Originally posted by SonDa5 I'm thinking about getting one of these as well.
How does it do in the MACRO mode?
As mentioned by robtcorl, this lens does not have a macro mode. Here are some purely technical shots:
This is at F1.4. It was just beyond minimum focus, at 107cm from the front of the lens. That's just about an 8 1/2 x 11 in view.
Here's the Picasa link so you can zoom in some. As you can see it is quite sharp, this pic doesnt demonstrate the IQ, (the other posted photos do,) but you can get an idea of how close it can get, and that it is very sharp, even wide open.
I also tried a #1 Pentax extension tube:
This is handheld, F1.4,
Picasa Link. This is the shortest extension tube.
This is a
really nice lens.