tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post8415715154150767551..comments2023-03-24T21:49:49.118-04:00Comments on Dubious Prospects: Sunbeams beat pacingGraydonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09839374676813519438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post-73374720963989405252009-06-01T21:42:32.139-04:002009-06-01T21:42:32.139-04:00Have you looked at the (incipient) K-7? Splash-pr...Have you looked at the (incipient) K-7? Splash-proofing is handy for people on boats. :)<br /><br />I have the FA 100/2.8 macro and the DA 35/2.8 macro; the 35 is very handy for flowers and is a solid walk-around lens. The FA100 is this aluminium brick but it's got a focus limiter and thus makes a very sharp shortish tele lens, too. (Yes, yes, I know, 150mm equivalent 35mm camera field of Graydonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839374676813519438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post-59437767011631146792009-06-01T18:50:06.051-04:002009-06-01T18:50:06.051-04:00yeah, i am seriously pondering what lens to buy (o...yeah, i am seriously pondering what lens to buy (once DSLR buying time is here; it's getting close) for my macros. judging from what i take now a stnadard macro might be fine -- i take lots of close-ups of flowers. but that's only because i can't often take closeups on flowers with insects on them or of birds at the feeder, or any number of things where i just cannot get close enough without Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com