On Mar 8, 2010, at 12:33 PM, CheekyGeek wrote: > On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 11:11 AM, J.C. O'Connell <[email protected]> wrote: >> the tamron adaptall2 90mm MACRO is also outstanding but >> its even lower cost than the S1, so its most likely the >> best MACRO for the money. > > I'm looking forward to comparing these two lenses, since I currently > have both. (I'll share the results with the class). > I agree from everything that I have seen and read that the Tamron wins > the "bang for the buck" race and I was quite happy to have found one > for $100 a few weeks ago (without 1:1 converter or tube). However, > when the Series 1 with matching Series 1 1:1 teleconverter showed up > on Omaha's Craigslist (on a week that I was making a trip there) after > wetting my pants I *had* to inquire. The seller didn't even state what > mount the lens fit in his ad, but it turned out to be a K-mount. (I > then soiled my pants.) > > I have to admit that my first impressions are that the WAY the Series > 1 goes out-of-focus (depth of field) on macro is especially > "dreamy-looking". Have not tried it in portrait mode yet. In fact, I > still need to figure out how to get the 1:1 macro adapter off the > lens! (Fortunately, I did get the original Series 1 manual, but left > it home today.)
There's a button for removing the adaptor. It releases a locking pin just like the lens lock on a Pentax camera. Paul > > Darren Addy > Kearney, NE > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
