Favorite 2 Pentax Lenses

max_pyne · 05-12-2015, 02:30 AM

A* 200 Macro and SMC DA 21 ltd

Driline · 05-12-2015, 07:31 AM

F*300 & fa 31

CNunez · 05-12-2015, 10:05 AM

50mm 1.8
And my newly acquired 100mm dfa macro wr. I've taken a few test shots with it and can already tell that it's going to be a favourite.

**Jacquot** · 05-12-2015, 05:13 PM

15mm and 31mm. If I had to pick only two...

Sliver-Surfer · 05-12-2015, 05:33 PM

Pentax-A 1.2/50mm
Super Takumar 3.5/24mm

Stavri · 05-12-2015, 05:35 PM

D-Fa 50 f2.8 (the sharpest Pentax lens ever made) and the
F* 300 f4.5

MSD · 05-12-2015, 06:04 PM

Hmm, quite difficult.
I once solely used the Super-Takumar 50/1.4 for over a year to practice my skills and learn composition. What a wonderful lens and special experience!!
I'll always have a soft spot for that lens.
I'm also a big fan of the FA43. Pentax has a long history of excellent normals.

Hope my K135/2.5, F*300, FA77 and FA*24 don't feel left out.

**monochrome** · 05-12-2015, 07:22 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

I can answer one or I can answer five but I can't pick two.

OK:

K28/3.5 and ~~FA77~~ ~~FA 43~~ . . . . . ~~K200/2.5~~

Nope. Can't do it.

aleonx3 · 05-12-2015, 08:06 PM

for me, the two Pentax lenses are:
18-135mm and 20-40mm (mainly for traveling)

Driline · 05-12-2015, 08:33 PM

Originally posted by MSD

Hmm, quite difficult.
I once solely used the Super-Takumar 50/1.4 for over a year to practice my skills and learn composition. What a wonderful lens and special experience!!
I'll always have a soft spot for that lens.
I'm also a big fan of the FA43. Pentax has a long history of excellent normals.

Hope my K135/2.5, F*300, FA77 and FA*24 don't feel left out.

How could you leave the F*300 out? I'm so disappointed....

drypenn · 05-13-2015, 12:35 AM

Originally posted by monochrome

OK:

K28/3.5 and ~~FA77~~ ~~FA 43~~ . . . . . ~~K200/2.5~~

Nope. Can't do it.

Dart!

I hastily replied FA43 and K50/1.2, much to the chagrin of my 77, 31, 100 and 55s (f1.4 and f1.8), and I can live with that guilt, but here you are reminding me about a K28/3.5

, so like you, I can't do it now!

The K28/3.5 is an underrated beauty.

RonHendriks1966 · 05-13-2015, 12:36 AM

Since I only have two lenses at this time, they are probabily my favorite. FA 31MM AND FA*85MM.

---------- Post added 13-05-15 at 09:38 ----------

Originally posted by RonHendriks1966

It never will.............

I would choose FA31mm and FA*85mm as keepers.

Oh wow, one year later we Are there!

pathdoc · 05-13-2015, 05:34 AM

DA 40mm (SMC) Pancake and 18-250mm zoom. The first for its compactness, the second for all-round versatility despite its slowness at the long end.

Nothing else I've got matches my new DA 50mm f/1.8 for speed, but I've found it's a bit long for most indoor work unless there's plenty of room to zoom with the feet, while the 40mm has just that little extra bit of "width" and a less critical DOF wide open. It's not that much longer than "normal" in EFOV, and serves me well for most things.

(At work, the 35mm Limited Macro reigns supreme and thus spends more time on the camera than any other lens, but that is a specific-application lens and doesn't count for general use.)

**pbancr** · 05-13-2015, 06:24 AM

DA18-135 and FA31

**Papa Lazarou** · 05-13-2015, 07:33 AM

FA*85mm and FA 31mm

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05-12-2015, 02:30 AM	#91
max_pyne Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: zurich Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 409	A* 200 Macro and SMC DA 21 ltd

05-12-2015, 07:31 AM	#92
Driline Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: IOWA Where the Tall Corn Grows Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,697	F*300 & fa 31

05-12-2015, 10:05 AM	#93
CNunez Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Photos: Gallery Posts: 168	50mm 1.8 And my newly acquired 100mm dfa macro wr. I've taken a few test shots with it and can already tell that it's going to be a favourite.

