[Ronald Oakes]

I have XXX in my 3 kits total !
But just picked up a ME Super with 4 more at a yard sale today for $25.....Who could have Resisted ?
SMC-M's...80-200mm , 50mm 1.4 , 35mm , and 28mm....all were M series.

[steamloco76]

I have too darned many lenses and am always looking for just one more. Certified LBA sufferer.
Let’s break this down into four groups. True classics, Everyday users, I really should sell these, Under $50 fun glass

TRUE CLASSICS
Vivitar 28 f2 Close Focusing
Pentax SMC K 50 f1.2
Pentax SMC K 135 f2.5
Pentax SMC K 200 f2.5
Pentax SMC FA 50 f2.8 Macro

EVERYDAY USERS
Pentax HD DA 15 f4 Limited
Pentax SMC DA 18-135 WR
Pentax HD DA 55-300 WR
Pentax SMC-A 70-210 F4 under $50 lens
Pentax SMC-F* 300 F4.5 also should be a True Classic
Sigma DG 120-400 F4.5-5.6 HSM APO
Pentax FA 100 f2.8 Macro

I REALLY SHOULD SELL THESE
Pentax SMC DA 16-45 f4
Pentax SMC DA 21 f3.2 Limited
Pentax SMC DA 40 f2.8 Limited
Pentax SMC DA 35 f2.4 AL
Pentax SMC FA 50 f1.4
Sigma DG 10-20 F4-5.6
Sigma 170-500 f5-6.3 AF APO (currently listed for sale)

UNDER $50 FUN GLASS
Vivitar 28-200 f3.5-5.6 Macro
Sears/Rikenon 50 f2
Rikenon P 70-210 f3.9 Macro
Pentax SMC-M 80-210 f4.5
Tokina 500 f8 Mirror

[Gary H Perth]

I have too darned many lenses and am always looking for just one more. Certified LBA sufferer.
Let’s break this down into four groups. True classics, Everyday users, I really should sell these, Under $50 fun glass

TRUE CLASSICS
Vivitar 28 f2 Close Focusing
Pentax SMC K 50 f1.2
Pentax SMC K 135 f2.5
Pentax SMC K 200 f2.5
Pentax SMC FA 50 f2.8 Macro

EVERYDAY USERS
Pentax HD DA 15 f4 Limited
Pentax SMC DA 18-135 WR
Pentax HD DA 55-300 WR
Pentax SMC-A 70-210 F4 under $50 lens
Pentax SMC-F* 300 F4.5 also should be a True Classic
Sigma DG 120-400 F4.5-5.6 HSM APO
Pentax FA 100 f2.8 Macro

I REALLY SHOULD SELL THESE
Pentax SMC DA 16-45 f4
Pentax SMC DA 21 f3.2 Limited
Pentax SMC DA 40 f2.8 Limited
Pentax SMC DA 35 f2.4 AL
Pentax SMC FA 50 f1.4
Sigma DG 10-20 F4-5.6
Sigma 170-500 f5-6.3 AF APO (currently listed for sale)

UNDER $50 FUN GLASS
Vivitar 28-200 f3.5-5.6 Macro
Sears/Rikenon 50 f2
Rikenon P 70-210 f3.9 Macro
Pentax SMC-M 80-210 f4.5
Tokina 500 f8 Mirror

Do you really want to sell your Sigma 10-20mm? I Love mine, and also my SMC 40mm Limited.

I agree though that a 500mm mirror lens is fun to play around with.

[aslyfox]

for those with multiple lenses who want help on which one to use

this is an interesting idea from D1N0 that I have been using once in a while:

Use your Gear randomly
Since I now have over 90 lenses when am I going to use them all? Even deciding which one to put on the camera is a hard decision. So I googled the internet for something to help me and found this:

Random Thing Picker

https://andrew.hedges.name/experiments/random/pickone.html

I put a list of all my lenses in there, and it generates a random choice. That is the lens I will put on my camera. If I do so every day I will end op using all of my lenses eventually. It's first pick was the CZJ DDR Tessar 50mm 2.8

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/173-general-photography/388302-use-your-...ml#post4661888

[steamloco76]

Do you really want to sell your Sigma 10-20mm? I Love mine, and also my SMC 40mm Limited.

I agree though that a 500mm mirror lens is fun to play around with.

I won’t sell the Sigma because people don’t pay doodle for them. I really like the results I get with it, however I have Rokinon/Samyang 8mm CSII fisheye and the HD 15/4 Limited which cover my very wide needs most of the time. The 40 Limited is great but sits under other lenses in the bag waiting.

