Good choices. I believe you will be very happy with the Vivitar macro. A
little too much plastic but very sharp. The great part is that you can use
the attachment lens, which is of good quality, also on your 50mm.
--- Ed Dombek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'd like to offer my sincere thanks to everyone that replied to my
> messages and helped me get off my rear and make a decision. Specifically:
>
> > At 06:05 AM 5/31/01 -0700, I wrote:
> "I have 4 lens to go with my ZX-5n:
>
> - Pentax A 28mm f2.8 (which I may sell?)
> - Pentax FA 28-80mm f3.5-5.6
> - Pentax FA 80-320mm f4.5-5.6
> - Vivitar Series 1 AF 19-35mm f3.5-4.5
>
> I'd like to add a lens that can support macro photography..."
>
> > At 06:15 AM 5/3/01 -0700 Jon Hope wrote:
> "I found that for flowers and non moving objects the 50mm is fine. For
> things that move, or things that tend to fly/run/crawl away when you get
> too close, 105mm can be a tad on the short side. 50mm is usually way too
> close."
>
> Hmmm. Should I reconsider my preliminary idea to purchase a 50mm macro
> lens?
>
> > At 09:26 AM 5/31/01 -0700 Ramesh Kumar wrote:
> "I have Pentax FA Macro 50mm f2.8 and has worked beautifully since 2 yrs.
> It's sharpness is apparent in results. My experience is it's too short for
> macro work. Some time I feel I should have gone for FA 100 f2.8."
>
> I really considered your 100mm recommendation. It greatly influenced my
> decision (see below).
>
> > At 06:35 AM 6/1/01 -0700 Tiger Moses wrote:
> "The 90-100 macros seem to give you more flexibility, farther back for
> your flash to work, etc!"
>
> I'm starting to see a trend here!
>
> > At 06:52 AM 6/3/01 -0700 Mark Cassio wrote:
> "Personally, I'd go for a fast 50mm over a macro if it was my only 50mm
> prime. The ability to shoot in low light and selectively focus that a
> fast lens gives outweighs the macro capability, especially when you can
> get the macro by adding an inexpensive extension tube."
>
> I agree! See what I bought below!
>
> > At 3:37 PM 6/3/01 -0700 Jaroslaw Brzezi�ski wrote:
> "As regards a 50mm f/1.4 with close-up lens(es), it does give you easier
> focusing, especially in poor available light conditions due to te high
> speed (and close-up lenses - in contrast to extension tubes or a bellows -
> do not slow it down) but since depth of field is so shallow at higher
> magnifications you will have to stop it down..."
>
> I hadn't thought of that!
>
> So after much reconsideration, the comments above, and looking at lens
> reviews on photo.net, I placed an order today with B&H for the following
> lenses:
>
> - Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4
> - Vivitar AF Macro 100mm f/3.5
>
> I decided that I really wanted a fast normal lens in my bag. The Pentax
> Macro 100mm f/2.8 was too expensive and the Pentax Macro 100mm f/3.5 only
> goes to 1:2 magnification. The "Life Size Attachment" lens on the Vivitar
> allows 1:1 magnification. Since I don't do a lot of macro photography it
> seemed like a resonable compromise.
>
> The best part: I was able to buy both lenses for what it would have cost
> me to buy the Pentax Macro 50mm f/2.8 alone.
>
> Thanks again to everyone that took time from their week-end to respond.
>
> Ed Dombek
>
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