Igor wrote: > Some PDMLers might have read about this new lens before, but I just > discovered and thought I'd share this information, as it might be of > interest some people here. > > There is a new Venus 60/2.8 Ultra-Macro (up to 2:1) lens. As far as I > understand it has adjustable magnification. It's made in China. > Petapixel has s brief description of it: > http://petapixel.com/2015/01/05/venus-60mm-f2-8-ultra-macro-worlds- > first-21-magnification-lens-infinity-focus/ > > It is sold on ebay for $375 OBO: > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Venus-60mm-f-2-8-2X-Ultra-Macro-Lens-2-1- > Pentax-K-5-K-r-K-x-K-m-K-7-K20D-K110D-/191473268381? > (And it comes in various mounts: Pentax, Canon, Nikon, Sony Alpha).
I'm interested in using my K3 for slide copying. What previously put me off is getting an exact match with extension tubes to make up for the crop sensor. OK if you have a FF camera, you can get 1:1 reproduction with a macro lens without the need for extension tubes. Would this lens potentially be the way forward for this task? Apart from speeding up the process, I would have the benefit of putting a decent size RAW file of the image to put into Lightroom or wherever and I wonder if it would capture more information of the image than an older scanner would? I expect you've all converted your slides years ago, but to me this is still a hot topic! Malcolm -- 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.
