Long Zoom

**jrpower10** · 06-03-2014, 01:27 PM

OK, ordered the new teleconverter. B&H still shows it as pre-order but found one on e-bay for the same price. We'll see how that works. Worst case scenario is I've upgraded my extender. Best case, I'm done.
Still tempted by the K135-600, and I'd probably love trying it for a day, but it's long, heavy, nearly impossible to travel with, and would require an additional (I'm guessing here ) $500 upgrade to my tripod setup. My practical side is kicking in.

DSims · 06-03-2014, 09:05 PM

Originally posted by jrpower10

OK, ordered the new teleconverter. B&H still shows it as pre-order but found one on e-bay for the same price. We'll see how that works. Worst case scenario is I've upgraded my extender. Best case, I'm done.
Still tempted by the K135-600, and I'd probably love trying it for a day, but it's long, heavy, nearly impossible to travel with, and would require an additional (I'm guessing here ) $500 upgrade to my tripod setup. My practical side is kicking in.

Let us know how it goes!

**jrpower10** · 06-09-2014, 02:13 PM

TC arrived and works much better than the Tamron. Much less hunting. I'm headed to Yellowstone next week and I'll post some samples when I get back.

DSims · 06-09-2014, 11:19 PM

Originally posted by jrpower10

TC arrived and works much better than the Tamron. Much less hunting. I'm headed to Yellowstone next week and I'll post some samples when I get back.

Looking forward to seeing them! I sold my Tamron some time ago for good reason - not only did it hunt (and reported an uncorrected FL, IIRC) but the IQ wasn't quite up to par (possibly, again, partly because of the wrong FL for SR).

Here's some encouragement that crewl1 posted this evening, if you haven't seen this yet: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/10-pentax-slr-lens-discussion/265362-comp...0-w-hd-tc.html

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06-03-2014, 01:27 PM	#16
jrpower10 Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Richland, Washington, USA Posts: 935 Original Poster	OK, ordered the new teleconverter. B&H still shows it as pre-order but found one on e-bay for the same price. We'll see how that works. Worst case scenario is I've upgraded my extender. Best case, I'm done. Still tempted by the K135-600, and I'd probably love trying it for a day, but it's long, heavy, nearly impossible to travel with, and would require an additional (I'm guessing here ) $500 upgrade to my tripod setup. My practical side is kicking in.

06-03-2014, 09:05 PM	#17
DSims Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Southern California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,236	Originally posted by jrpower10 OK, ordered the new teleconverter. B&H still shows it as pre-order but found one on e-bay for the same price. We'll see how that works. Worst case scenario is I've upgraded my extender. Best case, I'm done. Still tempted by the K135-600, and I'd probably love trying it for a day, but it's long, heavy, nearly impossible to travel with, and would require an additional (I'm guessing here ) $500 upgrade to my tripod setup. My practical side is kicking in. Let us know how it goes!

06-09-2014, 02:13 PM	#18
jrpower10 Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Richland, Washington, USA Posts: 935 Original Poster	TC arrived and works much better than the Tamron. Much less hunting. I'm headed to Yellowstone next week and I'll post some samples when I get back.

06-09-2014, 11:19 PM	#19
DSims Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Southern California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,236	Originally posted by jrpower10 TC arrived and works much better than the Tamron. Much less hunting. I'm headed to Yellowstone next week and I'll post some samples when I get back. Looking forward to seeing them! I sold my Tamron some time ago for good reason - not only did it hunt (and reported an uncorrected FL, IIRC) but the IQ wasn't quite up to par (possibly, again, partly because of the wrong FL for SR). Here's some encouragement that crewl1 posted this evening, if you haven't seen this yet: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/10-pentax-slr-lens-discussion/265362-comp...0-w-hd-tc.html