Modified Pentax F 35-70 lens does over 1:1 macro magnification without rings (is it good ???)

2005-07-05 Thread Joaquim Carvalho
Sorry to post again but I'm very intrigued with this, I do not have experience with true macro lenses, I want your comments on this: A guy that does lens repairs showed me a Pentax 35-70mm macro lens modified to do 1.6:1 magnification without rings, more than any standard Pentax lens can do. I

Re: Modified Pentax F 35-70 lens does over 1:1 macro magnification without rings (is it good ???)

2005-07-05 Thread Andre Langevin
Is this lens good? Will a 50mm F4.0 or F2.8 be sharper? You would need to compare it using a subject with very fine details, unlike the speed dial. A sramp for example. Andre

Re: Modified Pentax F 35-70 lens does over 1:1 macro magnification without rings (is it good ???)

2005-07-05 Thread Andre Langevin
A sramp for example. A live sramp of course... ...I meant a stamp! Andre

Re: Modified Pentax F 35-70 lens does over 1:1 macro magnification without rings (is it good ???)

2005-07-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 5, 2005, at 6:55 AM, Joaquim Carvalho wrote: A guy that does lens repairs showed me a Pentax 35-70mm macro lens modified to do 1.6:1 magnification without rings, more than any standard Pentax lens can do. I took it home to make some tests. I would be very interested to know what the