> > From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/12/19 Mon PM 01:31:19 GMT > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Stacking lenses for macro. > > On Mon, 19 Dec 2005, Jostein wrote: > > > Stopping down the 50mm to f/2 improves contrast, but introduce more optical > > errors with small apertures on the 200. This leads me to believe that the > > best > > 50mm would be the one that is the sharpest at full opening, whatever that > > may > > be... > > The 50/1.7 has the reputation for that (as Stan's site says). From > memory, the official Pentax Lenses manual claims it has the flatest > FOV of all the 50s and is recommended for macro work on extension > tubes (and perhaps it mentions reversing, but I can't recall right > now). > > A used M50/1.7 will set you back, oooh, I don't know... a bag of > crisps? The FAs go for 70-odd GBP on ebay.
That's about the same in Norway. 8-)))) > > Give it a try, is all I am saying. > > Kostas > > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