[Vaskebjorn]

It looks like i am extremely modest compared to some people

My daily use lenses are :
DA* 50-135
DA* 300mm

And the I have a Tokina at-x pro 20-35 which I do not use (a lot) as I seem not to like short lenses

And then I have two 500mm mirror lenses, one cheap Walimax and one massive MTO that won’t fit due to the flash.

[veato]

Not that many and the number seems to be reducing over time...

Pentax M28 (modified), M50, 16-85, 55-300
Sigma 30 Art
Tamron 90 Macro

[Scout]

Hello,

I have 12 operational lenses :

4 zooms :
- Tamron 10-24mm
- Pentax DA 16-45
- Pentax DA 18-55 WR
- Sigma 70-300 APO DG

4 "M42" single lenses :
- Zenitar 16mm f2.8
- Takumar 50mm F4 macro preset
- Helios 44M7 58 mm F2
- Jupiter 9 85mm f2

4 "K-mount" single lenses :
- Sigma 24mm Super Wide II macro
- Pentax-m 28mm F3.5
- DA 35mm F2.4 plastic wonder
- DA 50mm F1.8 plastic wonder

It's fine like this !

I could like a good 20mm single lens if it was reasonable (quite expensive, like Voigtlander color skopar or pentax-m, k)
And why not a 100 mm macro ... No hurry

[fsge]

I have too many of them collected in only 10 years!

[Aaron28]

I could like a good 20mm single lens if it was reasonable

I got a few on the cheap whether m42 or t-mount......

accura supertel 200/f3.8 t-mount preset...K-50.....believe it has atleast 12 blades





also a P&B televivitar 200/f3.5 t-mount preset......12 or more blades....k-50....unfortunately this one suffers from haze closed down...have been able to clean most of it but one element I just can't get to.....on the fence getting it cla'd

[fg-one]

I had up to 24 lenses at the peak of my LBA. 13 have been sold (in grey). 3 are for sale (orange). I'll probably keep the 8 remaining ones for various reasons. That would be a 2/3 slash, not bad. I think I'm cured.

[ivanvernon]

After reading of fg-one's commendable effort to cure LBA, I am now aware that I need help. The full measure of my addiction is shown below in both list and graphic manner.

My lens collection:

MEDIUM FORMAT LENSES

Pentax 67 (14):
SMC Pentax 6x7 45mm f 4.0
SMC Pentax 67 55mm f 4.0
SMC Pentax 67 75mm f 2.8 AL
S-M-C Takumar 6x7 75mm f 4.5
SMC Pentax 67 90mm f 2.8
SMC Pentax 67 100mm f 4.0 Macro 91:1 with adapter)
S-M-C Takumar 6x7 105mm f 2.4
SMC Pentax 67 Soft 120mm f 3.5
S-M-C Macro Takumar 6 x 76 135mm f 4.0
SMC Pentax 67 150mm f 2.8
SMC Pentax 67 165mm f 2.8
SMC Pentax 67 165mm f 4.0 LS
SMC Pentax 67 200mm f 4.0
SMC Pentax 300mm f 4.0

Carl Zeiss Jena/Pentacon 6 (4):
CZJ Biometar 80mm f 2.8
CZJ Bm 120mm f 2.8
CZJ Sonnar 180mm f 2.8
Arsat 30mm f 3.5 fisheye

Mamiya 645: Cannot be adapted to Pentax 645 cameras, so are instead used on the K-1. (10)
Mamiya-Sekor C 45mm f 2.8
Mamiya-Sekor C 55mm f 2.8
Mamiya-Sekor C 70mm f 2.8 LS
Mamiya-Sekor C 80mm f 1.9
Mamiya-Sekor C 80mm f4.0 with Auto Macro Spacer
Mamiya-Sekor C 120mm f 4.0 12:1 Macro
Mamiya-Sekor C 145mm f 4.0 Soft Focus
Mamiya-Sekor C 150mm f 3.5
Mamiya-Sekor C 210mm f 4.0
Mamiya-Sekor C 300mm f 5.6

