Fred, I concur with the statement you found in Modern Photo. I purchased my K45-125 new when I lived in California and had the same question with my dealer. His research at the time was that Pentax could not get the attachment to get any kind of quality the to short end of the zoom (45m). Apparently this is why we haven't seen any more of the end-of-the-lens macro attachments since. Mark
-----Original Message----- From: Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 8:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 45 - 125mm zoom question > I'm currently trying to sell my K45-125 f4 zoom. One of the > questions that cropped up was about a matched close-up lens, that > sits in the lens case, presumably like the one that came with the > K85-210 f4.5. My answer was that my lens didn't have one and there > wasn't anywhere to put it in the case lid, like the 85-210 (I used > to own one of those). As the lens came to me boxed, with the lens > hood and case strap still in the bags I;m fairly confident that it > never had a closeup lens. Paul: I happened across the review of the SMC Takumar version of the 45-125/4 zoom in the August 1975 issue of Modern Photography. Apparently Modern Photo testers had the same sort of confusion: "Regarding close focusing, we found ourselves totally confused by the otherwise excellent instruction booklet which comes with the lens. It states that if you wish to focus closer than zoom lens focusing will permit, you should attach the supplied attachment lens which is stored inside the case. However, we just couldn't find such a supplementary lens. A check with the importers revealed the fact that the supplementary lens wasn't available. We were told that the designers were not satisfied with the optical quality obtainable and had withdrawn the close-up lens. Under the circumstances, the instructions should certainly be revised so you don't think you are not getting something that you are entitled to." Fred - 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 . - 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 .
