A specialist macro lens would definitely be better but the F 70-210 does very nice close up work as long as you don't need really high magnification. Really beautiful bokeh. Clive Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Haven't tried the A 70-210 (although those who have around here seem to >like it) but the F is a beauty - optically, at least. It's not pretty >to look at, and it's less pleasant to focus manually than an FA lens, >let alone an A, but it feels solid. I've not tried it close up, though >- I use the FA 100/3.5 for that - but I imagine the compromises inherent >in any zoom design show themselves more clearly at close range. The >focus scale of mine goes down to 1.1m, but there are no macro scale >markings. >All in all, without having tried the thing myself, I think I've made a >pretty good case for the A lens, given Dhrubo's requirements. But might >a specialist macro lens not be better still? > - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
