Tiger Moses wrote: > > The f3.5 Pentax AF mount of this lens is currently $129 & B&H > > Anyone have experience with this lens. I recently purchased a Pentax SMCP-FA 100/3,5 Macro from B&H for $199. I've only shot one roll with it (my Dad and I taking headshots of each other) and it is definitely sharp. Unfortunately, it was a very overcast day and I was experimenting with Agfa portrait 160 and didn't use fill flash so I wasn't overly impressed with the pics. Just for fun, I took one shot of my Dad as close as possible with his head more than filling the frame just to see how sharp the lens is, and I was impressed with the sharpness. My Dad was so impressed that he immediately framed it and put it on his living room table! As for the Phoenix and Vivitar versions, it seems that Photodo (www.photodo.com) has the Pentax rated significantly higher 3.7 vs 3.2 for the Vivitar overall for whatever that's worth. Photodo has no test results for the Phoenix lenses but I think this one is identical to the Vivitar with the "life size attachment" that permits 1:1. That's my 2k worth. Good luck! Byron Butler __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/ This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit www.pdml.net and follow the directions.
