Hi, Bill. >> Another excellent approach for a lot of critter macro shots is >> the VS1 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Zoom. It's a little slow and it's >> kinda heavy, but it offers great flexibility and high macro >> abilities.
> I've got my own copy of this lens. WONDERFUL. I didn't mention it > because it's so hard to find . . . Yes, but worth the hunt (as you know). It can't quite compete with most macro primes for really close work, but, since it's supposedly optimized for something like 1:5-ish or 1:10-ish magnifications (or so), and since it allows one to zoom for framing (rather than the usual "zoom with your feet", which can sometimes be problematic with critters), it can be quite handy for fairly small critter shots. >> However, if you want to be ~really~ far away, the VS1 450/4.5 >> aspheric cat with its "2X Macro Matched Multiplier" does 1:2.5 >> magnification at 900/9 from the next county (well, at 2.7 meters >> or 8.8 feet away - <g>). > Oooh, now THERE'S a lens I need to get. Anyone know where I can > find one? Anyone actually use one? I use the 450/4.5 by itself (as a neat 450mm handheld lens), but I have only toyed a bit with using the macro TC (on a tripod, of course). >>> IL Bill >>> Proud owner of a uromastyx benti >> ...and a fine lizard it is... <g> > You keep Uro's Fred? No, but I have seen one (kept as a pet), and it looks like a pretty good lizard (for those so inclined). Myself, I haven't had too much herp contact in many, many moons... Fred - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
