All I can say is that I have shot some close up wedding rings and head shots with tube #1 and my 165/2.8 that look better than my 35mm FA 100/2.8. Granted we are talking 67 here, but what I have seen has been tremendous with just the tube.
Brother Bruce Saturday, September 21, 2002, 7:56:06 PM, you wrote: JCOC> Because In my experience, PENTAX Non-IF tele lenses do not JCOC> perform as well when used at close up ranges less JCOC> than the designed-in minimum focus distance. If you use JCOC> a high quality closeup lens you are actually changing JCOC> the optical design. This results in better optical performance JCOC> than simple ext. tube can deliver. In fact, some of pentax's JCOC> early zooms came with matched high quality closeup lenses for JCOC> closeup use rather than just extending the helicoid further. JCOC> BUT, of course, you need to use a very high quality closeup JCOC> lens for best results. JCOC> JCO >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 5:29 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: SMCT 135/2.5 UPDATE/source for closeup lenses???? >> >> >> Why not use the short extension tube? That should give you good portrait >> focusing distance. >> Paul >> >> Dan Scott wrote: >> > >> > On Saturday, September 21, 2002, at 05:51 AM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: >> > > >> > > Anyone know of a webstore that sells high >> > > quality closeup lenses at good prices? >> > > What are the best brands? Are they all single >> > > element designs or are some doublets? >> > > I want to buy a 67mm size +1 closeup lens for >> > > my 200mm F4 SMCT for P6X7 to use for portraits. >> > > >> > > JCO >> > > >> > >> > JCO, >>
