[Mike.P®]

K-5IIs & DA 17-70mm f4.

Been sat in the bag for over a month now ... ever since I broke my ankle in 3 places.

[GlennG]

K-5 - DA 17-70
K100d Super - DA 18-55 AL II

[mlatour]

I have two K-x bodies,
the one stored in the car always has on a Tamron 18-200mm
the one here next to me has a SMC Pentax-F 28mm 2.8

[mattipuh]

Limited 40mm 2.8

[Jacquot]

K-3: 43MM Ltd
K-01: 15MM Ltd
LX: M28mm f2.0

[kentishrev]

K-30: 20-40 Ltd

P30N: M 50 f/1.7

MX: Voigtlander 58mm


This is just 'right now' The Voigtlander moves to the K-30 quite often!

[mgvh]

I started this thread, so after 30 hours or so, here are the results. I only list lenses given for Pentax SLR and DSLR cameras. I didn't sort out precisely all the lenses (e.g. the various 18-55mm Pentaxes), but this should give a general idea.

Some quick observations:

• Records supplied for 198 bodies
• We like our Pentax lenses on 145 bodies! Some Sigmas and Tamrons and then a number of also rans total 41.
• The most used lens by far is the DA 18-135 on 15 bodies
• Primes on 104 bodies, zooms on 82 bodies, caps on 12
• 50mm primes on 25 bodies

Thanks to all who played! Maybe we can do this again when the weather is nicer and people aren't using WR lenses as much.


Aetna Rokunar 28 (M42) - 1
CZJ 85 f2.8 - 1
Cosmicar A 35-70 f4 - 1
Helios 44M - 1
Mamiya Sekor 55 f1.4 (M42) - 1

PENTAX
DA 10-17 FE - 2
DA 12-24 - 1
DA 15 - 4
DA 16-45 - 3
DA* 16-50 - 6
DA 17-70 - 3
DA 18-55 WR - 7
DA 18-135 - 15
FA 20-35 - 1
DA 20-40 - 4
DA 21 - 2
K 24 f2.8 - 1
FA 24-90 - 1
K 28 f3.5 - 1
M 28 f2 - 1
M 28 f2.8 - 1
A 28 f2.8 - 1
F 28 f2.8 - 2
FA 28-80 - 1
A 28-135 macro - 1
FA 31 ltd - 3
K 30 f2.8 - 1
K 35 f2 - 1
M 35 f2.8 - 1
FA 35 f2 - 1
DA 35 f2.4 - 3
FA 31 - 4
M 35-70 - 1
F 35-70 - 2
F 35-80 - 3
DA 40 ltd - 4
DA 40XS - 3
FA 43 - 7
SMC Tak 50 f1.4 - 4
M 50 f1.4 - 3
M 50 f1.7 - 2
M 50 f2 - 1
A 50 f1.2 - 2
A50 1.4 - 1
A 50 f1.7 - 1
A 50 f2 - 2
F 50 f1.7 - 1
FA 50 f1.4 - 1
FA 50 f2.8 macro - 4
DA 50 f1.8 - 3
DA* 50-135 - 2
DA 50-200 - 3
SuperTak 55 f1.8 - 1
K 55 f1.8 - 2
DA* 55 - 2
DA 55-300 - 1
DA* 60-250 - 2
DA 70 - 1
FA 77 - 2
K85 f1.8 - 1
FA 85 f1.4 - 2
DFA 100 WR - 3
M 100 f2.8 - 1
F 100-300 - 1
SMC Tak 120 f2.8 - 1
Tak Bayonet 135 f2.5 - 1
DA* 300 - 2

Samyang/Rokinon 8 FE - 2

Sigma 8-16 - 1
Sigma 10-20 f4-5.6 - 1
Sigma 17-50 f2.8 - 2
Sigma 17-70 DC macro - 3
Sigma 17-70 C - 2
Sigma 18-35 - 1
Sigma 30 f1.4 - 1
Sigma 70 macro - 1
Sigma 70-200 f2.8 - 1
Sigma 150-500 - 1
Sigma 500 f4.5 - 2
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Tamron 17 SP f3.5 - 1
Tamron 17-50 f2.8 - 4
Tamron 18-200 - 1
Tamron 18-250 - 1
Tamron 28-75 f2.8 - 1
Tamron 70-210 f3.5 - 1
Tamron 70-300 LD macro - 1
Tamron 500 f8 mirror - 1

Tokina AT-X 100-300 f4 - 1
Tokina 400 - 1
Topcor 35 f2.8 (M42) - 1
Topcor 58 f1.4 (M42) - 1
WalimexPro (Samyang) 35 f1.4 - 1
Voigtlander 58mm - 1
Zenitar 16mm - 1
none - 12

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Last edited by mgvh; 01-04-2015 at 08:20 PM.

[Trudger1272]

K-5IIs w/ FA77 & K3 w/ DA21

But usually I keep my other lenses close for quick swaps. I only shoot primes so when I go, the whole family goes and everybody gets a turn. Nothing stays on too long.

[beachgardener]

D FA macro or FA macro 50mm f2.8?

[kswong_00]

K30-fa43
k200d-f70-210

[Driline]

D FA 50 f2.8 Macro on a K-5

How do you like using the 50 macro? Do you wish you would have purchased the 100mm instead? I'm contemplating either one right now.

[Sideway]

K-5IIs with DA21

[beachgardener]

How do you like using the 50 macro? Do you wish you would have purchased the 100mm instead? I'm contemplating either one right now.

I like it very much, I mainly do flower macro photos so I don't need that extra mm working distance that the 100mm will give, and some need this to do insect photos. I also use it for photographing art work with studio light (basically copy light) good focal length for the primarily larger paintings. The 50mm angle I seem to get a reasonable amount of the flower in the photo at high magnification (abstract image), sometimes using the lens not quite at or less than 1:1 is great for including the whole flower, it is also good for very sharp portraits. I don't wish for the 100mm instead as this is the mm i like, but, I do intend to purchase a 100/105mm or 90mm later on, perhaps in the Vivitar line or maybe the Tamron line. If the funds appear I'd go for the DFA 100 as well, but primarily it is the 50mm that I like, just depends on what mm you need. But all said I'm very happy with the lens build, quality/image quality etc.

[indy]

Super Takumar 35 on bellows unit with slide copier. "Scanning" B&W negs shot with a Nikon f3 and developed at home.

[Dice]

DA20-40 on my k5