NOPE, dont agree, your purpose is not general, its very limited to only smaller objects at higher. I am talking about doing everything you can do with a macro lens thats better than using a regular lens. I do pretty much it all. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christian Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 11:33 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Macro Lenses J. C. O'Connell wrote: > I would rather have only a 50mm > for APS than a 90-105mm. Thats what I mean by > general purpose MACRO. And I would rather have only a 100mm macro for APS-sized digital for my "general" purpose macro. So really it is personal preference based on what subject you "generally" shoot. I shoot bugs, so I like the 100mm for working distance. The trade-off is that I need to back up to shoot larger objects. You like the closer working distance of a 50mm, your trade-off is that you have to get really close to smaller subjects. Everything in photography is a compromise. You make your choices based on what you need it for the most and use it as best you can for "other" subjects. So my point, is that you are not right in your assessment that 50mm is better for "general" macro and at the same time I am not right that 100mm is better for "general" macro. Each is right for our purposes. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
