----- Original Message ----- From: "Albert Fekson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 7:08 PM Subject: Pentax Macro setup recommendation
> 2. Bearable (Damned Compromise): FA-100 f/3.5 Macro with close-up filters > for 1:1, although this lens gets good optical scores from photodo.com, I am > not sure if it is the best for manual focusing. Also, its only 1:2 and can't > use Nikon's close-up lenses. I've got the Tokina version of this lens (I think), or at least I have a Tokina 100/3.5 macro so I imagine it is a rebadge of the Cosina/Vivitar lens. It is a pretty decent lens, manual focusing is ok, but not the greatest. Build quality is about what you;d expect for the price. I found this one on KEH, as someone else had recommended, for $65 I believe. > PZ-1p just for macro use. Should I be looking for a used lens, and if so > where can I find one in Chicago? It seems that there's very little used > Pentax gear around here. You're right about Chicago but if you look, you can sometimes find good bargains in Pentax. I got a mint MX at PJ's Photo in Glen Ellyn a couple of years ago for just under $100 and also found a EX FA28-105/4-5.6 at Helix Camera in Lombard. So it is out there but there is just not too much. Your best bet for used Pentax gear will most likely be Central Camera downtown on S. Wabash, or Helix's main store downtown at Jackson and Racine. PJ's in Glen Ellyn (on Roosevelt Rd) rarely has any used Pentax, Helix in Lombard (Yorktown Mall) does have some, but their pricing strikes me as being quite expensive for used equipment. Outside of those stores, it is hard to find used Pentax gear around here. But if you just keep looking, sometimes you find a nice buy! John - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
