Mark C wrote: >Not quite following you on the ratios... I've long thought that 1:1 >means the image on the sensor is the same size as in real life, 2:1 >means 2x lifesized. Did the Macro Takumar achieve greater magnification >that say, the DFA 50mm macro (which Pentax specs as a 1:1 lens)?
All the 100mm f/2.8 macro lenses (A, F, FA and D-FA) did 1:1 magnification. As did the A 200/4.0 macro and the FA 200/4.0 Macro. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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.