On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 5:08 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jan 10, 2012, at 1:26 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >> I assume you mean DA 35/2.8 macro ltd? >> >> One of the best lenses I own; likely the sharpest. Regarded by many as >> one of the best lenses money can buy. >> >> I use it as a light-weight street-shooter as well as for plant macros, >> which is my main use. >> >> It's too short for bugs. I wish I also had the 100mm WR. >> >> I'm not really into photo-bling, but this lens is a joy to hold and >> use too. It has that same silky smooth focus ring that my old s-m-c >> 50/1.4 has. You just want to cuddle it. :-) > > Don't say that. This lens has been on my wishlist for a couple of years. I > love my DA40 ltd, but it doesn't focus as close as I'd often like it to. > > How does it compare with the DFA50 macro? Maybe I could finance the 35 if I > sold my 50. > > How is it in size compared to the DA40 or the FA50? My guess is about > halfway between the two.
Using my super-accurate IKEA paper ruler, I get 1-7/8" from camera mount plane to lens-cap. I don't have either of the lenses you mention to compare. You'll need to ask the optics experts re the DFA50. J.C.? The focusing is crazy close. When I used a UV filter on it I could focus on an object actually touching the filter. And there was still a little inward adjustment left. :-) -- -bmw -- 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.
