Reading the press release, it's clear that this is a budget lens aimed at beginners. It's only a two hundred bucks.
George Sinos -------------------- [email protected] www.georgesphotos.net On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 8:34 AM, Rob Studdert <[email protected]> wrote: > On 10 September 2010 21:28, David Savage <[email protected]> wrote: >> Making a lens have "a little less in the way of macro abilities?" >> means completely redesigning the lens optics. >> >> Doubtful that the new 35 will be comparable to the 35 macro. > > Indeed, a macro lens is not just a close focus normal lens. > > -- > Rob Studdert (DigitalĀ Image Studio) > Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours > Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio > > -- > 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.

