Hey All,
Thanks for your comments on the Tamron and Pentax mid-length macros. This
was very helpful information.
Cheers
Barry
Barry Rice, Ph.D.
Sarracenia.com
--
PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List
PDML@pdml.net
http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please
HI Barry -
I have an older version of the Tamron - the 90mm f2.8 auto focus - and
the DFA Pentax 100mm Macro (non WR). Both are excellent lenses but the
biggsest difference I notice is the the Pentax has the quick-shift focus
adjustment which makes manually fine tuning focus very quick and
Hi Barry
Quoting Barry Rice bamr...@ucdavis.edu:
Hey Folks,
Long time reader to this list, although I tend to be very sporadic. (By
the way, sorry if this is a duplicate posting, but I reposted in plain text
in case it was necessary.)
It is!
I had the 90mm f2.5 adaptall for many years,
Hey Brian,
Thanks for your input. You answered what was perhaps my most critical
question. Good to see that Tamron has graced Pentax with a dedicated model,
instead of just Canon and Nikon.
How does the focus on the AF Tamron feel?
Barry
Barry Rice, Ph.D.
Sarracenia.com
--
PDML
Barry - I can’t give you specific detailed comments on the two Pentax lenses.
But I have never heard anybody complain about the image quality from any Pentax
macro- that has always seemed to be a particular niche for them. Using them in
AF mode is a challenge, they will tend to be slower than
Quoting Barry Rice bamr...@ucdavis.edu:
Hey Brian,
Thanks for your input. You answered what was perhaps my most critical
question. Good to see that Tamron has graced Pentax with a dedicated model,
instead of just Canon and Nikon.
Sadly one of the few. I think this and the 10-24 (which I
on 2014-06-16 14:11 Stanley Halpin wrote
I am quite surprised to see the Amazon pricing on the two Pentax lenses. I
would have expected the newer WR lens to be the same or more than the D FA; the
Amazon links show the WR to be a couple hundred $ less? Now you’ve got me
thinking… I may sell
Hey Folks,
Long time reader to this list, although I tend to be very sporadic. (By
the way, sorry if this is a duplicate posting, but I reposted in plain text
in case it was necessary.)
So, I do a lot of plant macro work for stock photography. I never use my
camera off-tripod. Also, with my
8 matches
Mail list logo
