The Pheonix/Vivitar 100mm F3.5 Macro lens costs about $120 new. It goes
down to 1:2 by itself and includes an adaptor to go down to 1:1. I have
this and the optics are pretty good, but the build quality is nothing to
brag about. I think this is about your cheapest option.
Todd
At 02:21 AM 1/14/01 -0000, you wrote:
>thanx for the info. as for the owner's manual, heck, i haven't seen it in
>years!!! :)
>
>i would suspect, from what you said, that a dedicated macro lense will be
>out of my price range, as this is just an occassional hobby. i currently am
>using a 28-200 Tokina with macro capabilites, but it consumes too much light
>and the macro isn't very good. what other options do i have in the way of
>more limited zooms and telephotos with macro cabilities better than 1:5
>?????
>
>thanx
>
>dj
>
>
>>From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Subject: Re: new list subscriber
>>Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 18:24:15 -0600
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "David James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 3:47 PM
>>Subject: new list subscriber
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>>
>> > Howdy all. I'm new to this list and have a couple of
>>questions:
>> > I own a P3n, about 11 years old. What is the mount type for
>>the P3n?
>> >
>> > I am looking to purchase a macro lense for it, something in
>>the range of 1:1
>> > to 1:3, preferably a dedicated macro lense, not a zoom with
>>macro
>> > capabilities (due to the light consumption by zoom lenses).
>> >
>> > Recommendations?
>> >
>>Hi David, welcome to hell<G>. The P3n is a Ka mount. Check Boz's
>>page for more on the mount specs
>>http://phred.org/pentax/k/frames/main.html (or your owners
>>manual). The A100mm f2.8 would be a good match, but quite rare
>>and fairly expensive. Tamron, from what I have seen, also makes
>>a pretty good macro in the 90mm range. I sort of suspect that
>>any real macro lens will be a good one. They are a specialty
>>market item, in a niche where maximum quality is demanded by the
>>consumer.
>>William Robb
>>
>>
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