As Desmond said, this is the same as vivitar 105 macro. The price used to go up high about a year ago but has since come down to earth. lol.... in pentaxforum
This lens won't disappoint u. I have the vivitar 105 macro.
marcus
FA 200 macro still command double the price of A200 macro. Not sure if I need the AF for macro, never got a hold on that lens before. I am quite contented with A200. Optically, very slight difference between the FA and A200 macro, according to the seller who sold me the lens. He still prefers the manual focus for macro cos the focusing is damped.Marcus, how many do you actually have ... man ... you should start looking at the FA 200mm macro to finish off your collection ...
true... there is no bad macro lens... any lens with the right setup/conditions will yield great results...
Perhaps Marcus, you should bring your lester dine one out for a shoot? And post some on this thread?
Oh my god, those shots you link us in are shot with a Tamron 90mm + ext tubes and onbody flash? .... I am psyched up for MACRO! Anyone?
Perhaps Marcus, you should bring your lester dine one out for a shoot? And post some on this thread?
Marcus only got the vivitar one, but it's the same as the lester dine kiron (optically)
I've been looking for the following lens for a long time, finally I won one today
I guess my A100/2.8 macro got a serious competitor
At last you got this tokina, popularise by Don Allison on bokeh. Not too sure how great but time for you to show us the difference. I tot the old tamron f2.5, 90 mm macro with adapter is the same as this tokina. I am not sure if it is. This tokina looks like it is fully manual with out aperture priority. Congrate anyway. Another macro lovers.
marcus
Thanks Marcus Actually this lens is different from the Tamron 90/2.5 (which is also a highly rated lens), but this Tokina is the same as the Vivitar Series 1 90/2.5 lens. Yes, it's a full manual lens. It's not Don Allison who allured me to this lens, but some guy from Nikon forum at DPR:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=13056277
You know I've been looking for this lens for a while. Almost bought the Vivitar S1 version on Pentaxforums, but decided to go w/ the original Tokina one instead for collecting purpose I'll sure give it a full run test and see how it go against the Pentax A100/2.8 macro
And a quick search would give you something like this one:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=15320425
Oh my god, those shots you link us in are shot with a Tamron 90mm + ext tubes and onbody flash? .... I am psyched up for MACRO! Anyone?
Perhaps Marcus, you should bring your lester dine one out for a shoot? And post some on this thread?
Just a note if you don't already know. If you wanna take a shot like those in Singapore, you need to go early in morning or when the weather is super cold. Cos those insects can't move yet, as they need to wait for the body to warm up, which explain the dew droplets. Or you can try find a friendly damselfly, as u'll be get VERY close to them. I even pat one on the head b4 with my finger tip:bsmilie:
Marcus only got the vivitar one, but it's the same as the lester dine kiron (optically)
I've been looking for the following lens for a long time, finally I won one today
I guess my A100/2.8 macro got a serious competitor :bsmilie:
Marcus, how many do you actually have ... man ... you should start looking at the FA 200mm macro to finish off your collection ...
Nice... but nothing the VT125 cannot match...hehe...
That has to be really early in Singapore, and probably a very short time frame before it gets hot and sticky again.
Guys, 7am for Macros?! kekeke...
There is one just sold US 3400 BIN and was there yesterday. Today gone and another A200 f4 also gone. BIN was about 17XX USD.
I agree on VT. Bernard will concur too:bsmilie::bsmilie:
When we decide to go I will bring ICE cubes OK, 7 am:bsmilie: Butterfly park sentosa.
By the way, macro rail, 2 ways going at $90/ Sim Lim sq . Still need to improvise a diffuser right? Have not purchase yet.
marcus