On 12 Nov 2004 at 18:30, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > The macro gods have been very, very good to me, and I have a couple of fine > Pentax lenses. While preparing to do a close-up of a three dimensional object > the thought crossed my mind that a macro lens is best suited for flat objects, > like stamps and documents, rather than something with greater depth like the > small toy car I was photographing. Using the A100/2.8 macro and the K105/2.8 > on > the same subject, there didn't seem to be any observable difference between > the > two photos.
Aside from their obvious benefits macros lenses are only best suited to photographing flat objects as they focus over a flat field, most non-macro lenses actually exhibit a semi-spherical "plane" of focus. I'd rather be using a macro lens than a standard lens if lighting permits for regular shooting as they generally render a more "natural" image. This is why you see so many images from me using my Voigtländer 125/2.5 and my A50/2.8 Macro, they are both great performers in most any shooting situation. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
