never have tried the other lenses
as far as the " feel " or " looks " go,
I am more concerned about function over form.
as well as what I can afford
if I don't need a feature, and I can live with limitations, I go for x instead of y
how does the lens work regarding taking photos
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you will note that I did not say the lenses under discussion were the same, I just repeated what I had learned from the forum info regarding the optics
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it is ultimately up to the purchaser, what I or someone else thinks is of little concern
good luck
BTW
this isn't with a macro lens but is an extreme crop of an image captured with my K 3 + HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6 ED DC AW
hand held, natural light
to show that good results, altho not true macro results, can be found without true macro lenses if necessary because of cost or lack of equipment
Last edited by aslyfox; 08-20-2017 at 03:26 PM.