How many lenses do you have?

**wtlwdwgn** · 02-04-2015, 09:09 AM

18 Pentax, 1 JC Penney, 4 'unmentionable.'

**boriscleto** · 02-04-2015, 10:39 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by wtlwdwgn

4 'unmentionable.'

Victoria's Secret or Frederick's of Hollywood?

Driline · 02-04-2015, 10:46 AM - **1 Like**

Just don't tell me it's a thong.

**Lowell Goudge** · 02-04-2015, 10:47 AM

Originally posted by neil1

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

I cannot say for the U.S. but there is a camera club in toronto that holds 3 or 4 meets annually usually on a schedule like last Sunday in September, November, march, may if memory serves me correctly. The meets are/were posted under photographic equipment for sale in the toronto star

**wtlwdwgn** · 02-04-2015, 12:11 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by boriscleto

Victoria's Secret or Frederick's of Hollywood?

Originally posted by Driline

Just don't tell me it's a thong.

You guys must be snowed in.

richardwong · 02-05-2015, 03:29 PM

Originally posted by 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

jamesk8752 - I think I can say with certainty that you are now "The King of Lenses Count" for at least this thread that is. Collector, where do you store all of them and how? I definitely think you should post a photo of your collection for all of us to see. That would be quite the photo.

---------- Post added 02-05-15 at 02:32 PM ----------

Originally posted by 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)

virusn3t - you'll take some away but you'll be back for more

---------- Post added 02-05-15 at 02:34 PM ----------

I'd be interested in seeing what the Pentaxian lenses counts will be same time next year after our full frame camera comes out. Pentax will make a killing on the 3 amigos being sold in record numbers for one year I'm assuming compared to the past 5 years! Any guesses on how many lenses people will buy to get ready for FF?

Sagitta · 02-07-2015, 03:30 PM

New camera, time for a new family photo.

Not shown: The three or four junk lenses I don't use and never have, my AWOL Pentax-M 50mm f/2, and the F35-70 used to take the shot.

EDIT: And to get an idea of just how gigantic my new Samyang/Bower 35mm is, that it in the back next to the retracted Sigma 70-300mm. Its almost the same size!

Jonathan Mac · 02-08-2015, 02:00 AM

I've recently sold off a few lenses, but they've been relatively high-value ones which I have covered by similar lenses which are just as good or better for my purposes. The lower-value stuff, which is what takes up the space, and not just because of numbers but because they're bigger (old zooms), tend to stay because they're hardly worth selling.

This means that I've made some money back on lenses recently even though the number I have and the space they occupy has barely changed. Unfortunately, my wife's impression of how much gear I have is based on sheer numbers and space.

hoopsontoast · 02-08-2015, 02:06 AM

Just the 8 right now:

SMC Pentax-DA 14mm F2.8 ED [IF]
SMC Pentax-FA 20-35mm F4 AL
SMC Pentax-FA 43mm F1.9 Limited
SMC Pentax-FA 50mm f1.7
SMC Pentax K 55mm F1.8
SMC Pentax K 85mm F1.8
SMC Pentax-F 70-210mm F4-5.6
SMC Pentax-M* 300mm F4

formercanuck · 02-08-2015, 10:38 PM

Sigma 28mm f/2.8
Cosina 50mm f/2
Rokinon 85mm f/1.4
Rokinon 500mm f/8
Sigma 18-200mm DC f/3.5-6.3
Pentax 18-135mm DC WR f/3.5-5.6
Pentax 18-55mm D-AL f/3.5-5.6

Beaugrand · 02-09-2015, 12:11 AM

Originally posted by richardwong

I have 21 lenses.

So I started doing my annual year end purge and decided to count up how many lenses I have on my shelves. So after a year I have purchased over 39 lenses in 1 year! I still have 21 of them. I think I'm over my LBA as I think I'd like to sell some more of my lenses but I've enjoyed shooting with all of them to date.

How many do all of you have and do you think I'm crazy to have as many lenses as I do

I like having at least one lens for each camera body, both film and digital, and I prefer manual focus primes. I like having enough zooms to cover the range from close, wide-angle (18 or 28mm) to very long tele (500mm- ish). So in K-mount manual focus I have 2x 35-70mm, an 80-200mm and a 75-300mm, and primes (28mm, 2x 35mm, 6x 50mm, 3x 85mm and 2x 135mm). I use the 35-70mm and the 75-300mm the most on my digital bodies. I have an 18-55 af kit lens that's usually found on my red K-r (used mostly for color photography); my black K-r is set up for BW images and manual focus (modified with a split circle focusing screen), currently it's sporting a 50mm f1.8 SMC.

