Originally posted by Isnwm I read an article online today that compared a bunch of prime lenses, and to make a long story short, the end conclusion was him saying the 77 limited was the greatest prime lens EVER. Not just Pentax, but all manufacturers. (forgive me for not having the link readily available to share. It's extremely deep in my web history.) I wish I was more of a prime shooter, and could actually justify the $800 for this lens, just to try it out. I guess I'm just lazy, but I love my zooms. I tried liking prime lenses, but it was an inconvenience to have to swap lenses so much. I had the FA 50 f/1.4 , mitakon 85 f/2.0 , and Tamron 90 f/2.8 di sp macro. I've since sold every one of them. I know some people who swear by primes and that's all they prefer to shoot. I wish I had the discipline for a prime lens. The 77 limited is really tempting me to give primes another chance. Any body been in this situation before ? How did you handle it ? Any 77 owners out there that care to help me in either direction ? To buy or not to buy ? I'd hate to spend $800 on a lens and it merely collect dust in my bag. Thanks in advance for all your input & advice.
Buy one but don't use it. Just brag about it.
Say it's so good that you are too humble to sully it by taking pictures. Every chance you get, post about how you can see its superiority just by looking through the viewfinder. Tell everyone, time after time, that if you were to use it, you would never stop it down because the bokeh wide open is so cosmic. And cap it by saying that you will never use that puppy until Pentax produces a 40 megapixel full frame body that is worthy of the lens.
Come on, stop fooling around and be a real expert! Surely that's worth $800.