try shooting someething the size of say, a camera, with a 50mm on a bellows, you cant.
----------------- J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net ----------------- -----Original Message----- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 2:51 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2 I have an auto bellows M in the original box, /you/ can argue with the instruction booklet. On 2/13/2012 1:45 PM, JC OCONNELL wrote: > 50mm lenses are way too short to use on bellows, they only allow > super high magnifications, general purpose macro is out of the > question with them, thats why most dedication bellows lenses are > 100mm not 50mm. > jco > > -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P. > J. Alling > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 1:22 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2 > > The 1.7 50's are the sharpest of the three designs and have the flattest > field of focus, not as flat as a dedicated copy lens, but they're the > recommended lens for use with the Pentax Auto bellows, that is if you > can't find one of the dedicated bellows lenses of course. > > On 2/13/2012 11:46 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote: >> On 2/13/2012 10:35 AM, steve harley wrote: >>> on 2012-02-13 06:01 Walt Gilbert wrote >>>> Which raises a question: Are there any really stellar manual primes >>>> that go for >>>> paltry sums along the lines of the M 50/2? >>> not completely sure how to parse your question, but there are >>> certainly bargains on old equipment, essentially, in capitalist >>> terms, you look for inefficiencies in the market and lubricate them; >>> it takes some patience and a nose for quality; among the lenses i use >>> the most, my Macro-Takumar 50/4, SMC A 50/1.7, and Sigma EX Macro >>> 105/2.8 (which i mostly manual focus) were all edge-market finds, and >>> the latter at $100 cost more than the other two together; you won't >>> find them at the prices i paid on eBay, but you might on craigslist, >>> a thrift store or a yard sale >>> >> I just found an A 50/1.7 for $45. I'm not positive, but if I'm not >> mistaken, they've been going for a bit more than that lately on eBay. >> >> Of course, if I had it, it would be my 3rd 50mm prime lens between my >> K 50/1.4 and my M 50/2. Is the A 50/1.7 good enough to justify having >> yet another 50mm at that price? >> >> -- Walt >> > -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthily search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
