C'mon, now pdml'ers, one opinion on macros? Do we only talk about digital, gruesome deaths, taxes, etc. anymore?
Sheesh. dave p.s., Thanks Paul. Paul Said: Another "sleeper" you might watch for is a Vivitar Series 1 90/2.5 Macro. You want the older version that goes to 1:2 as is, and comes with an optical adapter that takes it to 1:1. It's one of the sharpest lenses I've ever seen. They turn up on ebay from time to time and usually sell for well under $200. Paul Dave Weiss wrote: > Hi, > > I was hoping that the friendly folks on the list could help me decide on a > macro lens, roughly in the 100 mm range, prefer 1:1 but 1:2 okay. > I would like to take casual portraits with it and an occasional macro shot. > My main concern is optical quality. > > I noticed that the Macro 100mm f/3.5 SMCP-FA Auto Focus Lens is fairly > inexpensive new... any particular reason? Is optical quality good? I had > been set on buying a 100f4.0 M. I use to have one and liked it as far as > optical quality. > > I also noticed several Tamron 90 mm adaptall lenses. I have often read on > the list that tamron AF are well respected. I would be fine without the AF > capability. How are those? There seems to be several variations--anyone > know anything about these? > > thanks > > dave > > ______________________________________________________________________________ Send a friend your Buddy Card and stay in contact always with Excite Messenger http://messenger.excite.com - 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 .
