Hi Larry, I have one of these (Vivitar S1 Macro 105/2.5 by Kiron), and can confidently say that is indeed very sharp; the only flaw I found is some occasional CA / sensor blooming (I can't really tell the difference). Is very nice to handle and in my experience balances quite well with K10D/K20D or *ist bodies.
I haven't done so many macros, but I dug these from my flickr stream, can get you the originals if you find them useful: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/76/196316655_709a2466a1_b.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/173/369462123_698d2dd0f7_o.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/172/381362880_7463414d6a_b.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/123/381363061_a5359d7420_b.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/54/135153654_6bf0431a5c_o.jpg On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 7:13 PM, Adam Maas <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 7:08 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >> I've got a DFA 50/2.8 macro and it works great. But, I find myself >> wanting the 100mm macro. I can't really justify shelling out the money >> for a new one right now. I see a few possibilities: >> >> Act like a grownup and just wait until I have the money. >> >> Put my macro focusing 2X TC on my PFA50/1.4 for a longer macro. >> >> Put my 1.4X TC on my FA 77 for 108mm f/2.5 portrait lens >> >> Sell my 50, and use the proceeds to buy a 100. >> >> Find someone selling the 100 used. >> >> Sell the 50 and buy a used 100. >> >> So, I just thought I'd check out the level of interest in the 50 and >> see if anyone as a 100 that they're thinking of selling. >> >> > > Buy a Kiron/Lester Dine or Vivitar 105mm f2.8 in KA form for much cheaper? > > -- > M. Adam Maas > http://www.mawz.ca > Explorations of the City Around Us. > > -- > 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. > -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- 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.
