I am newbie and I have collected some inexpensive new and old gear with Pentax. I love my Pentax backward compatibility.
All are shot with Fuji F30 in macro mode and hand held in iso 400
Inexpensive gear with Pentax - Hin's Tech Corner
#1 K100D mounted with Schneider 135 mm f/3.5
#2 Schneider 135 mm f/3.5
#3 Schneider 135 mm f/3.5
#4 added sepia in picasa for the antique look
#5 A Sigma 75-300 with a Rokunar 2x tele-converter (<$30)
#6 Reach of 600m after the 2x tele (<$30)
#7 Sigma 75-300 (<$30)
#8 My latest tripod from amvona in ebay for $81 with ball head
#9 DynaTran AT-CF992 in carbon fiber with weight 4.75 lb and max support weight of 8.8 lb
with my favorite FA 50 f/1.4
#10 A recommended mini-tripod for fuji gear -- ultrapod 2 from REI sporting store. It costed me $15.00
#11 ultrapod 2 from REI & Fuji f30 -- my beloved p&s and backup camera
#12 A new external auto flash ($48)
#13 My trusty DA 50-200
#14 Vivitar 28mm f/2.5 ($15)
#15 Albinar 28mm Macro f/2.8 ($11)
Almost all of my gear documentary are done with my Fuji F30 in macro mode hand-held in this blog post:
Inexpensive gear with Pentax - Hin's Tech Corner
Thanks,
Hin