I have other lenses in other types of mounts (e.g., Minolta MC/MD, Konica AR, Nikon N, Canon FD) for my film cameras and EOS for my Canon EOS film and digital bodies.

All told, probably 50 lenses, but they cover a half-dozen different mount types.

pop4 · 02-09-2015, 03:35 AM

Originally posted by pop4

17 in total:

1x Leica M mount
4x Fuji-X Mount
2x X-Pan Mount
10x Pentax K-Mount

A year on since I've last posted in this thread, I've slimmed down the total number of lenses I have down by one and changed the composition of what I have.

Now 16 in total, only 2 of which are zooms:

5x Leica M mount
7x Fuji-X mount
2x X-Pan mount
2x Pentax K mount

Driline · 02-09-2015, 12:13 PM

Originally posted by hoopsontoast

Just the 8 right now:

SMC Pentax-DA 14mm F2.8 ED [IF]
SMC Pentax-FA 20-35mm F4 AL
SMC Pentax-FA 43mm F1.9 Limited
SMC Pentax-FA 50mm f1.7
SMC Pentax K 55mm F1.8
SMC Pentax K 85mm F1.8
SMC Pentax-F 70-210mm F4-5.6
SMC Pentax-M* 300mm F4

How do you like the F 70-210? I just purchased one and am waiting for it to arrive in the mail.

hoopsontoast · 02-09-2015, 12:43 PM

Originally posted by Driline

How do you like the F 70-210? I just purchased one and am waiting for it to arrive in the mail.

I've not had a proper go with it yet, only arrived last week

**savoche** · 02-11-2015, 07:43 AM - **1 Like**

I firmly believe that the K-3 I got last year has put a stop to my lens acquisitions. Really. Except for a CZ 50mm Planar that Jean tricked me into buying. ("Tricked" as in "put up for sale".)

And a couple more that are in the mail now. Don't know quite how that happened...

But, really, my lens buying days are over!

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02-04-2015, 09:09 AM	#1021
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,851	18 Pentax, 1 JC Penney, 4 'unmentionable.'

02-04-2015, 10:39 AM - 1 Like	#1022
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,476	Originally posted by wtlwdwgn 4 'unmentionable.' Victoria's Secret or Frederick's of Hollywood?

02-04-2015, 10:46 AM - 1 Like	#1023
Driline Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: IOWA Where the Tall Corn Grows Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,705	Just don't tell me it's a thong.

02-04-2015, 10:47 AM	#1024
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,891	Originally posted by neil1 Thanks for the pic's. Looks like a of of fun. Do people in the USA have swap meets also? I cannot say for the U.S. but there is a camera club in toronto that holds 3 or 4 meets annually usually on a schedule like last Sunday in September, November, march, may if memory serves me correctly. The meets are/were posted under photographic equipment for sale in the toronto star

02-04-2015, 12:11 PM - 1 Like	#1025
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,851	Originally posted by boriscleto Victoria's Secret or Frederick's of Hollywood? Originally posted by Driline Just don't tell me it's a thong. You guys must be snowed in.

02-05-2015, 03:29 PM	#1026
richardwong Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Vancouver, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 671 Original Poster	Originally posted by 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 jamesk8752 - I think I can say with certainty that you are now "The King of Lenses Count" for at least this thread that is. Collector, where do you store all of them and how? I definitely think you should post a photo of your collection for all of us to see. That would be quite the photo. ---------- Post added 02-05-15 at 02:32 PM ---------- Originally posted by 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) virusn3t - you'll take some away but you'll be back for more ---------- Post added 02-05-15 at 02:34 PM ---------- I'd be interested in seeing what the Pentaxian lenses counts will be same time next year after our full frame camera comes out. Pentax will make a killing on the 3 amigos being sold in record numbers for one year I'm assuming compared to the past 5 years! Any guesses on how many lenses people will buy to get ready for FF?

02-07-2015, 03:30 PM	#1027
Sagitta Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maine Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,081	New camera, time for a new family photo. Not shown: The three or four junk lenses I don't use and never have, my AWOL Pentax-M 50mm f/2, and the F35-70 used to take the shot. EDIT: And to get an idea of just how gigantic my new Samyang/Bower 35mm is, that it in the back next to the retracted Sigma 70-300mm. Its almost the same size!

