[virusn3t]

11 lenses

FA 31mm 1.8
Da 35mm 2.4
DA 40mm XS 2.8
A 50mm 1.7
DFA 50mm macro 2.8
Tokina 28-70 2.8
Tamron 28-75 2.8
Tamron 70-200 2.8
FA 77mm 1.8
Zeiss 85mm 1.4
DFA 100mm macro 2.8

But maybe i will put on sale the 35, 40, A50mm and the tokina (and buy the 43mm)

[Sagitta]

Primes? Bah, get an F 35-70. Like a bag full of primes.

See how old advice can stick? Just dropped $25 on fleaBay for a busted up SF10 with a 35-70 on it.

And its all your fault!

[wolfiegirl]

how many lenses??

..how long is a piece of string?

[Jean Poitiers]

"Wrongway Feldman" in action here ... went to a swap on Sunday morning.

Traded away one, but brought 9 "new ones" back home ... oops

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[neil1]

Thanks for the pic's. Looks like a of of fun. Do people in the USA have swap meets also?

[savoche]

"Wrongway Feldman" in action here ... went to a swap on Sunday morning.

Traded away one, but brought 9 "new ones" back home ... oops

...and paying through the nose, too, I'm sure!

[Jean Poitiers]

...and paying through the nose, too, I'm sure!

You know me, oh so well ... and that's kind of scary.

I had 20+...I have now cut down to 6. My aim is to have no more than 5 lenses.

[wolfiegirl]

"Wrongway Feldman" in action here ... went to a swap on Sunday morning.

Traded away one, but brought 9 "new ones" back home ... oops

*wistful sigh* that's my kind of place. haven't been to one in a while. thanks for sharing! least i can live vicariously through you and imagine the anticipation of what you can find when you walk into a place like that!

[Nakedgun]

Thanks for the pic's. Looks like a of of fun. Do people in the USA have swap meets also?

Affirmative. I try to avoid them.

Here's one group:

:: Welcome to Bargain Camera Show! ::

[jamesk8752]

At last count, I had 542 lenses in my collection. Of these, 349 lenses are in Pentax M37, M39, and K mounts. Of course, some are duplicates mounted on the Pentax cameras in my collection which are on display. I must have about 50 "normal" lenses (43-58mm)...

The perils of being a collector!

Regards, Jim

[dadipentak]

542 lenses

o.m.g! Thank you--now maybe my wife will understand what a modest selection I have.

[derekkite]

Three weeks ago when I bought the Sigma 17-70 Contemporary, it had a "9.11" forum rating. So I figured it was a sure thing, performance and quality-wise, and I went for it! I paid $369 for a used one, and I do like it so far.

But I'm curious because now it's forum rating has mysteriously slipped to 8.50!

Where can I get unbiased, factual, and consistent lens appraisals when I am shopping around?

Or are any so-called ratings I might find anywhere not really so relevant in actual, real-world use?

Thanks!

I think the ratings are too high generally. If you read through you find quite a few where someone bought the lens, took a few shots, then rated it. The ones you want to pay attention to are the ones where someone shoots over a long period, gets to know the lens, then tells us. The initial reactions are valuable as well because we see things the first time we use something, but less so.

In other words, to get value out of the forum ratings you have to read them, figure out the circumstances behind the comments, then make a judgement.

[Jean Poitiers]

At last count, I had 542 lenses in my collection. Of these, 349 lenses are in Pentax M37, M39, and K mounts. Of course, some are duplicates mounted on the Pentax cameras in my collection which are on display. I must have about 50 "normal" lenses (43-58mm)...

The perils of being a collector!

Regards, Jim

Oui ... OMG. 542.

I, too, am going to show your post to my better (French) half ... she'll then see how easy she's gotten off ! J

[normhead]

I think the ratings are too high generally. If you read through you find quite a few where someone bought the lens, took a few shots, then rated it. The ones you want to pay attention to are the ones where someone shoots over a long period, gets to know the lens, then tells us. The initial reactions are valuable as well because we see things the first time we use something, but less so.

In other words, to get value out of the forum ratings you have to read them, figure out the circumstances behind the comments, then make a judgement.

Exactly... in fact, I try and find someone who is doing exactly what I'm buying the lens for. A guy who is doing what I want to do will tell me exactly what the issues will be. I usually subtract 5 from he ratings and use them as ratings out of 5 intuits of 10. More easily understood that way. You also have to look at the experience of the writers. A guy who owns 3 lenses does not have much to offer in terms of rating any lens.. not enough experience. A guy who has a few truly sharp lenses will have a different opinion than a guy who has all kit quality glass. You see this especially with lenses like the DA 35 and DA 50, where they might be the user's first decent piece of glass. In essence you have to rate the raters.