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10/13/2015 01:14:30 AM · #1


I am sooo excited! I am getting one of my dream lenses next week
It was $200 off as well, so I saved enough to get it. It is brand new..

All my other lenses I was able to get used from adorama
28-90- $25.00
100-300 $35.00

been a long time a coming but never the less, I finally get it!

Pentax D-FA 100mm f/2.8 Macro WR (Weather Resistant) Auto Focus Lens with Hood

My next wish is to get a 500mm Sigma zoom, but that will come next year then I am all happy and content with my lenses :-))

Whats on your wish lists??!

Message edited by author 2015-10-13 01:16:16.
10/13/2015 01:34:44 AM · #2
that could be on my wish list! where did you/are you getting it/from?
10/13/2015 01:53:13 AM · #3
Waiting to see the new Sony A7Sii.

Beautiful lens BTW!
10/13/2015 04:27:22 AM · #4
Originally posted by Cory:

Waiting to see the new Sony A7Sii

Ditto - waiting for a txt message from the camera shop. Maybe trading in a lot of gear for this one :)
10/13/2015 10:20:13 AM · #5
Originally posted by tnun:

that could be on my wish list! where did you/are you getting it/from?


I brought it off from Adorama.. It is on sale right now!

Thank you, I am ecstatic.. first bran new lens I have purchased..
It just got shipped this morning wooohoo!

Message edited by author 2015-10-13 10:22:43.
10/13/2015 01:42:17 PM · #6
You will have a lot of fun with that :-) Congrats!
10/13/2015 02:34:55 PM · #7
Thanks!!

I am going to have a huge learning curve with it just to figure it out and I was told it will be good for portraits too but I have no experience with that yet

Not going to be like my extention tubes or my raynox lens :-))
10/15/2015 10:26:54 PM · #8
I am soo shocked I got the lens today! I was so not expecting it until next week sometime.

Of course I had to play with it and so far I can say I am loving it!!
I think I will try it with my macro rails, lighting and extension tubes. I am sooo happy with the quality! No wonder why it costs so much money for good glass!

here are some examples of the "playing around" I did not spend a lot of time on editing these at all, I forgot to turn my camera back in RAW

I am not to used to having just a fixed lens and I am treating it like a zoom but this is going to be a huge learning curve for me and I have to find out how to know what the sweet spot is, as a matter of fact I have no idea what the sweet spots are on any of my lenses, but I keep hearing talk about it.

But I am just enjoying the heck out of it. Now, to save up for my 500mm lens and I will be all set!



Now to put my UV lens on it to protect the glass a bit LOL

Message edited by author 2015-10-15 22:32:16.
10/15/2015 11:06:00 PM · #9
Awesome, hope it continues to be a great tool for a long time for you
10/16/2015 08:39:26 AM · #10
First lesson of macro, set your magnification by setting focus distance, then move yourself and the camera instead of trying to focus
10/17/2015 04:53:40 AM · #11
i impulse purchased the canon 100mm 2.8 L macro last week having fun with it but you need lots of light,

has anyone used these cheap LED ring flashes?

//www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UK-RF-550D-Macro-48-LED-Ring-Flash-Light-for-Canon-Nikon-Pentax-Olympus-DSLR-HOT-/121650467216?hash=item1c52eed190:g:LlkAAOSwNSxVKy6l

i have got the elinchrom quadra ring flash but thought it might be a bit big?

i also bought the manfroto macro slider, allows accurate adjustment foraward and back makes focusing or focus stacking a lot easier

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10/17/2015 05:37:15 AM · #12
Originally posted by Giles:

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has anyone used these cheap LED ring flashes?

//www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UK-RF-550D-Macro-48-LED-Ring-Flash-Light-for-Canon-Nikon-Pentax-Olympus-DSLR-HOT-/121650467216?hash=item1c52eed190:g:LlkAAOSwNSxVKy6l


I am turning this into a clickable link to help other lazy people like myself ......... cheap ring flash

I did try those a few years ago. Found that they were pathetic...... the output was NOT what I had hoped for. They compared a bit more to a match (although the temp/white balance was better). I think this is one of those cases of "you get what you pay for". I am yet to find the budget to pay for the REAL thing.

Message edited by author 2015-10-17 05:39:51.
10/17/2015 10:01:21 AM · #13
I purchaseed a cheap LED one on amazon and love it!!!!

I have found other heapies which were really bad and not worth a penny.. you do get what you pay for as beetle said.

Very powerful and the thing of it was it is all plastic and nothing metal for 40$ i got a really nice macro rail with it and that was all heavy duty metal. When i get home I will send the link to what I have brought.

Here is a new try with the set focus first.. and thank you Cory...that makes much more sense on how I need to use this lens.. totally different than zooms for sure. So much to learn on this

Had it on the 1:1 setting

This one was done with my macro rail used for the first time.

I was wondering how to do that haha


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