Don't forget the used market. I bought a Vivitar Series 1 90/2.5 macro
for $46 on ebay. It had a tiny bit of fungus on one element, which my
repair guy removed for another $60. It's a very nice piece of glass,
with excellent build quality. It includes an optical adapter that
enables 1:1.
Paul
ToddEStan wrote:
>
> 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]>
> >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Subject: Re: new list subscriber
> >>Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 18:24:15 -0600
> >>
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "David James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 3:47 PM
> >>Subject: new list subscriber
> >>
> >>
> >> > 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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