As you know now, there are 100-ish macros that will got to 1:1. As for the
AF vs MF question - you get trap focus with the Manual Focus lenses, Auto
Focus (obviously) with the AF lenses. All things being equal I'd probably
lean towards the AF lens. One short coming of macros is that while you g
now. I've looked idly at macro
>lenses. Comments on this list seem to indicate that the FA 200mm
>macro is even a *better* lens than the awesomely rated A* 200mm
>macro, so quality doesn't seem to be an issue with the AF macros.
100mm or thereabounts would be my f
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Familie Scheffler)
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> Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 19:50:48 +0100
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On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 12:08:31 +0100, Pl Audun Jensen wrote:
> Doug wrote:
> >And the FA* version doesn't show up used very often, at least that I've
> >seen.
>
> Hardly surprising since they start selling it a little more than a year ago.
Ahh. That does explain it, doesn't it. I had no idea th
I wasn't talking Pentax lenses to exclusion, it was more a (I thought)
a general observation. Looks like I wasn't observant enough!
> In terms of magnification, here's a quick table:
> SMC-A 50mm F2.8 Macro: 0.5x
> SMC-A 100mm F2.8 Macro: 1.0x
> SMC-A 100mm F4.0 Macro: 0.5x
On Sat, 9 Mar 2002 21:17:30 -0800, Mark Erickson wrote:
> I bought my A* 200 a couple of years ago from B&H for $950.
> The FA* 200mm F4 Macro goes for $1350 at B&H. That's
> quite a price hike!
And the FA* version doesn't show up used very often, at least that I've
seen.
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
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In terms of utility, AF lenses enable autofocus,
and MF lenses do not. For carefully-composed
images, you may not miss the AF. If you're out
in the fields chasing insects, AF may enable you
to get shots that you would otherwise miss.
In terms of magnification, here's a quick table:
SMC-A 5
for skittish animals. Anyone
have experience with this lens?
Christian Skofteland
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From: "Bolo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Which hav
d idly at macro
lenses. Comments on this list seem to indicate that the FA 200mm
macro is even a *better* lens than the awesomely rated A* 200mm
macro, so quality doesn't seem to be an issue with the AF macros.
Naively it seems that the AF macro lenses with 1:1 are a win over
the MF 1:2 mac
Bojidar Dimitrov writes:
> FA 100/2.8 Macro
This one has both a clamp and a focus limiter.
Cheers,
- Dave
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F100/2.8 - Limit-yes, clamp-no
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From: Bojidar Dimitrov [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 8:28 AM
To: Pentax Mailing List
Subject:AF macros
Hi,
Can owners of AF-capable Pentax-brand macro lenses help me? IIRC, some of
these
>Can owners of AF-capable Pentax-brand macro lenses help me? IIRC, some
>of these lenses offer a clamp that tightens the focusing ring and a dial
that
>limits the focusing range. But which lenses feature which?
>F 100/2.8 Macro
Has focus range limiting switch but no clamp.
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This message is
Boz,
The FA 100/2.8 has both the limiter and the clamp.
Bruce Dayton
Sacramento, CA
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From: "Bojidar Dimitrov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Pentax Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 6:28 AM
Subject: AF mac
Hi,
Can owners of AF-capable Pentax-brand macro lenses help me? IIRC, some of
these lenses offer a clamp that tightens the focusing ring and a dial that
limits the focusing range. But which lenses feature which?
The lenses in question are:
F 50/2.8 Macro
FA 50/2.8 Macro
F 100/2.8 Macro
FA 100
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