> > From: "David Savage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/03/28 Fri PM 12:47:26 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Macro lens conundrum > > Since getting my V 125mm I haven't even touched the FA 100mm f2.8 > > I suppose I should sell it of something. > > Cheers, > > Dave
That's Mark's halved in value....... > > On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm really loving my new Sigma 180mm f/3.5 macro. The extra working > > distance over a 100mm macro is wonderful and the images are really > > sharp. In fact, I can't really see myself using my SMC-F 100/1.8 macro > > much any more and I'm considering selling it off. > > > > The half-stop difference in speed doesn't bother me (except in making me > > break my vow never to get another prime slower than f/2.8!) The 180 is > > much bigger and heavier than the 100, but the 100 is in fact big enough > > that I almost never take it out hiking or in other situations in which I > > need to travel light. So the size/weight factor, though significant, has > > no practical effect. > > > > I haven't seen any F or FA 100/2.8 macros on the market lately. Anyone > > know what they're going for these days? > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
