----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Rice" Subject: Long macro lens
> > Hey Folks, > > My wife is becoming increasingly interested in photography of flighty, > skittish, and sometimes dangerous animals, such as butterflies, reptiles, > and snakes. I realized that the ideal lens for her would be something like a > 200 mm 1:1 macro. Even better would be if it were autofocus. > > Is there anything like this that would fit her *istDs? Or are we in a > fantasy land that I couldn't afford? Currently she uses my 90mm Tamron, but > can't quite get close enough with that lens. Try and find an FA200mm f/4 macro. It won't be easy, and it won't be cheap, but the best is usually that way. Failing that, Sigma has a 180mm f/3.5 macro available in Pentax mount. William Robb -- 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.