Pentax 645 (20):
SMC Pentax-FA 645 35mm f3.5 AL (IF)
SMC Pentax-A 645 35mm f 3.5
SMD Pentax-A 645 45mm f 2.8
SMC Pentax FA 645 45mm f 2.8
SMC Pentax-FA 645 ZOOM 45-85mm f 4.5
SMC Pentax-A ZOOM 45-85mm f 4.5
SMC Pentax-D FA 645 55mm f 2.8 AL (IF) SDM AW
SMC Pentax-A 645 55mm f 2.8
SMC Pentax-FA 645 75mm f 2.8
SMC Pentax-A 645 75mm f 2.8
SMC Pentax 645 LS 75mm f 2.8
HD Pentax-D FA 645 90mm f 2.8 Macro SDM ED AW SR
SMC Pentax FA 645 ZOOM 80-160mm f 4.5
SMC Pentax-FA 645 120mm f 4.0 Macro
SMC Pentax 645 LS 135mm f 4.0 (2 copies)
SMC Pentax-FA 645 150mm f 2.8(IF)
SMC Pentax-FA 645 200mm f 4.0 (IF)
SMC Pentax-A 645 200mm f 4.0
SMC Pentax-FA* 645 300mm f 4.0 ED (IF)
Pentax Rear Converter-A 645 2X

K-MOUNT LENSES

Zooms: (11)
SMC Pentax-DA 10-17 f 3.5-4.5 Fisheye
Promaster Spectrum 7 19-35mm f 3.5-4.5
Sears ZOOM 80-200mm f 4.0
Tamron AF ZOOM 17-50mm f 2.8 (IF) Aspherical
SMC Pentax-DAL ZOOM 18-55mm f 3.5-5.6 AL WR
SMC Pentax-DA ZOOM 18-250mm f 3.5-6.3 ED AL (IF)
SMC Pentax-F ZOOM 35-70mm f 3.5-4.5 Macro
SMC Pentax-A ZOOM 35-105mm f 3.5
SMC Pentax-A ZOOM 70-210mm f 4.0
Tamron 70-300mm f 4-6.6 Telemacro 1:2
SMC Pentax-FA 100-300mm f 4.5-5.6

Primes:
Non-Pentax: (23)
Rokinon 8mm f 3.5 Fisheye CS II Aspherical
Auto Chinon S-M-C 28mm f 2.8
MC Kiron (Kino Precision) 28mm f 2.0
MC CPC Auto 28mm f 2.8 Macro
MC Vivitar SMS 28mm f 2.8 Close focus (adapted MD-PK)
Auto Sears MC 50mm f 1.4
Auto Sears MC 50mm f 1.7
Auto Sears 50mm f 2.0
Auto Revuenon 50mm f 1.4
MC Auto Chinon 50mm f 1.7
Auto Chinon 50mm f 1.9
Canon-FD 55mm f 1.2 (converted to K mount)
Canon-FL 55mm f 1.2 (converted to K mount)
MC Helios-44K-4 58mm f2.0
Rokinon 85mm f 1.4 Aspherical (IF)
Tokina AT-X 90mm f 2.5 Macro 1:2
Phoenix 100mm f 3.5 Macro 1:2
Kiron 105mm f 2.8 Macro 1:1
Auto Sears MC 135mm f 2.8
Kamero Auto 135mm f 2.8
MC Auto Chinon 135mm f 2.8
Tamron 400mm f 6.9
Zeiss 120 f 2.0 Planar T* Macro 1:2

Pentax: (18)
SMC Pentax-A 28mm f 2.8
Pentax Super-Takumar 50mm f 1.4 M42 (2 copies)
SMC Pentax-FA 31mm f 1.8 AL Limited
SMC Pentax-DA 35mm f 2.4 AL
Pentax-FA 43mm f 1.9 Limited
SMC Pentax-M 50mm f 1.7
SMC Pentax- D FA 50mm f 2.8 Macro
SMC Pentax-A 50mm f 2.0
SMC Pentax-A 50mm f 1.7
SMC Pentax-A 50mm f 1.4
Pentax Super-Takumar 55mm f 1.8
Pentax-FA 77mm f 1.8 Limited
SMC Pentax-FA* 85mm f 1.4 (IF)
SMC Pentax-F 85mm f 2.8 Soft
SMC Pentax-A 135mm f 2.8
PentaxTakumar (Bayonet) 135mm f 2.5
SMC Pentax-M 200mm f 1.4
SMC Pentax-M 400mm f 5.6

[veato]

Looks like a staring into a shop window!

[aslyfox]

my modest collection will soon be growing

just purchased from a forum member via the marketplace an early Christmas Present

a black SMC Pentax-FA 77mm F1.8 Limited

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to see the rest of my modest collection:

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/10-pentax-slr-lens-discussion/250604-how...ml#post4709870

[ivanvernon]

my modest collection will soon be growing

just purchased from a forum member via the marketplace an early Christmas Present

a black SMC Pentax-FA 77mm F1.8 Limited

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to see the rest of my modest collection:

How many lenses do you have? - Page 3 - PentaxForums.com

The 77 LTD is one great addition to an already great collection. However, you will need to complete the collection by acquiring a 31 ltd to go with your 43 and 77!