This won't help but I was surprised that the used normal FA 100/2.8 Macros have a higher asking price than the brand new D-FA's on e-bay. FWIW, I find the lens perfectly acceptable on the digital bodies. I think I paid $200 for it, from the used lens counter of a camera shop in 1999.
On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 3:39 PM, eckinator <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Joao > > The DFAs are for both APS-C (D designation) and full frame (F > designation). Can't tell you abou the Tamron but the DFAs are both > great. I have them both. They are identical in DOF over most of the > macro range but with the DFA 50 you have to go a little closer (19.5 > cm as opposed to 30.3). > > The DFA 50 is for sale, 2 years old and like new in box (I bought a > tilt/shift bellows on eBay for inanimate objects so the 50 is seeing > little to no use now); please let me know if you're interested. > > Cheers > Ecke > > 2009/10/8 João Moreira <[email protected]>: >> Hi PDML >> >> After falling from my hands, my Tamron 90mm f/2.5 went to the lenses heaven, >> so I'm looking for a new macro lens to use with my K10D. >> I am wondering if someone can give me some advice. Should I buy one of the >> Pentax macro lenses: >> Pentax D-FA 50mm f/2.8 Macro AF >> Pentax D-FA 100mm f/2.8 Macro AF >> >> or keep with Tamron and buy the Tamron SP 90mm f/2.8 Di 1:1 AF Macro Lens? >> Are there any other good options? >> I am assuming that both Pentax lenses were built for digital cameras, so >> fited for the APS-C size image sensor. Is this correct? >> >> Regards, >> >> Joao >> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________________________________ >> Veja quais são os assuntos do momento no Yahoo! +Buscados >> http://br.maisbuscados.yahoo.com >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
