LBA 2011: what did you buy/keep in 2011?

**monochrome** · 01-01-2012, 05:15 AM

2011 was the Year of Keeping Only What I Use.

I sold all my Tamron MF (11 pieces), Takumar 500/4.5 that I'd used just once. Viv 105/2.5, used twice is on reserve.

After 30 years of body lust I bought an LX.

dgaies · 01-01-2012, 05:19 AM

Originally posted by monochrome

2011 was the Year of Keeping Only What I Use.

That's my 2012 New Year's resolution.

We'll see how it goes over the next couple of weeks as I purge a couple dozen lenses from three different systems

VisualDarkness · 01-01-2012, 05:35 AM

As I started with (non-compact) photography late this year I'll just list all my lenses and cameras I got:
- K-7
- Edixa-mat Reflex S-L
- Pentax 18-55 WR
- Pentax-M 50 1.4
- Super-Takumar 50 1.4
- Pentax 70mm Ltd
- Tamron 70-300
- Sigma 70-200 2.8 HSM II
- Auto Chinon 50mm 1.7
- Delta 35mm
- A.Schact 50mm 2.8
- Kennex 400mm 6.3
- Sigma Mini-Wide 28mm 2.8
- Tele-Tokina 135mm 2.8
- Pentax DA 16-45
...and probably something I forgot

It should be an OK line-up to start with. :P

**G_Money** · 01-01-2012, 06:20 AM

50mm 1.2
DA* 55
Sigma 8-16
FA* 250-600

Looking forward to retirement so I can get more use from my arsenal.

Last edited by G_Money; 01-01-2012 at 07:24 AM.

bhairavp · 01-01-2012, 06:25 AM

Acquired :
DA35/2.4
SMC Tak 35/2
FA50/1.4
FA28/2.8

Sold:
Sigma Ultrawide 28/2.8 PK-M
Agfa Color 135/2.8 PK-M
SMC Pentax -M 50/2.0

VisualDarkness · 01-01-2012, 06:28 AM

Originally posted by G_Money

DA* 55
Sigma 8-16
FA* 250-600

Looking forward to retirement so I can get more use from my arsenal.

I would also like to get my hands on that beast!

woof · 01-01-2012, 06:33 AM

Originally posted by monochrome

2011 was the Year of Keeping Only What I Use.

That's where I landed too.
K-5 with
DA15
FA50 1.7 (and I'm thinking I don't use this enough)
F28 2.8 (if this was not so compact and sharp it would be gone too)
Tamron 28-75mm 2.8
DA 55-300mm

The rest is gone including my K10D which I ** loved. **

I acquired an Olympus E-PL3 and E-PL2 with 14-42mm, 9-18mm, and 40-140mm. next up is a Panny 20mm f/1.7

woof!

Last edited by woof; 01-01-2012 at 07:11 AM.

Drom · 01-01-2012, 08:37 AM

i got:
K-r
18-55mm kit lens
FA 100-300mm 4.7-5.8
FA 100mm 2.8 Macro
F 35-70mm 3.5-4.5

**mills** · 01-01-2012, 10:01 AM

Didnt acquire as much this year vs last. good deals on the used lenses too.

Bought
Jupiter 9
helios 44 (k mount)
31mm ltd
15mm ltd

barely held off on a k5, but kinda want to wait and see whats about to happen with the new year and whatnot.

Keep looking to sell things, but if its not heavily used, when I do use it I like it so much that I couldnt bring myself to sell it off (eg. my sigma 10-20/3.5 even with a 15 ltd... ) Gotta look at it harder though, I have 2 fast 50mm lenses and realistically dont need both but they are pretty fun in slightly different ways.

Azzy · 01-01-2012, 10:27 AM

Sold:
FA31
Kx body
da-l 18-50

bought:
tam 28-75
da*50-135
K5
and just bought a flash few days ago

**gofour3** · 01-01-2012, 10:50 AM

Lenses:
FA43/1.9
K50/1.2
K45-125/4
K85-210/4.5
A70-210/4
K85-210/3.5
67 55/4
67 165/4 LS
67 100/4 Macro
6x7 35/4.5 FE
67 200/4
67 90/2.8
M24-35/3.5
M35-70/2.8-3.5
K28-50/3.5-4.5

Bodies:
K2DMD
K2 Silver
K2 Black
67

Nothing Sold.

Phil.

aurele · 01-01-2012, 11:53 AM

Originally posted by gofour3

Lenses:
FA43/1.9
K50/1.2
K45-125/4
K85-210/4.5
A70-210/4
K85-210/3.5
67 55/4
67 165/4 LS
67 100/4 Macro
6x7 35/4.5 FE
67 200/4
67 90/2.8
M24-35/3.5
M35-70/2.8-3.5
K28-50/3.5-4.5

Lots of nice things here

Originally posted by gofour3

K45-125/4

i didn't know pentax had made such lens !

