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10-12-2015, 06:46 PM   #1
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The only justification for my LBA...

...is the seven thousand pictures I have taken since first contracting it in March of this year. Yes, that approximately corresponds to the date I joined this forum. Yes, I blame you lot - a little. But I was on the verge of buying the Sigma 18-35 Art lens, which (judging by the experiences of some on this forum) could have been a horrific mistake, and the forum spared me that.

I'm sure I've spent much, much more than that since, but I also think I've had a lot more fun for the price.

FA28/2.8, 50/1.4, 135/2.8, 28-90/3.5-5.6 - an autofocus three-prime set with backward compatibility to film bodies, and a cheerfully light and compact zoom with a good range for travel.
SMC or Super Tak 28/3.5, 35/3.5, 50/1.4, 55/2.0, 135/3.5 - started as a Takumar mirror of the above for my K-5, but then I got a Spotmatic and the need to expand the repertoire grew.
Pentax-M 80-200/4.5 - to duplicate the function of an heirloom that's not working so well
Bushnell M42 70-220/3.5 MACRO - for a fast M42 zoom that's good for everything from the birds to the bees
Samigon M42 135/2.8 - my first venture into M42 world; cheap and obscure, but not at all bad.
Pentax DA 18-135/3.5-5.6 WR - this one is the stand-out exception to the bunch; nominally used, but in fact it came in the box with all its paperwork and might as well be regarded as a new lens. Bought strictly and only as a WR option for bad weather.
Ricoh (K-mount) 55/1.2 - because everyone eventually wants to know what the f/1.2 fuss is about.
(pending arrivals, unclassified; further to follow)

As you can see, there's a role for everything. There's not much left in the way of "because I want to"; the only things I can think of are a vague wish for a DA15/4.0, a Pentax-A 50/1.2, and an FA31/1.8, if all can be had at a stumble-across bargain. But they can wait until opportunity knocks.

Infinitely more fun than buying the Sigma Art and resting on my photographic laurels.

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LBA means never having to say you're sorry
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To paraphrase Robert A Heinlein, the lens is a harsh mistress.
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I'm going to have to sell a few lenses to fund a 16-85. The 18-55 just isn't wide enough...or long enough...

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LBA is an unappreciated art form.
10-12-2015, 07:40 PM   #6
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My justification for LBA ? Because I CAN !
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LBA is an unappreciated art form.
Quote of the decade!

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QuoteOriginally posted by pathdoc Quote
The only justification for my LBA
All this since March???
You are sick.
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To paraphrase Robert A Heinlein, the lens is a harsh mistress
Did Heinlein actually write/say this?! Where, tell me?
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justification for my LBA...
There's not even a requirement for justification around here.
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In other words, getting the best lenses will solve your LBA because there is nothing better you can get.
I get a temporary cure with the advice above ^^ now I only shoot with my FA 31mm and FA 77mm, have no rush to any other lens well, when the FF comes out, I'll be CBA but that's another story
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QuoteOriginally posted by mythguy9 Quote
Did Heinlein actually write/say this?! Where, tell me?
Well, I think the word "Moon" might have been in the original title as well...
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My name is Matt and I have been a long time sufferer of LBA. Phew that felt good to get that in the open.

What I have done is wrote a list of lenses I want and lenses I really need,

17 lenses I want, 3 lenses I need, so that didn't work either, but I can remember the days when I first started this hobby/journey all I had was my dads MX, a 50mm and 28mm and that's all I ever needed and wanted for nothing more.
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Any doctor in the house?

How many lenses does one have to own show signs of LBA?

How many lenses to be diagnosed as having LBA?
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