Another potential sleeper is the Kiron 105mm f2.8 macro. I bought mine for $140 a few years ago and I have absolutely no quibbles about it's quality. Goes to 1:1 without accessories.
I think that the A 100 f2.8 macro would be ideal, but the two I've seen on ebay went in the neighborhood of $700. I rarely use my Kiron since getting the A* 200 macro, so could never justify the expense. - MCC At 06:32 AM 12/1/01 -0800, you wrote: >Hi, > >I was hoping that the friendly folks on the list could help me decide on a >macro lens, roughly in the 100 mm range, prefer 1:1 but 1:2 okay. >I would like to take casual portraits with it and an occasional macro shot. >My main concern is optical quality. > >I noticed that the Macro 100mm f/3.5 SMCP-FA Auto Focus Lens is fairly >inexpensive new... any particular reason? Is optical quality good? I had >been set on buying a 100f4.0 M. I use to have one and liked it as far as >optical quality. > >I also noticed several Tamron 90 mm adaptall lenses. I have often read on >the list that tamron AF are well respected. I would be fine without the AF >capability. How are those? There seems to be several variations--anyone >know anything about these? > >thanks > >dave > > > > > > > >______________________________________________________________________________ >Send a friend your Buddy Card and stay in contact always with Excite Messenger >http://messenger.excite.com >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to >visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Kalamazoo, MI [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - Photos: http://www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