Docrwm · 01-01-2012, 01:11 PM

In 2011 I acquired:

Cameras:

K-r (since sold)
K5 + Grip

Lenses:

DA35/2.4
MC 500/8 Mirror
M50 Macro/4
M100 Macro/4
M80-200/4.5
K45-125/4
DA18-135WR
C90 Scope (1250mm/13.9)

Converters:

Pz-AF 2x Teleplus MC7 (Tokina)
Auto 2x Converter (Tokina)

Bags:

Vanguard Up-Rise 43
Slingshot 200AW
APE Acpro 1700

And other bits and pieces of misc. gear.

rtpguy · 01-01-2012, 02:45 PM

Mine's easy, greyser's list would have me disowned by my wife.

I bought my first DSLR in 2011, the K5.
18-55 WR
SMC-A 50/1.7
SMC-A 70-210/4.0
Tamron/Quantaray 70-300
Tokina 28-70/2.8-4.3

I literally (Dec 31st, 2011) just bought the DA 18-135 to replace the kit lens. The kit lens 18-55 will either be sold off, or kept if it looks like we may be picking up a second body, TBD right now.

I'll be buying the Tamron 28-75/2.8 as the next lens, unless someone manages to put out a moderately priced 17-70 2.8.
From there, "things get complicated"/unknown. Mostly flip-flopping between the DA* 60-250/4.0 or a Tamron or Sigma 70-200/2.8, with a possible "detour" into a used 55-300 along the way, and possibly a few primes in K or KA mount - 28/35/55/100, and maybe an FA50.

northcoastgreg · 01-01-2012, 03:52 PM

Bought:

K-5
M 20/4
K 35/3.5
FA 100-300/4.7-5.8
DA 15/4
F 70-210/4-5.6
DA 16-45/4
FA 28-105/3.2-4.5
Sunpak 333AF
2 Sunpak 433D
Sunpak 444D

Sold:
DA 12-24/4
FA 100-300/4.7-5.8

01-01-2012, 08:37 AM	#23
Drom Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 210	i got: K-r 18-55mm kit lens FA 100-300mm 4.7-5.8 FA 100mm 2.8 Macro F 35-70mm 3.5-4.5 Last edited by Drom; 01-02-2012 at 12:32 AM.

01-01-2012, 01:11 PM	#28
Docrwm Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Somewhere in the Southern US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,285	In 2011 I acquired: Cameras: K-r (since sold) K5 + Grip Lenses: DA35/2.4 MC 500/8 Mirror M50 Macro/4 M100 Macro/4 M80-200/4.5 K45-125/4 DA18-135WR C90 Scope (1250mm/13.9) Converters: Pz-AF 2x Teleplus MC7 (Tokina) Auto 2x Converter (Tokina) Bags: Vanguard Up-Rise 43 Slingshot 200AW APE Acpro 1700 And other bits and pieces of misc. gear. Last edited by Docrwm; 01-14-2012 at 01:06 PM.

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01-01-2012, 05:15 AM	#16
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	2011 was the Year of Keeping Only What I Use. I sold all my Tamron MF (11 pieces), Takumar 500/4.5 that I'd used just once. Viv 105/2.5, used twice is on reserve. After 30 years of body lust I bought an LX.

01-01-2012, 05:19 AM	#17
dgaies Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Maryland / Washington DC Posts: 3,917	Originally posted by monochrome 2011 was the Year of Keeping Only What I Use. That's my 2012 New Year's resolution. We'll see how it goes over the next couple of weeks as I purge a couple dozen lenses from three different systems

01-01-2012, 05:35 AM	#18
VisualDarkness Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Uppsala, Sweden Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439	As I started with (non-compact) photography late this year I'll just list all my lenses and cameras I got: - K-7 - Edixa-mat Reflex S-L - Pentax 18-55 WR - Pentax-M 50 1.4 - Super-Takumar 50 1.4 - Pentax 70mm Ltd - Tamron 70-300 - Sigma 70-200 2.8 HSM II - Auto Chinon 50mm 1.7 - Delta 35mm - A.Schact 50mm 2.8 - Kennex 400mm 6.3 - Sigma Mini-Wide 28mm 2.8 - Tele-Tokina 135mm 2.8 - Pentax DA 16-45 ...and probably something I forgot It should be an OK line-up to start with. :P

01-01-2012, 06:20 AM	#19
G_Money Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 598	50mm 1.2 DA* 55 Sigma 8-16 FA* 250-600 Looking forward to retirement so I can get more use from my arsenal. Last edited by G_Money; 01-01-2012 at 07:24 AM.

