What about the 200mm F4 A lens --- On Wed, 2/15/12, JC O'Connell <hifis...@gate.net> wrote:
> From: JC O'Connell <hifis...@gate.net> > Subject: RE: Macro recommendation > To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 7:07 PM > I forgot to mention I preferred the > early version with > 49mm filter threads due to better build quality. It's built > like > a precision tank. The later version with 55mm threads is > more > "plastic feeling" and lighter. > > ----------------- > J.C.O'Connell > hifis...@gate.net > ----------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net > [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] > On Behalf Of JC > OCONNELL > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 4:05 PM > To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' > Subject: RE: Macro recommendation > > Ive owned both versions of the tamron adaptall2 90mm/2.5 > macro and they are both superb lenses if you can live with > the long focal length on aps-c. > > ----------------- > J.C.O'Connell > hifis...@gate.net > ----------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net > [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] > On Behalf Of > knarftheria...@gmail.com > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 2:48 PM > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: Re: Macro recommendation > > I have the manual focus Tamron 90mm (adaptall) and I agree > with you. > > Cheers, > frank > > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without > proof." -- > Christopher Hitchens > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Brian Walters <apathy...@lyons-ryan.org> > Sent: February 14, 2012 2/14/12 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: Re: Macro recommendation > > Quoting Collin Brendemuehl <coll...@brendemuehl.net>: > > > While almost everything that I'm shooting looks great > with just the 18-55 > > there are some small items which would look much better > with a macro lens. > > Small bearings come out just "ok" but we want a little > bit of improvement. > > I'm thinking of bringing in my FA28-80 macro just to > see how well it > > performs. > > Another option is the A50/2.8 macro. > > But what are some other options that you think I should > consider? > > > > > Whenever this sort of question arises, someone always > recommends the > Tamron 90mm f2.5. So why break with tradition.....? > > I have a copy of the first manual focus version. It's > been a valuable > workhorse for me for well over 20 years. > > > > -- > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > -- > 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. > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
