Thanks, Toine and Brian. Over the weekend I realized that I have a
couple of Lens-baby close up lenses that are 37mm in diameter, so I
ordered the step down ring to test them out. I put the lens baby
diopters on the 15-45 zoom with a little tape and tried it, but it did
not seem too promising. It still seemed to be worth the $4 for the ring
to test it properly, though. I will probably wind up with the Raynox, as
it seems to get good reviews and is a multi-element lens, probably
better corrected. So I also got a ring for it and a 40.5 to 49mm step up
so I can use one of my existing polarizers on the Q. Now i need to find
a bag big enough to hold all this stuff but still a lot smaller than my
standard bags!
Mark
On 3/3/2013 5:01 AM, Toine wrote:
Yes a regular 40.5 to 43 step up ring.
The first four in this set are from the 15-45 and the raynox. Wide
open it's already ok. I'll try to get some proper macro shots in the
field today.
http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/new-mainmenu-81
My M50 macro is sharper on Q. I would like to test the DA35 macro on
the Q. I need the official Pentax Q adapter.
On 3 March 2013 06:24, Mark C <[email protected]> wrote:
Toine - the Raynox sounds like a worthy addition for macro work. I had been
toy with the idea of just using a 50mm macro plus adapter, but the 15-45
zoom has me re-thinking that. I see that the Raynox is configured to work
with 52 - 67mm lens objectives. How do you mount the Raynox onto the 40.5 mm
Q lenses? Does a 40.5 to 52mm step up ring do it or do you need some sort of
adapter?
Thanks
Mark
On 3/2/2013 5:03 AM, Toine wrote:
My 15-45 arrived this morning. First test shots amazed me. Very sharp
and very little CA. My Q kit is now complete (01 02 03 06 and a raynox
250 for macro). The raynox 250 on the 15-45 @45 looks like a winner.
Toine
On 2 March 2013 00:08, Mark C <[email protected]> wrote:
I ordered the 06 Telephoto zoom last week, and it arrived last night.
This
is just another marvelous little Q lens - it retracts to be not much
larger
than the normal zoom, but to use it you have to turn the zoom ring to
extend
the front element a bit, so while in use it is maybe an inch longer than
the
standard zoom. The 15 to 45mm zoom range is equivalent to about 85 - 250
on
a full frame 35mm body. The two zooms, normal prime and fish eye make for
a
nice little (very little) kit. And at f2.8 you can even get some bokeh
with
this lens.
A quick test shot -
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013/03/01/pentax-q-06-telephoto-zoom?blog=9
Looking forward to using it!
Mark
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