Your 2015 Planned Purchases

noelpolar · 01-13-2015, 12:22 AM - **1 Like**

I'm hoping to buy some real moments of connection to the world around me........ honest...... hopefully I'll get to photograph some so I can remember them with all their pentax rendering......generally my life needs a lift in contrast and saturation on a regular basis.

Of course, I'll be cursed by materialistic moments as I go (part of the human condition)..... like 4 minutes ago when I just bought a new ........

Last edited by noelpolar; 01-13-2015 at 12:27 AM.

EJMzagsfan · 01-13-2015, 01:18 AM

I would really like a high end compact like a ricoh gr or fujfilm x100/100s. I also would like to upgrade my flash from the gigantic potato masher I use now.

Last years expenditures included a billingham hadley pro, a sigma 17-50 2.8 and a hd 55-300 ( still haven't recieved yet). Now I need to take more pictures, I always need to take more pictures.

zzeitg · 01-13-2015, 02:38 AM

To be honest I'm pretty much tempted by the DA limiteds (15 / 21 / 40 / 70).
But I don't know...None of them (maybe with the exception of DA70 ?) is usable on the mythical FF.

And what's even worse, it would be outright duplicity to FA 20 / FA 31 / 43 / 77 ltds which I already have. So my wife would finally conclude that I'm insane.

cxdoo · 01-13-2015, 02:47 AM

Planned? This is like asking a junkie what's his budget for dope.

But let's pretend there is a plan one can stick to... FA31 and DFA100WR. And a travel tripod.

Stickl · 01-13-2015, 03:15 AM

FA 77 and DA 55/1.4 but only if we well got the FF body.

wolfiegirl · 01-13-2015, 03:31 AM - **2 Likes**

Why bother planning? LBA wins every time.

*waves weakly through piles of glass*

Piotrek K · 01-13-2015, 06:43 AM

One or more Pentax Auto - 110 lenses for my Q camera. I use it only for adapted telephoto, so I need any small and more "normal" lens. It is a bad case of LBA, because in the end I will probably buy one genuine Q lens

...but at least to rationalize it, I'm trying to find Auto - 110 lens at a bargain price...

jcdoss · 01-13-2015, 07:17 AM

I'm saving cash for something with a FF. Right now, that's going to be an A7mII, but I'm hoping Pentax will come up with something before my trip to Germany this spring. I'm also on the lookout for a few more rare-ish M and K lenses.

sterretje · 01-13-2015, 07:25 AM

A Takumar 28mm or 35mm and a K-mount MF 24mm or 28mm or 35mm

dngr · 01-13-2015, 07:56 AM

Finally out of school and actually making money at work, so I'm planning on grabbing the Pentax FF when it comes out, and offload my K-50. Perhaps pick up the FA 31 as well so that I have at least one autofocus FF lens amongst all the M glass

---------- Post added 01-13-15 at 09:58 ----------

oh, and a new laptop is likely on the books too, this one is two years old now, so time to upgrade

northcoastgreg · 01-13-2015, 10:13 AM

Last year I promised myself I would only buy one lens; I ended up buying six. Now to be sure, four of the six were bought with money raised from lens and photo sales, so it's not quite as horrible as it looks.

This year, I will make no such promise to limit myself to one lens. But I'll be taking a 20% reduction in my income in February, so financial restrictions will limit what I can buy far more than any self-imposed (and often futile) resolutions. At best, I can hope to afford one lens, which will probably be the Rokinon 10mm f2.8. Any other lenses or photo gear I buy in 2015 will have to be payed for either through lens or photo sales.

There are, of course, lenses I would like to get but can't afford, like the DA 16-85, the 1.4x teleconverter, the HD DA 21, the HD DA 35 Limited, and the DA 560, etc. etc.

Actually, come to think of it, it's probably better I can't afford to buy lenses, as I would end up buying way more glass than I could ever use.

zzeitg · 01-13-2015, 10:20 AM

Originally posted by northcoastgreg

like the DA 16-85, the 1.4x teleconverter, the HD DA 21, the HD DA 35 Limited, and the DA 560, etc. etc.

That would be a nice resolve: I'll only buy a single lens in 2015! .....................................DA560!

mrNewt · 01-13-2015, 10:37 AM

Only one... Sony A7II + loads of adapters

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bdery · 01-13-2015, 10:48 AM

What is likely to happen, given that I got a nice bonus this year, is the replacement of the WR kit lens with either the 20-40 or the 16-85. I'll wait until more info is available about the latter, and I'll see how the price evolves. It might also displace my Sigma 17-70 but honestly I doubt it.

**rod_grant** · 01-13-2015, 10:20 PM

It's early in the year to say 'no more' but it is probably true.
Sigma 150-500 is on the way from Perth (Western Aust). That is 3466 kilometres.
I tried to find one closer, but the distributor has none and all the retailers I tried on this side of the country had none and didn't know when to expect any.
The Aussie dollar has slipped a bit and the RRP of $999 is not likely to hold up when new stock arrives, so I am pretty happy to get it at $88 less than that.

