I have never heard it was crap. In fact, I have done a few shots with
it and it is not bad at all. The real issue is that the build quality
is that of a $100 lens (ballpark cost). It is also 1:2 unless used
with a matched closeup filter. If one is looking for a cheap, decent
macro, it is a good
Joe,
I will take some shots as soon as we get some clear weather over here
and post them.
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "pdml"
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: SMC D FA 100mm Macro f2.8 (er
Quoting Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Most manufacturers are building the APS sized lenses just on the
> really wide end to deal with size and cost. On the longer end, there
> is not much need to do so.
Yep. The new pancake lens (40mm) is a 'digital only', although this hardly
qualifies as
I'd expect it to be more expensive at f1.8...
Alan Chan wrote:
--- David Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'd noticed this in the UK too: I was quoted me £499 for the SMC FA, and
£449 for the new SMC-D FA. If the new one is optically as good as the old
one (which will be a tough act to follow
On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 12:15:20 -, David Wheatley
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Pentax-folk,
>
> I'm new to the list (so hello ...)
I don't know anything about that lens, so I'm no help there.
Just wanted to say hi back at you, and send along Graywolf's
ever-so-helpful FAQ that was compiled
--- David Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'd noticed this in the UK too: I was quoted me £499 for the SMC FA, and
> £449 for the new SMC-D FA. If the new one is optically as good as the old
> one (which will be a tough act to follow!) that is pretty aggressive pricing
> by Pentax IHMO. He al
Bladt
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-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 12. januar 2005 19:05
Til: Jens Bladt
Emne: Re: SMC D FA 100mm Macro f2.8 (er, and hello)
Hello Jens,
You are incorrect on this front. There are DA lense
Yes, but you don't carry it around fully extended. And the weight doesn't
change as you focus in: the D FA lens is about 350g .. the FA is about
600g. The new lens also seems to have a 49mm filter thread which is very
civilised for such a fast lens ...
... I really hope they haven't sacrificed the
Hello wendy,
I have never heard it was crap. In fact, I have done a few shots with
it and it is not bad at all. The real issue is that the build quality
is that of a $100 lens (ballpark cost). It is also 1:2 unless used
with a matched closeup filter. If one is looking for a cheap, decent
macro,
--- David Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Pentax-folk,
>
> I'm new to the list (so hello ...)
Hello :-)
I can't really be of much help with the 100mm Macro
f2.8
I own the FA 100/3.5 which I have heard said is crap.
I don't think so myself. It was cheap and I'm happy
with what it can
ns Bladt
JB> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
JB> http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
JB> -Oprindelig meddelelse-
JB> Fra: David Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
JB> Sendt: 12. januar 2005 13:15
JB> Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
JB> Emne: SMC D FA 100mm Macro f2.8 (er, and hello)
JB> Hi P
"Can't tell you how the new lens behaves, but the FA 100 macro is
plagued with an unpleasant chromatic aberration when used with the
*istD. Like you, I never have had any gripes with this lens on film
cameras."
Jostein, can you post an example somewhere? I have used the FA 100 f2.8
on my D for
Quoting David Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hi Pentax-folk,
>
> I'm new to the list (so hello ...) and will bore you to death with what
> pentax gear I own/use/have owned/love/hate/dropped another time.
>
> Meanwhile, has anybody got any information about the new SMC-D FA 100mm
> macro lens?
quot;David Wheatley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 1:15 PM
Subject: SMC D FA 100mm Macro f2.8 (er, and hello)
Hi Pentax-folk,
I'm new to the list (so hello ...) and will bore you to death with
what
pentax gear I own/use/have owned/love/hate/dropped ano
igtal lenses for my *ist D - yet.
Jens Bladt
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http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: David Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 12. januar 2005 13:15
Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Emne: SMC D FA 100mm Macro f2.8 (er, and hello)
Hi Pentax-
Hi,
here in Estonia we have both FA and D-FA available at our Pentax rep's
shop. I asked the same question month or so ago, but no-one could answer
then.
Last saturday I had an opportunity to check both lenses head-to-head.
Not to TEST, but to check. I just made some shots in small studio with
2 January 2005 12:39
>To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
>Subject: Re: SMC D FA 100mm Macro f2.8 (er, and hello)
>
>--- David Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> What I'd like to know - is it optically as good as the A and
>FA 100mm
>> f2.8 macros? Has anybody se
On 12/1/05, David Wheatley, discombobulated, unleashed:
>I'm new to the list (so hello ...)
Hi Dave, welcome.
Cheers,
Cotty
(near Oxford)
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--- David Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What I'd like to know - is it optically as good as the A and FA 100mm f2.8
> macros? Has anybody seen/tried one? Heard reports? It *seems* to have the
> same optical formula and focus system, but to have been 'optimised for
> digital'.
Can't help you
Hi Pentax-folk,
I'm new to the list (so hello ...) and will bore you to death with what
pentax gear I own/use/have owned/love/hate/dropped another time.
Meanwhile, has anybody got any information about the new SMC-D FA 100mm
macro lens? I know all about the SMC-A and SMC-FA 100mm 2.8 (which are
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