On 30/04/2010, William Robb <[email protected]> wrote: > I expect that this is where a focus limiter would be useful. > I just had a look at my A100/2.8 Macro (which is a lens I would not > reccomend to anyone with a DSLR). > The focus throw is almost a full turn from infinity to closest focus, but > from infinity to 1 meter is perhaps 1/10 of that. > You don't get into the long throw part until you are also in the closer than > normal focus range. > I wonder if the Tamron doesn't have a slow gear train.
My V125/2.5 has a 540 degree focus throw but I still use it for concert photography and everything else in between. The DA35/2.8 macro is fine as a general purpose AF lens too. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- 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.
