Leon, Nothing like a direct comparison. As bokeh is important to me, sounds like the Sigma is ruled out. I really appreciate your comments.
-- Best regards, Bruce Sunday, December 7, 2003, 1:44:36 AM, you wrote: LA> Bruce LA> If you have the money buy the Pentax FA 100 f2.8. I upgraded from the LA> Sigma and am very happy. The Sigma is very sharp, but has lousy bokeh, LA> which is important in macro shots. I've heard good things about the LA> Tamron, but have never tried it. LA> All should work on the *istD, I know the Pentax does and the 1.5 times LA> magnifier is a bonus for macro work. LA> I still have the Sigma, but I don't want to let it go for too little LA> and I like having a spare incase I drop the Pentax in sea water. LA> Leon

