Yes, I was talking about the A200mm F4 macro. A friend of mine has one. He has not been on the list for a while. Ann knows him ang I think Paul also knows him.
--- On Wed, 2/15/12, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Macro recommendation > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 10:05 PM > I suspect Mary was referring to the > A*200/4 macro, a very good but very pricey and rare lens. > http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/lenses/primes/tele/A200f4-Macro.html > On Feb 15, 2012, at 9:49 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > > > Mary, > > The A200/4 is a nice enough lens, but not really a > macro. > > Minimum focusing distance is 1.9 meters. (see Boz's > site below) > > http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/lenses/primes/tele/A200f4.html > > Regards, Bob S. > > > > On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 7:52 PM, mary pitrone <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> What about the 200mm F4 A lens > >> > >> --- On Wed, 2/15/12, JC O'Connell <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >>> From: JC O'Connell <[email protected]> > >>> Subject: RE: Macro recommendation > >>> To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <[email protected]> > >>> Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 7:07 PM > >>> I forgot to mention I preferred the > >>> early version with > >>> 49mm filter threads due to better build > quality. It's built > >>> like > >>> a precision tank. The later version with 55mm > threads is > >>> more > >>> "plastic feeling" and lighter. > >>> > >>> ----------------- > >>> J.C.O'Connell > >>> [email protected] > >>> ----------------- > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: [email protected] > >>> [mailto:[email protected]] > >>> On Behalf Of JC > >>> OCONNELL > >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 4:05 PM > >>> To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' > >>> Subject: RE: Macro recommendation > >>> > >>> Ive owned both versions of the tamron adaptall2 > 90mm/2.5 > >>> macro and they are both superb lenses if you > can live with > >>> the long focal length on aps-c. > >>> > >>> ----------------- > >>> J.C.O'Connell > >>> [email protected] > >>> ----------------- > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: [email protected] > >>> [mailto:[email protected]] > >>> On Behalf Of > >>> [email protected] > >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 2:48 PM > >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > >>> Subject: Re: Macro recommendation > >>> > >>> I have the manual focus Tamron 90mm (adaptall) > and I agree > >>> with you. > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> frank > >>> > >>> "What can be asserted without proof can be > dismissed without > >>> proof." -- > >>> Christopher Hitchens > >>> > >>> --- Original Message --- > >>> > >>> From: Brian Walters <[email protected]> > >>> Sent: February 14, 2012 2/14/12 > >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >>> Subject: Re: Macro recommendation > >>> > >>> Quoting Collin Brendemuehl <[email protected]>: > >>> > >>>> While almost everything that I'm shooting > looks great > >>> with just the 18-55 > >>>> there are some small items which would look > much better > >>> with a macro lens. > >>>> Small bearings come out just "ok" but we > want a little > >>> bit of improvement. > >>>> I'm thinking of bringing in my FA28-80 > macro just to > >>> see how well it > >>>> performs. > >>>> Another option is the A50/2.8 macro. > >>>> But what are some other options that you > think I should > >>> consider? > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Whenever this sort of question arises, someone > always > >>> recommends the > >>> Tamron 90mm f2.5. So why break with > tradition.....? > >>> > >>> I have a copy of the first manual focus > version. It's > >>> been a valuable > >>> workhorse for me for well over 20 years. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Cheers > >>> > >>> Brian > >>> > >>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >>> Brian Walters > >>> Western Sydney Australia > >>> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> 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. > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> 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. > > > -- > 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.
