When saying zoom I mean that the angle of view changes. Going from open to near closed, the angle narrows. I find it strange, very strange. Not much, but visible. It makes me suspicious.
I have made a rough test. The thing is that I having trouble finding time to do it more properly. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28. oktober 2005 19:48 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: My new Macro - a lemon. > > Hi! > > > The FA50/2,8 came today. Very disappointing. > > > > First, there is dust in it. Visible from 5,6 and up. > > Second, it behaves strangely when stepping up or down. It zooms out when > > going down at close range. > > Third, the AF is extremely poor. I could live with that, but on top of > the > > dust and the tendency to zoom... No way. > > > > I'll give it a second try, because it was cheap. But most likely I'll > send > > the seller a mail telling him what I think about it. > > Tim, unless I misunderstand what you meant by zooming, looking here may > soften your concern somewhat: > > http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/lenses/primes/normal/FA50f2.8-Macro.html > > I think your macro lens should actually "zoom" when going to close > range... Tamron 90/2.5 of mine does something similar... > > Perhaps making a test shoot on various apertures and various distances > may be in order. > > Boris >
