Cheers Gareth.
They actually look a lot better enlarged . I saved them to 1000pix but they are displayed even smaller. My best one (not posted) is my new screensaver at 1680 pix and looks fantastic with a small amount of treatment.

I was just surprised at how much potential there might be in the low cost combo i used.

I'm also planning to match the convertor with the SMC M 80-200 f4.5...i've got high hopes for that and wil l post some images if they look ok once i've tried them together.

Karlo

Excellent those Gareth. I particularly like the 'Palm Trees' (No.4)

regards

Karlo

Thanks Gareth, i'll give that a go within the next week or so.

Karlo

Had my first outing yesterday with a newly acquired Pentax Convertor K T6-2X matched with my venerable Tamron 70-300 Di LD.

Location was an airfield in Cheshire where my son was having a flying lesson on a fixed wing microlight.

I did experiment with focal lengths combined from about 350-600. Sweet spot for me was about 180-200 on the Tamron...say about 360-400 equivalent combined but performance at 600mm when I nailed the focus was surprisingly good. Apertures were either f4.5 or f5.6 on Tamron so double that at the sensor.

All images are JPEG straight from camera, no adjustments so you can see extent of fringeing, distortion etc. Image 5 is a 33% crop for comparison.

I shall experiment further over the next few weeks using different subject matter.

1. What 600mm looks like



2. Windsock from about 100 yards



3. Taxi



4. Landing



5. Taxi 2 with 33% crop.

I agree they would look fab as large posters, but like Andy I also like them as they are.

What exactly was the 'technique' Gareth? I wouldn't mind trying this myself.

Cheers

Karlo

Hurray...finally a return to the special offers that last more than a weekend! Hopefully there will be a few more on various lenses.

Very well done...i'm glad I clicked on your post...not what i was expecting to find!

Regards

Karlo

Strong images with the possible exception of No.20. Like the almost equal emphasis given to the crowd/individuals as well.

Very accomplished.

regards

Karlo

Nothing to add that hasn't already been said...really enjoyed looking at them.

Regards

Karlo

Nice scenery but definitely prefer the macros...No.9 in particular! Love it.

Karlo