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02-06-2014, 02:09 PM   #196
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QuoteOriginally posted by richardwong Quote
Meeverett - you're also on the lower end of the spectrum so good for you, your LBA is more in check than most of us
I try to only keep what I actually use or the few lenses I have with sentimental value. I used to be much worse, but before we moved I cleared out a lot and realized I liked not having so many choices.

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Yes. I used the 150-500 last summer with very nice results. I use the DA*300 most of the time. Light is quite limited during the winter.
Derek - I'll have to take a look at your gallery.

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QuoteOriginally posted by northcoastgreg Quote
I think a general rule applies: keep the one's you use on at least a semi-regular basis. I have lenses, for example, that I never use and never want to use (DA 18-55 I, M 28/2.8, M 50/2, Vivitar 80-200/4.5). They're hardly worth the trouble of selling, which is another issue.

I'll keep a lens if (1) I like what it produces (particularly in terms aesthetic qualities, not just sharpness or other numerical specs); and (2) It fits my shooting style. I don't own any fast wide angle or normal FOV lenses because I don't need fast aperture at those focal lengths. I don't own the DA* 55 or the FA 77 because I'm not a portrait shooter.

One of the reasons I've wound up with so many lenses is that I prefer primes but sometimes require the focal range versatility of a zoom. So I have landscape prime kit (DA 15, M 20/4, K 28/3.5, K 35/3.5) and a landscape zoom kit (FA 20-35, FA 24-90). I have two primes for critters (DFA 100, DA* 300) and a zoom for critters (Tamron 70-200). Then there are the specialty lenses as well (K 50/1.2, F 85/2.8 Soft). All these lenses get some use. Some, like the DA* 300 and FA 20-35, get a lot of use. Some, like the DA 15, the K 35/3.5, the K 50/1.2, and the DFA 100, I wish I could use more often, as they are stellar lenses but aren't needed that often. That's the chief problem with having too many lenses, particularly too many superb lenses: there's glass that's bound to get neglected, unjustly.
Greg - I can relate, I only 3 zooms, Tokina 20-35mm 2.8, Sigma 18-250, and DA 55-300 I find for the last several months I haven't used the zooms but prefer shooting with the primes. I know I miss shots but sometimes I don't mind missing the shot, you can't catch everything. The K 50/1.2 is something I would love to see but locally here there's a couple for sale in the $500 range and I just don't think it's worth it especially since I have the Tak 50 1.4 early version which I find has fantastic rendering.

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QuoteOriginally posted by sumx4182 Quote
Sigma 18-250
Sigma 70mm Macro
Pentax 40mm XS
Pentax 50mm A f1.7
Pentax 50mm DA f1.8
Samyang 8mm fisheye

So 6 at the moment.

In the next few years, I can see myself adding the Sigma 18-35 if it ever get's released. I'd like to fill in for fast wide primes for indoor kid photos. I might dump the Pentax 50 A at some point cause I got the DA due to AF and I don't need 3 lenses that cover a 10mm span. It's hard to justify selling it on ebay or something for like 60 bucks considering that doesn't put a dent in getting anything new.
Sumx good that good that you have a small number of lenses. I found that I just wanted to try out a few lenses then I sold them to pickup more interesting lenses. I got lucky on some M primes which I picked up for like next to nothing and then sold for the forum prices here locally. If I didn't I'd have over 50 lenses in one year and that is way too much of a bad habit, lol

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QuoteOriginally posted by dansamy Quote
Well, when she starts taking pictures for eBay, then you know she's had enough!
Dansamy - that's too funny.

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Lister - you like your zooms

QuoteOriginally posted by lister6520 Quote
Five, eleven or fourteen depending on what you include.

The DSLR ones I actually use (most used on top) , all of them AF K-mount:
Pentax 18-135 WR
Sigma 150-500 OS
Tamron 90mm F2.8 Macro
Sigma 50mm F1.4
Tamron 10-24

I also have some other SLR lenses some of which I use occasionally and others hardly ever if at all.:
Tamron 18-250 - K autofocus
Samyang 800 mm cat lens - screw mount (M42 I think) with K adapter
Pentax 18-55 DAL kit lens - K autofocus
Ricoh 50mm F2 K-mount manual
Tokina 28mm F2.8 K-mount manual
Vivitar series-1 70-210mm K-mount manual

For the Q I have three:
Pentax 02 Zoom lens
Canon 11.5-90mm TV zoom lens (C-mount) - I don;t use this much but it looks awesome on the Q10 :-)
Unbranded 50mm F1.4 CCTV lens (C-mount)


The Tamron 18-250 usually lives with my K-r and goes with it when I lend it to someone.
I also have two old teleconverters and one AF with contacts but haven't found them at all useful and converted the two non AF ones into extension tubes.
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How many? The fewest I've had in years.

