{"id":11706,"date":"2014-03-29T09:05:10","date_gmt":"2014-03-29T16:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=11706"},"modified":"2014-03-29T09:05:10","modified_gmt":"2014-03-29T16:05:10","slug":"spring-2014-with-the-pentax-m-macro-14-100mm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=11706","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2014 with the Pentax M Macro 1:4 100mm"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This post serves a dual purpose: one as an ode to spring 2014 and the other as a test of the Pentax M Macro 1:4 100mm lens on my Pentax K-01.\u00a0 I am happy with the performance\u00a0of this lens even when used at its widest aperture.\u00a0 It only remains to be tested with 35mm film but I suspect it will do just as well\u00a0with the added benefit of\u00a0allowing\u00a0me to share the lens between film and digital.\u00a0 It’s slightly more compact than the DFA 100 Macro\u00a0 WR and is manual focus but it actually seems better suited to the K-01 and the way that this mirrorless camera is used.\u00a0 In fact with its focus peeking the K-01 is an ideal manual focus camera.<\/p>\n\n\t\t