Originally posted by gawan What do you think of this strategy? I don't think of DA*200 to be as an alternative for this.
With the 1.4x and 50-135, You're at 70-189 f/4. I think that's actually pretty reasonable to retain the 50-135 image quality and SDM albeit losing a stop of light. For me, if I ever feel the lost speed hurt, I think the DA* 200 would work with a bit of foot work, retain weather sealing and SDM, and turn into a nice 280 f/4 with your converter.
Man I need a janatorial job at night to buy more lenses... Well maybe something other than that, but still...
Cheers, Matt