05-12-2015, 05:13 PM	#94
Jacquot Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sun City Center, FL Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,544	15mm and 31mm. If I had to pick only two...

05-12-2015, 05:33 PM	#95
Sliver-Surfer Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,558	Pentax-A 1.2/50mm Super Takumar 3.5/24mm

05-12-2015, 05:35 PM	#96
Stavri Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: at a Bean & Leaf Photos: Albums Posts: 1,832	D-Fa 50 f2.8 (the sharpest Pentax lens ever made) and the F* 300 f4.5

05-12-2015, 06:04 PM	#97
MSD Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sydney Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 163	Hmm, quite difficult. I once solely used the Super-Takumar 50/1.4 for over a year to practice my skills and learn composition. What a wonderful lens and special experience!! I'll always have a soft spot for that lens. I'm also a big fan of the FA43. Pentax has a long history of excellent normals. Hope my K135/2.5, F300, FA77 and FA24 don't feel left out.

05-12-2015, 07:22 PM	#98
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by monochrome I can answer one or I can answer five but I can't pick two. OK: K28/3.5 and ~~FA77~~ ~~FA 43~~ . . . . . ~~K200/2.5~~ Nope. Can't do it.

05-12-2015, 08:06 PM	#99
aleonx3 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brampton, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,996	for me, the two Pentax lenses are: 18-135mm and 20-40mm (mainly for traveling)

05-12-2015, 08:33 PM	#100
Driline Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: IOWA Where the Tall Corn Grows Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,697	Originally posted by MSD Hmm, quite difficult. I once solely used the Super-Takumar 50/1.4 for over a year to practice my skills and learn composition. What a wonderful lens and special experience!! I'll always have a soft spot for that lens. I'm also a big fan of the FA43. Pentax has a long history of excellent normals. Hope my K135/2.5, F300, FA77 and FA24 don't feel left out. How could you leave the F*300 out? I'm so disappointed....

05-13-2015, 12:35 AM	#101
drypenn Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 963	Originally posted by monochrome OK: K28/3.5 and ~~FA77~~ ~~FA 43~~ . . . . . ~~K200/2.5~~ Nope. Can't do it. Dart! I hastily replied FA43 and K50/1.2, much to the chagrin of my 77, 31, 100 and 55s (f1.4 and f1.8), and I can live with that guilt, but here you are reminding me about a K28/3.5 , so like you, I can't do it now! The K28/3.5 is an underrated beauty.

05-13-2015, 12:36 AM	#102
RonHendriks1966 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,675	Since I only have two lenses at this time, they are probabily my favorite. FA 31MM AND FA85MM. ---------- Post added 13-05-15 at 09:38 ---------- Originally posted by RonHendriks1966 It never will............. I would choose FA31mm and FA85mm as keepers. Oh wow, one year later we Are there!

05-13-2015, 05:34 AM	#103
pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381	DA 40mm (SMC) Pancake and 18-250mm zoom. The first for its compactness, the second for all-round versatility despite its slowness at the long end. Nothing else I've got matches my new DA 50mm f/1.8 for speed, but I've found it's a bit long for most indoor work unless there's plenty of room to zoom with the feet, while the 40mm has just that little extra bit of "width" and a less critical DOF wide open. It's not that much longer than "normal" in EFOV, and serves me well for most things. (At work, the 35mm Limited Macro reigns supreme and thus spends more time on the camera than any other lens, but that is a specific-application lens and doesn't count for general use.)

05-13-2015, 06:24 AM	#104
pbancr Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southeast Connecticut Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,575	DA18-135 and FA31

05-13-2015, 07:33 AM	#105
Papa Lazarou Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, UK Posts: 340	FA*85mm and FA 31mm