It's finally to the point where I'll pass on basically every good deal in order to get a quality lens I'll actually use. More space, lighter bag, no "if I only had a ______" regrets.

I wouldn't pass up a 15 or 21 Limited, and the FA* 300 could use an upgrade to the DA* version...hmm...
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QuoteOriginally posted by ryan s Quote
It's finally to the point where I'll pass on basically every good deal in order to get a quality lens I'll actually use. More space, lighter bag, no "if I only had a ______" regrets.
I find myself in almost exactly the same place. I know exactly the kind of shooting that I do and I've got a particular kit in mind for those jobs. I'm not a fan of carrying "what if" gear that only ever turns into excess weight.

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I thought I knew what kind of shooting that I wanted to do, but then I got a great deal on a DFA 100 WR and realized that I tend to find reasons to use the gear I buy.

Now my camera bag has gotten full, so I'm hoping that stops the LBA
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Just sold a couple so I'm down to only 12 lenses. (I think)
But I am eyeing the new lens roadmap.

David

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QuoteOriginally posted by drugal Quote
I thought I knew what kind of shooting that I wanted to do, but then I got a great deal on a DFA 100 WR and realized that I tend to find reasons to use the gear I buy.

Now my camera bag has gotten full, so I'm hoping that stops the LBA
drugal: when you camera bag gets full, you're supposed to get a new bag!
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QuoteOriginally posted by DAKS Quote
drugal: when you camera bag gets full, you're supposed to get a new bag!
Lol, you're a bad influence

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QuoteOriginally posted by DAKS Quote
But I am eyeing the new lens roadmap.
Me, too. I'm waiting to for the DA wide zoom and the DA tele zoom.
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Serpiente a nice mix.

QuoteOriginally posted by Serpiente Quote
DA* 300 F4
DA 35 Ltd F2.8 Macro
DFA 100 F2.8 Macro WR
Soon also a DA 15 Not sure if I will sell my DA35 then.


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Jim - that's another way to look at it, but then my LBA would come back

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My corollary to this: when there's a tie between similar lenses sell the expensive one that way you can afford more lenses!
Hey much to my surprise this Quantaray 28-70 f/2.8-4 mfocus is pretty darn good!


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Way to go Boris.

QuoteOriginally posted by boriscleto Quote
Somehow I missed the largest lens I own when doing my inventory. So that, and the Industar that arrived in the mail yesterday, make 64 (19 50mm).


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Lowell - I hear ya , that's why I have to try to stop now, lol.

QuoteOriginally posted by Lowell Goudge Quote
I guess as a. Quick summary.

Hobbies come and go , Lenses.............Accumulate


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Waterfall - another reason to keep LBA in check

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So do ex-wives.


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Mike - just another reason as I don't need another ex wife, it would cost way too much compared to the lenses.

QuoteOriginally posted by mikemike Quote
It sounds like there might be a strong correlation between the number of lenses and the number of ex-wives.


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Hey Ryan - Isn't that why some of us have 2 camera bags then

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How many? The fewest I've had in years.

It's finally to the point where I'll pass on basically every good deal in order to get a quality lens I'll actually use. More space, lighter bag, no "if I only had a ______" regrets.

I wouldn't pass up a 15 or 21 Limited, and the FA* 300 could use an upgrade to the DA* version...hmm...
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Thus a reason to stay blissfully single.
I don't know about that...If it wasn't for my wife, I wouldn't have the latest lens in my collection. Some how I won the wife and mother-in-law lottery.
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Drugal - Just what DAKS says you gotta have 2 bags

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Lol, you're a bad influence
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Too many!

3x russian m42's
1x manual K mount
4x AF K mount + 2x TC's
2x Q mount + K adapter

More AF K mount on the way soon I hope!
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Jezza - that's little compared to the rest of us it seems!

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Too many!

3x russian m42's
1x manual K mount
4x AF K mount + 2x TC's
2x Q mount + K adapter

More AF K mount on the way soon I hope!
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QuoteOriginally posted by jezza323 Quote
Too many!

3x russian m42's
1x manual K mount
4x AF K mount + 2x TC's
2x Q mount + K adapter

More AF K mount on the way soon I hope!
QuoteOriginally posted by richardwong Quote
Jezza - that's little compared to the rest of us it seems!
That's only 10! TCs and adapters are not lenses!
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QuoteOriginally posted by drugal Quote
Now my camera bag has gotten full, so I'm hoping that stops the LBA
Get a bigger bag. Problem solved!

Seriuosly, my largest bag cannot accomodate all of my gear. My two pancakes are always there, one of my zooms also, and I swap between the flash, the long tele, of the macro (two out of three).
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