Wow! I didn't know you could get an LBA shot. On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 1:18 PM, Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> wrote: > I considered getting one of those but after thinking it over decided not to > - I can't see what niche it would fill. > > The infinity to 2:1 sounds ideal for a field macro lens where you might want > ot quickly work different subjects at widely different levels of > magnification. But to me that is offset bu the lens not being A compatible > which not only hinders the ability to meter quickly but also limits any auto > modes and use of TTL flash. Plus, 60mm is not ideal IMO for field macro > work. > > In the studio the stop down metering / manual flash would not be an issue > and the 2x magnification would probably be more useful, but then its really > easy to get high magnifications in the studio from standard lenses or > enlarger lenses or whatever. The ability to focus to 2x would be great, but > there is less need for infinity focus (unless you have a really big studio). > > As cool as the lens sounds I could not see how I could really take advantage > of the inifinty to 2x feature. > > The final coffin nail for me is that I already have a DFA 50mm f2.8 which is > an excellent lens. It might be a somewhat different story if I did not > already have that (and a few other really excellent 50mm lenses). > > Mark > > On 1/4/2017 3:52 PM, Gonz wrote: >> >> Thinking of getting one of these, they make it in Pentax mount too... >> anybody have any experience with one? The 2:1 sounds great. >> >> >> http://petapixel.com/2015/02/02/review-venus-60mm-f2-8-worlds-first-21-macro-lens-infinity-focus/ >> >> >> > > > -- > 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.
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