> Question "2". I want to add another
> lens to my gear and I cannot decide
> between these two. The 135 D F2 DC,
> or the 105 2.8 micro. I am leaning
> towards the micro as I "think" it may
> be more usefull. However, I have done
> a fair amount of portrait work lately
> and the 135 DC would be usefull. Any
> feedback on these two lens would be
> most helpfull.
I've used the 105mm/f2 DC for a few months
now. It's always on a camera, and goes
wherever I go.
I bought it as just a general-purpose lens ,
but the DC control actually makes it a pretty
good macro lens. I don't know what's actually
going on inside the lens, but on a PN-11
extension tube, setting the DC ring to the
front position gives the lens a flatter field
than the 105mm/f2.8 AI-S macro's. You can shoot
flat copy wide open at f2 without the corners
going soft. I sold my 105mm/f2.8 macro lens
after 1 week playing with the 105DC.
So, If you think that the 135DC will do things
for you that the 105 macro won't, get the 135mm
and some extension tubes. Unless it's a lot
different from the 105DC, it'll do as good a
job at macro as the macro lens.
-Don
