On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 07:56:14PM -0500, Adam Maas scripsit: > On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 7:50 PM, Graydon <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 07:38:42PM -0500, Adam Maas scripsit: > >> The Zeiss ZK Makro-Planar 100/2 is probably the best option available. > >> Unfortunately it costs more than any 3 other options combined. Which > >> is too bad since its worth every penny. > > > > Ok, _why_ is it worth every penny? [snip description of my existing temptation] > > It's incredibly sharp, has great bokeh, great colour, that legendary > Zeiss 3D look and is f2. Downsides pretty much come down to it being > bloody expensive ($1700 or so), only goes to 1:2 and isn't quite APO > corrected. The design is actually related to the 125/2.5 APO-Lanthar > Cosina made as a Voigtlander SL lens prior to getting the contract to > build the ZF/ZK line for Zeiss. You're pretty much getting the best > ~100mm f2 available and one of the best ~100mm macros available all in > one package (and it costs less than buying 1 of each).
That would completely fail to reduce the existing temptation in any way whatsoever. Thanks! -- Graydon, contemplating how many sock fulls of pennies that might be. -- 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.
