Pentax D FA 100/2.8 Macro or the FA 100/2.8 Macro or the F 100/2.8 Marco or the A100/2.8 Macro are all good lenses and about half the price of the Voigtlander 125 f2.5 APO-Lanthar. For 1 to 1 macro shooting, these are very good and the extra working distance of the 100mm vs the 50mm is a real plus. A cheaper alternative would be the Pentax M 100mm f4 Macro or that Cosina f3.5 macro. I would try the sincle lens macro before going to abellows set-up. Working with the bellows really slows things down... Regards, Bob S.
On Jan 19, 2008 8:12 AM, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Voigtlander 125 f2.5 APO-Lanthar. > > Not the cheapest option, but it's one of the nicest lenses I've ever used. > > They're no longer in production so get one while you can. > > Cheers, > > Dave. > > > On Jan 19, 2008 11:34 AM, jon carver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Ya'll, > > Haven't really been active lately but have found this list very helpful in > > the past. > > > > One of the things I absolutely love about my wee point-and-shoot is the > > macro mode but sometimes I'm without the PnS so I'm looking for suggestions > > on a macro kit for the DSLR. My current DSLR kit is a K10D, both DA* zooms, > > DA 70 limited and the DA 40 limited (soon to be replaced with the 21). > > Anyway, I've been thinking of getting the FA 50/1.4 and a bellows so that I > > can start taking some macro shots with the big cam. One of the reasons I > > like this idea is that this kit would be dual purpose. The 50/1.4 seems > > like it would work well for macro *and* it would be nice to have at least > > one fast lens in the kit. However, I'd love to hear some other suggestions. > > I've noticed a 100 f/4 seems to be a popular choice so I'd love to hear > > opinions on that lens. I'd also like to hear what some have to say about > > lighting products as well. Basically, I'm about to invest and would like to > > feel confident that I'm making the right choices. > > Thanks in advance, > > -jon > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
