Thanks Gianfranco. A substantial difference in minimum focus length is important to me. I'll have to give this some thought. Paul
Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: > > Hi Paul, > > First, congratulations for your purchase, the price you paid is > nearly the best bargain I've ever seen. > > I, like Aaron, had the impression that your 6x7 has the MLU > indeed, there is a something in the second image of the auction > that makes me think the switch is there, but I can be wrong (and > it would be strange for the seller to not pointing that out...). > The MLU swith is on the left side of the mount (looking at the > front of the camera), pretty invisible from the pictures > available. > > I've had to choose between the 90 and the 105, too, not many > months ago. They were both around the same price (new) and I > chose the 90mm, mainly for its closer minimum distance of focus > (huge difference!). According to Aaron, the 90 should be better > stopped down, and I do many shots this way, so... > I like it, its quite small for a 67 lens, and its angle of view > is quivalent to that of a 43mm on 135 film. > > Gianfranco > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 6:05 PM > Subject: Re: Best 6x7 "Normal" lens? > > > Thanks for the lens info Aaron. Both of those lenses are > available on > > ebay right now. I'll have to see how high they go. I tend to > shoot a lot > > at big aps as well, and I like slightly longer normal lenses, > so I'll > > probably go for the 105 if the price is right. Where would the > MLU > > switch be? I've studied the photos and couldn't find anything > that > > looked like an MLU switch, but I don't know where to look. > > Paul > > > > ===== > Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of > your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com > or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.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 . - 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 .
