Op Thu, 29 Jun 2006 23:15:21 +0200 schreef Pedro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Hi Pedro, <snip> > With digital photography taking over the market, is the MX a complete > dead end? If anything goes wrong, will it still possible to get service > and replacement parts in Europe? If I buy extra lenses, will they have The MX is all mechanical: I think there will be people around for a while that can fix it, if need be. <snip> > As for macro, I must say I'm somewhat confused. I want to take close up > pictures of bugs and flowers and that sort of stuff, and I know I need a > macro lens to be able to focus real close, but what kind of focal > distance do I need? I really have a difficult time picturing the field > of view at such close distances. I can heartily recommend the Tamron SP90/2.5 for macro and portrait use. In general, there does not seem to be a bad macro prime around. If you're interested in extension tubes, contact me off-list: I have some (very basic ones) for sale... > Regardless of the macro issue, I'll need a wide angle for street photos. > 28mm, 35mm, wide angle zoom... I'm leaning towards a 28 prime, but feel > free to convince me otherwise. Budget is limited, so I'll buy second > hand. Can you recommend me any particular model featuring a good > price/quality relation, and not too hard to find? Check http://stans-photography.info/ for opinions on lenses. Check http://www.jcolwell.ca/photography/x-arc/_SPLOSdb/ for the 2004 prices. Between those two sites, you should be able to find the 'value for money' lenses. Hope this helps, -- Regards, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
