Best (? macro) Lens for Flowers
Posted 07/08/2011 - 12:13
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Pentaxophile wrote:
It's as expensive as any of the DA ltds, if not MORE expensive!
Ah but this is a DFA and so compared to the FA limited it isn't that bad right
doingthebobs wrote:
Pentax did us all a favour not designating it a Ltd lens, if it had been I probably wouldn't have been able to afford it!
Pentax did us all a favour not designating it a Ltd lens, if it had been I probably wouldn't have been able to afford it!
It's as expensive as any of the DA ltds, if not MORE expensive!
Stefan
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
Posted 07/08/2011 - 12:24
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Any of the Pentax 100mm lenses will serve you well, including the older MF lenses. AF is not necessary, or even desirable, for macro work.
The 50mm 1:1.4 lens is not a macro lens, but can be made to perform in a macro mode by adding bellows or extension tubes, but it needs to be stopped down for sharpness. True macro lenses are much sharper wide open than any lens on tubes/bellows.
A cheap macro solution is to get a 50mm 1:1.7 or similar and reverse it with the aid of a reversing ring. Trouble is, once you are hooked, and you will be, you'll always be wanting a 'proper' macro lens.
You will need a working camera to attach it to though .
The 50mm 1:1.4 lens is not a macro lens, but can be made to perform in a macro mode by adding bellows or extension tubes, but it needs to be stopped down for sharpness. True macro lenses are much sharper wide open than any lens on tubes/bellows.
A cheap macro solution is to get a 50mm 1:1.7 or similar and reverse it with the aid of a reversing ring. Trouble is, once you are hooked, and you will be, you'll always be wanting a 'proper' macro lens.
You will need a working camera to attach it to though .
Peter E Smith - flickr Photostream
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