> Are you referring to: > PENTAX - ZOOM LENSES > 35-70 F4 SMC A (58) / 2 TOUCH ???
> Because on Boz's site it does not mention a macro capability. It > says that the min. focussing distance is .25 M, which I would > assume is not macro? > Maybe I have the wrong lens? If so, would you mind providing more > details of the lens you recommend? I am in the market for a macro > and this might "fit the bill" niceley :) Hi, Steve. Well, that's the lens that I was referring to, but only in the vein of so-called "macro zoom" lenses. It's not a true macro lens - it "only" gets down to 1/2.7 X (at 0.25 m) (which is "none too shabby") - and we all know that a "true amcro lens" should reach to 1:1 and have a very flat field, right? <g> What I was referring to was its so-called "macro" feature, which I found to be significantly better than the "macro" feature of some of its A zoom stable mates (28-135/4, 35-105/3.5, 70-210/4), for example. Take a look at the Lens Gallery ( http://plg.komkon.org ), where the little 35-70/4 does a very creditable job as a "pseudo-macro" lens, even with a close-up more-or-less flat brick wall, and even wide-open at f/4. If you want to jump directly to the 35-70/4's macro shots, go to http://plg.komkon.org/a35-70_4/re4.html . Fred