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01-13-2015, 12:22 AM - 1 Like	#31
noelpolar Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Goolwa, SA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	I'm hoping to buy some real moments of connection to the world around me........ honest...... hopefully I'll get to photograph some so I can remember them with all their pentax rendering......generally my life needs a lift in contrast and saturation on a regular basis. Of course, I'll be cursed by materialistic moments as I go (part of the human condition)..... like 4 minutes ago when I just bought a new ........ Last edited by noelpolar; 01-13-2015 at 12:27 AM.

01-13-2015, 01:18 AM	#32
EJMzagsfan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Idaho Photos: Albums Posts: 241	I would really like a high end compact like a ricoh gr or fujfilm x100/100s. I also would like to upgrade my flash from the gigantic potato masher I use now. Last years expenditures included a billingham hadley pro, a sigma 17-50 2.8 and a hd 55-300 ( still haven't recieved yet). Now I need to take more pictures, I always need to take more pictures.

01-13-2015, 02:38 AM	#33
zzeitg Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Bohemia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,017	To be honest I'm pretty much tempted by the DA limiteds (15 / 21 / 40 / 70). But I don't know...None of them (maybe with the exception of DA70 ?) is usable on the mythical FF. And what's even worse, it would be outright duplicity to FA 20 / FA 31 / 43 / 77 ltds which I already have. So my wife would finally conclude that I'm insane.

01-13-2015, 02:47 AM	#34
cxdoo Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Limassol, Cyprus Posts: 1,150	Planned? This is like asking a junkie what's his budget for dope. But let's pretend there is a plan one can stick to... FA31 and DFA100WR. And a travel tripod.

01-13-2015, 03:15 AM	#35
Stickl Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Oulu Posts: 271	FA 77 and DA 55/1.4 but only if we well got the FF body.

01-13-2015, 03:31 AM - 2 Likes	#36
wolfiegirl Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mystery Bay, NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,111	Why bother planning? LBA wins every time. waves weakly through piles of glass

01-13-2015, 06:43 AM	#37
Piotrek K Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,384	One or more Pentax Auto - 110 lenses for my Q camera. I use it only for adapted telephoto, so I need any small and more "normal" lens. It is a bad case of LBA, because in the end I will probably buy one genuine Q lens ...but at least to rationalize it, I'm trying to find Auto - 110 lens at a bargain price...

01-13-2015, 07:17 AM	#38
jcdoss Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,769	I'm saving cash for something with a FF. Right now, that's going to be an A7mII, but I'm hoping Pentax will come up with something before my trip to Germany this spring. I'm also on the lookout for a few more rare-ish M and K lenses.

01-13-2015, 07:25 AM	#39
sterretje Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Roodepoort, South Africa Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,561	A Takumar 28mm or 35mm and a K-mount MF 24mm or 28mm or 35mm

01-13-2015, 07:56 AM	#40
dngr Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Victoria/Great Lakes Photos: Gallery Posts: 691	Finally out of school and actually making money at work, so I'm planning on grabbing the Pentax FF when it comes out, and offload my K-50. Perhaps pick up the FA 31 as well so that I have at least one autofocus FF lens amongst all the M glass ---------- Post added 01-13-15 at 09:58 ---------- oh, and a new laptop is likely on the books too, this one is two years old now, so time to upgrade

01-13-2015, 10:13 AM	#41
northcoastgreg Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Northern Michigan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,173	Last year I promised myself I would only buy one lens; I ended up buying six. Now to be sure, four of the six were bought with money raised from lens and photo sales, so it's not quite as horrible as it looks. This year, I will make no such promise to limit myself to one lens. But I'll be taking a 20% reduction in my income in February, so financial restrictions will limit what I can buy far more than any self-imposed (and often futile) resolutions. At best, I can hope to afford one lens, which will probably be the Rokinon 10mm f2.8. Any other lenses or photo gear I buy in 2015 will have to be payed for either through lens or photo sales. There are, of course, lenses I would like to get but can't afford, like the DA 16-85, the 1.4x teleconverter, the HD DA 21, the HD DA 35 Limited, and the DA 560, etc. etc. Actually, come to think of it, it's probably better I can't afford to buy lenses, as I would end up buying way more glass than I could ever use.

01-13-2015, 10:20 AM	#42
zzeitg Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Bohemia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,017	Originally posted by northcoastgreg like the DA 16-85, the 1.4x teleconverter, the HD DA 21, the HD DA 35 Limited, and the DA 560, etc. etc. That would be a nice resolve: I'll only buy a single lens in 2015! .....................................DA560!

01-13-2015, 10:37 AM	#43
mrNewt Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ON, RH Posts: 2,181	Only one... Sony A7II + loads of adapters .

01-13-2015, 10:48 AM	#44
bdery Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Quebec city, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,357	What is likely to happen, given that I got a nice bonus this year, is the replacement of the WR kit lens with either the 20-40 or the 16-85. I'll wait until more info is available about the latter, and I'll see how the price evolves. It might also displace my Sigma 17-70 but honestly I doubt it.

01-13-2015, 10:20 PM	#45
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	It's early in the year to say 'no more' but it is probably true. Sigma 150-500 is on the way from Perth (Western Aust). That is 3466 kilometres. I tried to find one closer, but the distributor has none and all the retailers I tried on this side of the country had none and didn't know when to expect any. The Aussie dollar has slipped a bit and the RRP of $999 is not likely to hold up when new stock arrives, so I am pretty happy to get it at $88 less than that.