Since several list members are steering you toward a 135, in that focal length I recommend a Vivitar Close Focus: 17 ounces, 3.5 inches long, 62mm filter), will shoot 1:2 at 20 inches. Very solid, built in the 70s.
Another good candidate: Sears Macro. Tom Wannenburg wrote: "It is quite good for the price. My focus ring wobbles a little but it is otherwise solid. As a macro it is so - so, you need to stop down. It is quite sharp and very nice for portraits in the non - - macro range even wide open. One thing, you cannot use it on a ZX5n, or probably any of the new autofocus bodies: There is a screw that gets stuck in the AF drive hole. It works great on my Program Plus though." Paul Franklin Stregevsky - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