02-08-2015, 02:00 AM	#1028
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,911	I've recently sold off a few lenses, but they've been relatively high-value ones which I have covered by similar lenses which are just as good or better for my purposes. The lower-value stuff, which is what takes up the space, and not just because of numbers but because they're bigger (old zooms), tend to stay because they're hardly worth selling. This means that I've made some money back on lenses recently even though the number I have and the space they occupy has barely changed. Unfortunately, my wife's impression of how much gear I have is based on sheer numbers and space.

02-08-2015, 02:06 AM	#1029
hoopsontoast Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 861	Just the 8 right now: SMC Pentax-DA 14mm F2.8 ED [IF] SMC Pentax-FA 20-35mm F4 AL SMC Pentax-FA 43mm F1.9 Limited SMC Pentax-FA 50mm f1.7 SMC Pentax K 55mm F1.8 SMC Pentax K 85mm F1.8 SMC Pentax-F 70-210mm F4-5.6 SMC Pentax-M* 300mm F4

02-08-2015, 10:38 PM	#1030
formercanuck Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: SoCal Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 518	Sigma 28mm f/2.8 Cosina 50mm f/2 Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 Rokinon 500mm f/8 Sigma 18-200mm DC f/3.5-6.3 Pentax 18-135mm DC WR f/3.5-5.6 Pentax 18-55mm D-AL f/3.5-5.6

02-09-2015, 12:11 AM	#1031
Beaugrand Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 63	Originally posted by richardwong I have 21 lenses. So I started doing my annual year end purge and decided to count up how many lenses I have on my shelves. So after a year I have purchased over 39 lenses in 1 year! I still have 21 of them. I think I'm over my LBA as I think I'd like to sell some more of my lenses but I've enjoyed shooting with all of them to date. How many do all of you have and do you think I'm crazy to have as many lenses as I do I like having at least one lens for each camera body, both film and digital, and I prefer manual focus primes. I like having enough zooms to cover the range from close, wide-angle (18 or 28mm) to very long tele (500mm- ish). So in K-mount manual focus I have 2x 35-70mm, an 80-200mm and a 75-300mm, and primes (28mm, 2x 35mm, 6x 50mm, 3x 85mm and 2x 135mm). I use the 35-70mm and the 75-300mm the most on my digital bodies. I have an 18-55 af kit lens that's usually found on my red K-r (used mostly for color photography); my black K-r is set up for BW images and manual focus (modified with a split circle focusing screen), currently it's sporting a 50mm f1.8 SMC. I have other lenses in other types of mounts (e.g., Minolta MC/MD, Konica AR, Nikon N, Canon FD) for my film cameras and EOS for my Canon EOS film and digital bodies. All told, probably 50 lenses, but they cover a half-dozen different mount types.

02-09-2015, 03:35 AM	#1032
pop4 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: YMML Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,879	Originally posted by pop4 17 in total: 1x Leica M mount 4x Fuji-X Mount 2x X-Pan Mount 10x Pentax K-Mount A year on since I've last posted in this thread, I've slimmed down the total number of lenses I have down by one and changed the composition of what I have. Now 16 in total, only 2 of which are zooms: 5x Leica M mount 7x Fuji-X mount 2x X-Pan mount 2x Pentax K mount

02-09-2015, 12:13 PM	#1033
Driline Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: IOWA Where the Tall Corn Grows Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,705	Originally posted by hoopsontoast Just the 8 right now: SMC Pentax-DA 14mm F2.8 ED [IF] SMC Pentax-FA 20-35mm F4 AL SMC Pentax-FA 43mm F1.9 Limited SMC Pentax-FA 50mm f1.7 SMC Pentax K 55mm F1.8 SMC Pentax K 85mm F1.8 SMC Pentax-F 70-210mm F4-5.6 SMC Pentax-M* 300mm F4 How do you like the F 70-210? I just purchased one and am waiting for it to arrive in the mail.

02-09-2015, 12:43 PM	#1034
hoopsontoast Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 861	Originally posted by Driline How do you like the F 70-210? I just purchased one and am waiting for it to arrive in the mail. I've not had a proper go with it yet, only arrived last week

02-11-2015, 07:43 AM - 1 Like	#1035
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	I firmly believe that the K-3 I got last year has put a stop to my lens acquisitions. Really. Except for a CZ 50mm Planar that Jean tricked me into buying. ("Tricked" as in "put up for sale".) And a couple more that are in the mail now. Don't know quite how that happened... But, really, my lens buying days are over!