What does this mean, taken from that comparison?

I thought that the K5 has a 100% viewfinder, or is it comparing it to the frame size? If so, the 5D will be bigger as it's FF.

So this is what you need to do, buy one of them, chosen at random. Try it, if you don't like it, sell it, then buy another. Repeat until you are happy with what you have.

JUST BUY ONE ANY ONE

The D-FA 100mm and the later D-FA 100mm WR lenses are much lighter than the older F and FA lenses. D-FA 100mm is 345 grammes, the WR variant is 340, but the F and FA lenses are 590 and 600 grammes respectively. All have a max aperture of f2.8

I can personally recommend the D-FA 100mm macro lens and I think it'll suit your needs perfectly.

That's a beautiful photgraph SC. Well done.

Chris still hasn't got himself a new calculator yet then . . .

Chris H (@SRS), Please write out 100 times

£949.00 + £330.00 = £1279.00

When selecting galleries to view by camera/lens, there is no option in the lens slider for anything other than Pentax glass.

Also, the old site used to show the camera & lens combo used. Not any more.

This might interest you. It's f4, manual focus, but should produce good results especially if you use additional flash lighting.

I think that you had all the best advice going in your original thread.

Personally, having tried all of the other methods, nothing compares to a true macro lens. You just need to choose an appropriate focal length for your proposed subjects.

My preference is for 100mm or longer.

A macro lens in combination with either extension tubes or bellows gives greater than 1:1 magnification.

I'd recommend looking for a Sigma 90mm or 105mm macro lens to start with.

Whilst the DA* 50-135mm lens is superb, you may find its focal length range a bit on the long side, given that you intend to be so close to the performers.

You'd need to look through your past shots to determine which focal length you've used most in a similar situation.

I tend not to get so close to the 'action' and the DA* 50-135mm is the lens I use at concert events.

Here's a few examples to help you decide if its for you. I used flash for the first shot of John Mayall, the others used available light.

I would suggest that the first thing to do is reset everything to factory defaults, and start from there.

Alternatively, go through each of the menus and make sure nothing is turned on for longer than it needs. Metering time for instance.