Let me explain a bit. Those "minuses" don't mean that the lens would be
unusable or bad.
Aperture ring. If the box says "digital & film" it should work with (at
least latest) film bodies. Yes, I do have Z-1p and therefore shouldn't
actually care about, but as reviewer it is my duty to notice such details.
Lack of limiter is actually a bit more serious. Macro means
close-focusing ability, not that the lens is suitable for shooting
little things only. They're also very good for portraits, landscapes
etc. So the focus hunting in close-up range is pretty annoying.
Especially in combination with such a limited-speed AF. Maybe (and once
again - maybe), if the lens would have SDM, lack of the limiter would be
rather irrelevant.
Unfortunately I can not answer your main question - here in Estonia the
new 100mm Macro WR is freely available (in stores, not order) from our
Pentax dealer. Sometimes I get the new lenses and bodies a bit earlier
(to review 'em before they hit outlets), but this time I got my sample
the very same day as the stores.
VBR, Margus
Leon Altoff wrote:
Margus,
None of your minuses bother me, particularly the lack of a delimiter -
mine will always be in the macro range (it is a macro lens after all)
and aperture ring (I seem to have completely given up on film despite
having an MX and MZ-S sitting looking at me all the time).
My only question is where did you get it and when can I get mine?
Leon
2010/1/31 Margus Männik <mar...@eol.ee>:
Very first impressions:
+ it's extremely sharp
+ it's very well built
+ it's surprisingly compact
+ it covers 24x36mm frame (even the box says: Digital & Film)
+ it's weather-proofed
+ the front lens is placed a bit inside the barrel (barrel end acts like a
short hood)
+ manual focusing is smooth and firm
0 nice metal barrel screams for Limited-style front cap
0 the bayonet hood is plastic, not metal
0 49mm filter size (it seems that several quality brands start from 52mm
size nowadays)
- as it's screw-drive-only, the focusing is slow
- there is no focus distance limiter (which makes focusing even slower)
- there is no aperture ring
- inner (extending) barrel is plastic
BR, Margus
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