Originally posted by jwquinn68 Yeah sorry about that Ron. I had the 18-135 on my K70, not the macro. The Sigma that I own is a 28-80MM Macro. Plastic fantastic for 16 bucks.....
Hi jwquinn68,
That is fine with me, do not worry
I had the K10D, and it was a fine camera. However finetuning AF is in the debug-mode, and that is not everybody's cup of tea, Your K-70 is miles ahead, and nowadays it is more or less a standard option in the DSLR menu.
I have a couple of macro lenses, and I can confirm that the D-FA 100mm F2.8 Macro WR is one of my favourites. Its sharpness and colour characteristics suits my application. The bokeh wide open is absolutely fine, but be aware that closing down the aperture will lead to more harsh out of focus areas. That is the reason why I am using my DA* 300mm F4.0 instead, in order to obtain more depth of field and a smoother background for small objects. Sorry, I like flower photography
Some examples of the D-FA 100mm F2.8 WR Macro:
Macro use with shallow depth of field 100mm macro
Normal use at F11 100mm macro (with use of polariser)
Macro use with larger depth of the 100mm macro:
Isolation of smaller subjects at F8 by using a telelens DA* 300mm:
And last but not least an example of tuning the D-FA 50mm F2.8 macro:
Be aware that the D-FA 100mm has no aperture control ring anymore. So if you are planning it to use on a old film camera or mirrorless camera, you have to deal with its limitations. The D-FA 50mm and the old D-FA 100mm do have an aperture ring. Like the older Sigma 50mm, 105mm and 180mm macro lenses.
Keep up the good work.
Kind regards,
Ron