My one macro is the DA 35mm F:2.8 Ltd. It has served my very well. It's small, light, sharp, and makes a great general purpose. It doesn't have a focus stop so AF can be slow to resolve if it misses focus on the first try.
I love it for plants and small objects, but I'd really want a 100mm or longer macro for insects. I've had no trouble getting light into where I need it using either a ring flash, some diffusion behind the object (white paper works), or bouncing light from some white foam core. On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 9:18 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > 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. -- -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.
