Thanks for that piece of info Warren!
Don't you just hate it when you sell something, and then decide you want another
and wind up paying more for it?!
Does anyone know of a 1.5x converter that will work well with the 300?
Jim Couch
WKato@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> The Kiron 1.5X works best with a 100 or 135 mm lens. It will vignette
> slightly with a 200 and basically unusable with the 300/4.5. The 1.5X was
> formulated for the Kiron 75-150 zoom so one could expect that it would work
> best in this range. I sold one of these to a list member (but I of course
> tested it before I sold it but did not view the tests) and it (the Kiron)
> work excellently with the 100/2.8 (150)mm)and 100/2 (150mm) and I could not
> distinguish the results from the 135/2.8 and 135/3.5. So, of course, I bought
> another one on eBay for more than I sold mine.
>
> Warren
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