I'm a "bang for the buck" kind of guy and I spent this past winter
wheeling & dealing to accumulate some nice macro gear on the used
market.
I'm quite sure that the Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 Di SP A/M 1:1 Macro is a
GORGEOUS lens. However, with three daughter's weddings in two years'
time span, I have to be a bit "creative" in financing my photography
purchases. I'm not allergic to manual focus, and so I was able to get
a bunch of stuff for about the price of that single lens (Amazon:
$460) including:
Vivitar Series 1 90mm f2.5 with matching 1:1 Series 1 converter and
case in K-mount. (The $140 price also included a Genuine Pentax m42 to
K-mount adapter).
Tamron SP 90mm f2.5 Macro (52B) for $100.
Tamron SP F01 matched teleconverter for the above lens ($45)
S-M-C Takumar 50mm Macro f4 (free... bought a kit and sold unneeded items)
Benbo 1 tripod with multi-angle head ($120)
Panagor K-mount auto extension tubes ($45) *on the way*
Slik 2-axis macro focusing stage ($39)
Basically all I have left to acquire is a decent ring flash.
I think if people would get the thought that autofocus is a
requirement out of their minds, they'd be amazed at the arsenal of
fine lenses they could have at their disposal for the same amount of
dollars expended, or less. YMMV.
Darren Addy
Kearney, NE
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~ Dorothea Lange
"98% of all cameras and lenses are sharper than 99% of all photographers."
~ Anonymous
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