I'm finding this camera to be excellent for taking macros.
The live view screen is superb for lining things up in studio shots or where you can't get your head in to look in the viewfinder while the superb 100% optical viewfinder was long overdue and takes the guesswork out of fine framing.
The manual focus lens is alive and well. There's no reason why you can't use them on a K-7, as can be ably demonstrated with this aggressive crop of a 1:1 macro with a Vivitar 55mm f/2.8 macro from yesteryear.
There seems to be none of the ghosting that we worry about with digital macro with this lens, which is surprising seeing as it's a virtual antique next to the digital age.
Shot in RAW and processed with Adobe Camera RAW this shows admirably the resolution and capabilities of the K-7's sensor. The balance of the camera with the battery grip is superb and allows a very sturdy hand-held posture with good centre of gravity.
As a side ramble, I was out shopping for a camera for my wife over the weekend and couldn't believe how much a Nikon entry level DSLR felt like a plastic toy next to the K-7. I guess I've been spoilt.
I'm starting to get to grips with macro shooting with the K-7.
It's still a bit infuriating not being able to use my old extension tubes with the K-7 properly for some reason, but with this lens I can get 1:1 without tubes anyway.
One thing I'm finding particularly useful with the K-7 for macro is the ability to use the screen to get close when I can't get my whole head in there. So far I seem to be getting good sharpness using this method.
Now all I need is a dedicated fully automatic macro lens but that's a tale of rustling up about £3-500...
