, verison?
The match between teleconverter and lens is always particular to the
specific lens
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