Good value K mount lens in the 28ish-70ish mm zoom with macro feature

James_R · 08-18-2012, 10:19 AM

Anyone have any thoughts on a lens that fits this criteria?

K mount, manual focus
Good value - don't need professional quality but would like good performance at a decent price
28mm (or close) low end for landscape photos up to 70mm (or close)
macro feature

jimr-pdx · 08-18-2012, 10:29 AM

I'm selling a decent 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 Vivitar right now in the marketplace. Zoom creep is pretty bad but most push-pull lenses from the '80s are like that; image quality is pretty nice. I will look around for samples from it.

wildweasel · 08-18-2012, 10:31 AM

I use my 28-80mm Pentax A a lot. It has a macro function for close-focusing and is nicely made and easy to use. SMC Pentax-A 28-80mm F3.5-4.5 Reviews - A Zoom Lenses - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database. Price? I think I paid about £15 on ebay.

bassek · 08-18-2012, 10:50 AM

The F35-70, has AF and decent speed (3.5 @35mm). The AF is really fast.

Seb

Boker · 08-18-2012, 12:40 PM

A 28-105 was made with the Tamron,Pentax and Promaster brand.This is a good lens that sometimes can be found used for pretty reasonable.This is a good daylight lens but a little slow for low light

msatlas · 08-18-2012, 04:06 PM

08-18-2012, 10:19 AM	#1
James_R New Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 3	Good value K mount lens in the 28ish-70ish mm zoom with macro feature Anyone have any thoughts on a lens that fits this criteria? K mount, manual focus Good value - don't need professional quality but would like good performance at a decent price 28mm (or close) low end for landscape photos up to 70mm (or close) macro feature

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08-18-2012, 10:29 AM	#2
jimr-pdx Pentaxian Join Date: May 2010 Location: now 1 hour north of PDX Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,897	I'm selling a decent 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 Vivitar right now in the marketplace. Zoom creep is pretty bad but most push-pull lenses from the '80s are like that; image quality is pretty nice. I will look around for samples from it.

08-18-2012, 10:31 AM	#3
wildweasel Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Plymouth Posts: 359	I use my 28-80mm Pentax A a lot. It has a macro function for close-focusing and is nicely made and easy to use. SMC Pentax-A 28-80mm F3.5-4.5 Reviews - A Zoom Lenses - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database. Price? I think I paid about £15 on ebay.

08-18-2012, 10:50 AM	#4
bassek Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 706	The F35-70, has AF and decent speed (3.5 @35mm). The AF is really fast. Seb

08-18-2012, 12:40 PM	#5
Boker Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: SW Florida Posts: 234	A 28-105 was made with the Tamron,Pentax and Promaster brand.This is a good lens that sometimes can be found used for pretty reasonable.This is a good daylight lens but a little slow for low light

08-18-2012, 04:06 PM	#6
msatlas Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 309	The A & F 35-70/3.5-4.5 are the same optical formula. SMC Pentax-F 35-70mm F3.5-4.5 Reviews - F Zoom Lenses - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database SMC Pentax-A 35-70mm F3.5-4.5 Reviews - A Zoom Lenses - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database There's an A 35-70/4 that has a shorter minimum focus distance. SMC Pentax-A 35-70mm F4 Reviews - A Zoom Lenses - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database The F 35-105/4-5.6 has AF and same MFD as the A 35-70/4. SMC Pentax-F 35-105mm F4-5.6 Reviews - F Zoom Lenses - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database The A 28-80/3.5-4.5 gets you a bit more coverage on the wide end (28mm on APS-C is ~42mm FOV). SMC Pentax-A 28-80mm F3.5-4.5 Reviews - A Zoom Lenses - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database Bunch of Tamron Adaptall options. Can get a KA-mount adapter for any of these. Tamron Adaptall-2 28-70mm F/3.5-4.5 (44A) Lens Reviews - Tamron Adaptall Lenses - Pentax Lens Review Database Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 35-80mm F/2.8-3.8 (01A) Lens Reviews - Tamron Adaptall Lenses - Pentax Lens Review Database Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 35-105mm F2.8 (65A) Lens Reviews - Tamron Adaptall Lenses - Pentax Lens Review Database Tamron Adaptall-2 35-135mm f/3.5-4.5 (40A) Lens Reviews - Tamron Adaptall Lenses - Pentax Lens Review Database Tamron Adaptall Lenses ADAPTALL 2 (PENTAX KA) - KEH.com Also the old Vivitar Series 1 28-90/2.8-3.5... Vivitar Series 1 28-90mm F2.8-3.5 Lens Reviews - Vivitar Lenses - Pentax Lens Review Database