Thanks everyone for the input. I'm now done reading the linked threads. It was helpful. In the wide angle domain I'd go for the Pentax 15mm f/4 however I'm still undecided.
Originally posted by Lowell Goudge it would be useful also to know what other lenses the OP has
I'm new to Pentax and dSLR world, however I do have a few M42 Soviet lenses for my Zenit. Namely:
MC Zenitar ME1 1.7/50 (50mm f/1.7)
Industar-61L/Z 2.8/50 (50mm f/2.8)
Jupiter-21M 4/200 (200mm f/4)
I'm still confused because I have conflicting goals and limited money resources
- I noticed with my digital point and shoot zooms I tend to use the widest setting most of the time, thus I'm thinking of getting a wide lens like the 15mm f4
- I'm enjoying shooting landscapes the most (when backpacking and traveling) and I understand what you mean when you say that the 15mm f/4 is not a good landscape lens. Which one would you suggest for landscape work?
- I have realized a while ago it is not the camera that makes good photographs and decided never to invest into more gear until I get rid of what I already have or get lots of money
However this time my wife asked me to by a dSLR (
Why Your Wife Wants You to Buy that New Camera). So I did
And the purpose is to take fantastic pictures of our soon to be born baby. And again the 15mm f4 is not the lens for that I guess. My 50mm and 200mm could work for that, however with babies you might want autofocus, don't you?
- and last but not least. I would like to spend no more than $500 right now, which basically means 1 good lens.
And so I'm still undecided, should I go for the 15mm, Sigma 28mm F1.8, 35mm, 70mm or maybe even a 50mm where there is the best quality/price? Or maybe start with a good zoom like Tamron 17-50 f2.8 and then slowly build my system from that?
I thought initially I'm not ready to sacrifice the wide angle which limited my choices to the 15mm and the zoom (17-50) (after I have excluded the 14mm and 10-20/12-24 options).
Sorry, I feel a bit lost now