I use a Panagor Macro Converter with a Vivitar 135/3.5 these days and the results are good. I often find it difficult to get near enough to the subject with the Sigma 50/2.8 macro - which would be my choice in most cases. I also miss the 45 degree viewfinder of the earlier Alpa Reflexes.
Don _______________ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: July 31, 2003 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Delcour" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 12:19 PM Subject: Re: Long zoom macro lens? > What about the set of rings Pentax offered to get macro. What would be > better: the Panagor macrozoomring or these Pentax rings? Seems ot me the > zoom offers much mnore flexibility and less switching of lenses/rings. > > :-) > > Paul Delcour > > > From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 10:15:30 +0400 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Long zoom macro lens? > > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Resent-Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 02:15:37 -0400 > > > > Hi! > > > > On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 11:09:38 +0530 > > "Gaurav Aggarwal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I have been reading the posts for around 5-6 months now. I have a > >> Pentax ME Super with M50/1.7 (and a PZ-1 also which I don't use > >> though). > >> > >> I now realize that I would like to have a longish zoom for taking > >> portraits of family, street photography, birds etc. Also, I have > >> never done macro but would want that feature as well. > > > > You already have 50/1.7 and ME Super. May I suggest slightly different > > approach? You could look for Panagor Macro Converter ($20 or so I > > think). It would turn your 50/1.7 into "macro zoom" lens with macro > > factor changing from 1:10 to 1:1 (lifesize). The weight of converter > > is no more than 200 gr. Adding to that weight of 50 mm lens, I think > > your weight requirement will be met. The results however are most > > probably better than any zoom lens with macro setting. Notice that you > > would be using a 50 mm prime as an optical basis. > > > > You can see few photos I made with this combo here: > > http://www.geocities.com/dunno57/macro-photos.htm. > > By the way all shots there were made handheld... > > > > As a starting kit for Macro Work I think this is very viable option. > > > > Good hunting. > > > > Boris > > >