01-01-2012, 06:25 AM	#20
bhairavp Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 399	Acquired : DA35/2.4 SMC Tak 35/2 FA50/1.4 FA28/2.8 Sold: Sigma Ultrawide 28/2.8 PK-M Agfa Color 135/2.8 PK-M SMC Pentax -M 50/2.0

01-01-2012, 06:28 AM	#21
VisualDarkness Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Uppsala, Sweden Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439	Originally posted by G_Money DA* 55 Sigma 8-16 *FA 250-600** Looking forward to retirement so I can get more use from my arsenal. I would also like to get my hands on that beast!

01-01-2012, 06:33 AM	#22
woof Inactive Account Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In the present Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,870	Originally posted by monochrome 2011 was the Year of Keeping Only What I Use. That's where I landed too. K-5 with DA15 FA50 1.7 (and I'm thinking I don't use this enough) F28 2.8 (if this was not so compact and sharp it would be gone too) Tamron 28-75mm 2.8 DA 55-300mm The rest is gone including my K10D which I loved. I acquired an Olympus E-PL3 and E-PL2 with 14-42mm, 9-18mm, and 40-140mm. next up is a Panny 20mm f/1.7 woof! Last edited by woof; 01-01-2012 at 07:11 AM.

01-01-2012, 10:01 AM	#24
mills Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: SW Ontario Posts: 154	Didnt acquire as much this year vs last. good deals on the used lenses too. Bought Jupiter 9 helios 44 (k mount) 31mm ltd 15mm ltd barely held off on a k5, but kinda want to wait and see whats about to happen with the new year and whatnot. Keep looking to sell things, but if its not heavily used, when I do use it I like it so much that I couldnt bring myself to sell it off (eg. my sigma 10-20/3.5 even with a 15 ltd... ) Gotta look at it harder though, I have 2 fast 50mm lenses and realistically dont need both but they are pretty fun in slightly different ways.

01-01-2012, 10:27 AM	#25
Azzy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Photos: Albums Posts: 201	Sold: FA31 Kx body da-l 18-50 bought: tam 28-75 da*50-135 K5 and just bought a flash few days ago

01-01-2012, 10:50 AM	#26
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,092	Lenses: FA43/1.9 K50/1.2 K45-125/4 K85-210/4.5 A70-210/4 K85-210/3.5 67 55/4 67 165/4 LS 67 100/4 Macro 6x7 35/4.5 FE 67 200/4 67 90/2.8 M24-35/3.5 M35-70/2.8-3.5 K28-50/3.5-4.5 Bodies: K2DMD K2 Silver K2 Black 67 Nothing Sold. Phil.

01-01-2012, 11:53 AM	#27
aurele Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Paris, France Photos: Albums Posts: 3,217	Originally posted by gofour3 Lenses: FA43/1.9 K50/1.2 K45-125/4 K85-210/4.5 A70-210/4 K85-210/3.5 67 55/4 67 165/4 LS 67 100/4 Macro 6x7 35/4.5 FE 67 200/4 67 90/2.8 M24-35/3.5 M35-70/2.8-3.5 K28-50/3.5-4.5 Lots of nice things here Originally posted by gofour3 K45-125/4 i didn't know pentax had made such lens !

01-01-2012, 02:45 PM	#29
rtpguy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: NC Posts: 206	Mine's easy, greyser's list would have me disowned by my wife. I bought my first DSLR in 2011, the K5. 18-55 WR SMC-A 50/1.7 SMC-A 70-210/4.0 Tamron/Quantaray 70-300 Tokina 28-70/2.8-4.3 I literally (Dec 31st, 2011) just bought the DA 18-135 to replace the kit lens. The kit lens 18-55 will either be sold off, or kept if it looks like we may be picking up a second body, TBD right now. I'll be buying the Tamron 28-75/2.8 as the next lens, unless someone manages to put out a moderately priced 17-70 2.8. From there, "things get complicated"/unknown. Mostly flip-flopping between the DA* 60-250/4.0 or a Tamron or Sigma 70-200/2.8, with a possible "detour" into a used 55-300 along the way, and possibly a few primes in K or KA mount - 28/35/55/100, and maybe an FA50.

01-01-2012, 03:52 PM	#30
northcoastgreg Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Northern Michigan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,175	Bought: K-5 M 20/4 K 35/3.5 FA 100-300/4.7-5.8 DA 15/4 F 70-210/4-5.6 DA 16-45/4 FA 28-105/3.2-4.5 Sunpak 333AF 2 Sunpak 433D Sunpak 444D Sold: DA 12-24/4 FA 100-300/4.7-5.8