I like honest CC. So I hope THIS possibility will stay. I want to re-ask some things, when I am commented.

I guess I will be not often commenting the "random" CC place.

Its just wise to add a sentence or smile to the CC - showing that you have no bad intentions.

We have not much commented each other, but I am defenetly sry you go !

This is the worst reason to go - not feeling comfi any more.

I hope time will make it better again... and good memories and also some good friends will be with you from this forum.

PS. I have avoided reading the threads where "war" has been going on. Have tried to help cooling down some of people but gave up. No sense.
Just avoid and ignore is my solution.

Thanks for answering

My problem is, that I am entering into a new field for me.
I still do not know, what interesting fav I may find with a new lense.
Until now I have not been a bug fan. Although I have got some bees or butterflies etc.
I am more interested in details, structures, textures.... hard to tell.

I have no intention to take portraits with the macro - this is not an aim !!! I have understood, that it is SHARP!. Amin, I have read some of your previous posts as well
But I have found some places where the lense is described so : "ALSO a good portrait lense".
Until now my sigma works for portraits quite well. (I have never done any studio work. I am using natural light. )

At the moment I have got Sigma 70-300 Apo DG that has also a macro function. But it is 1:2 (so not the best), and the min distance is 95 cm.

Thanks, Barrie, for the link. The DOF was a question for me as well.
Still I somehow cant believe that there is no difference with 50 or 100mm lenses in DOF. As there IS a difference with not macro lenses.
This is sth that my brains do not reach. (They do not reach several things )

Matt, thanks for your comment.
Maybe I really shouldnt buy a macro lense at all?! Uhhh.
But this great sharpness is attracting me ! Sigma is soft. In many cases I love it. But not always. Especially, when I want to get a detail !

I start to think, that maybe having already the 1:2 macro Sigma (300mm) function
a 50 mm macro would be more interestng for me.
Are these (50 mm macro Pentax, Sigma) as equal as the 100mm sigma and Pentax macros??? Or there is more of quality difference?

What might be a difference in the NOT MACRO pics, when I take the same place with 50 macro lense and my Pentax 16-50 DA* ????
When I do not want to switch between the lenses every 5 min....


I hate when I cant TRY the lenses before I decide
There are no such lenses in my local shop. I have to order ...

Yep, there is a great mess in my head at the moment. You are free to make this mess even greater As every bit of information (showing the possibilities) may bring me to "heureka!" at last.

Clarky,
I see that you have got tons of lenses. Including macros.
Maybe you can tell me sth sensible to my unsensible questions?
link
Why is 35mm macro a cracker for you ?
:

[quote:3496ace15f="aminstar
I have the 50mm prime too but sometimes I prefer the 100mm macro, depends on occasion.

[/quote] Yes, Amin. Sometimes one and sometimes another. That is exactly what I am asking.

WHY ??? On what cases you take one and when another. Reason ???

Thanks, Barrie. Will look after some time...now in hurry....

When do you prefer Macro 105 mm, when 50mm etc.
On what basis do you decide what lense to use/buy.

105 is good for portrait too ? isnt it?

Plusses and minuses for different mm ?

PS. Somehow in this forum I have noticed Sigma AF 105mm F2.8 EX DG MACRO
to be good (= Pentax = Tammy 100mm)
I have seen that the same mm lenses are compared here, but how to choose between different mm ?

Thanks John and Mike.
I try to get the lily not so black. Thanks for good advice !
I see it now

Mike, I dont say the color is bad, but there is also a good chance for BW. I just want to try it.
The color version is not READY also (as original) sth has to be done there as well. I have less ideas for that.

Is the ring occasionally there or being the idea of the pic?

For me Your Photo is a place for CC...and gallery is a place for showing.
So I have seen lot of members describing the places.
But when I look at the forum main page then the description of YOUR PHOTO is :
Post pictures taken using Pentax related equipment to show its capabilities here

May be its really time to make corrections. And explane what is ment for what.

Oh, David, I hope that you have lot of work done already.
Otherwise ts really sleepless night