I have used the the Pentax A100/2.8 Macro the most shooting film. Some time ago Mark Cassino convinced me to upgrade to the DFA100/2.8. Both work fine on the K-5 and manual focusing is no problem w/ Macros. Most every macro lens is very good. The manual focus old ones for film should be cheapest. The Pentax K100/4.0 Macro might be cheapest. Regards, Bob S.
On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 10:39 AM, George Sinos <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with Tom C. > > I don't shoot macro a lot so I chose the 100 f2.8 for a couple of > reasons. It's a decent lens, of course, but the 100mm focal length on > the crop sensor body lets me have a decent working distance between > the camera and the subject. If you're going to do anything with > supplemental lighting you need a bit of space that you won't have with > a shorter focal length. > > It's also a good lens for general shooting when you want to use a > longer focal length. I grew up with photography in the years when > zooms were not so good, and the combination of a 35mm, 50mm, and 135mm > lens was fairly common. The 100mm macro on the crop body has an angle > of view that is just slightly tighter, but similar to my old 135mm > lens. > > Here's an old post of a shot made with the 100 f/2.8. > > <http://georges.posterous.com/blooming-at-sunrise#!/> > > gs > > George Sinos > -------------------- > [email protected] > www.georgesphotos.net > plus.georgesinos.com > > > On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Tom C <[email protected]> wrote: >> I've experience with only the FA 100/2.8 macro. >> >> It's not a pretty beast, but I've always thought it delivered great results. >> Used they seem to be going for $350 -$500. >> >> In my mind, the advantages of a 100mm is you can be twice as far from your >> subject and still get the desired framing. Also the relatively large >> aperture is nice. It doubles as a sharp mid-range telephoto or portrait lens. >> >> There's one described as like new on eBay. Bidding is currently at $264. >> Several others also. I found my copy at a used lens counter. >> >> Few shots: >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13295397 >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6502297 >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6502298 >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6502295 >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6502293 >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6468680 >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4042765 >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5092852 >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4912137 >> >> Tom C. >> >> >> >>> >>>I want a versatile macro lens for my K-r, that would be suitable when >>>eventually I upgrade to a K-5 series or whatever comes along. Without >>>getting too exotic or pricey, I would like fairly wide max aperture >>>and good bokeh. I would use it mostly to shoot flowers, butterflies >>>and the like. If it could take decent images outside the macro range >>>as well, that would be a plus. >>> >>>What are others using? What moderately price lens would you recommend> >>> >>>TIA, Dan >>> >>>Dan Matyola >> >> -- >> Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >> >> -- >> 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.
