[alamo5000]

The more I think about it the more I am thinking of getting the K1 and a 24-70. For one it is constant aperture which I will like. I love the 16-85 but that variable aperture kind of bugs me. Also as I am travelling around I have found that I am using wide angle settings a lot. I wish we could get a 20mm f1.8... that would be awesome.

I am still making up my mind but for what I see so far compared to the 16-85 losing a little zoom with the 24-70 will be ok. I will just zoom with my feet That said apparently there is a trade off to everything.

I never ever thought I would make use of a zoom lens but on the road it is my most used lens by far. I am still a die hard prime guy but for action there is no substitute for a zoom.

My only reservation on the 28-105 is that it has less on the wide end and it's variable aperture.

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Also I forgot to mention that the 15-30mm looks attractive for many things but that thing is a monster. I met a Pakistani guy who is a Nikon shooter that had the Tamron version for his Nikon and he let me play with it some while he admired my Pentax camera

On one hand it would be nice to have but on the other hand that thing would be a monster to lug around. I could probably do some pretty awesome street shots with it though. The zoom range is awesome. The 24-70 though would be in my opinion enough for me (for now)... I could pick up the 15-30 (maybe) later on.

[zmohie]

dfa 24-70 with tamron 70-200 and waiting what pentax will bring in wide angle from 12 to 24. the 3 zooms with the 3 amigos will make k1 a hero!!

[nomadkng]

My three zooms will be the FA 20-35mm f4, Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 and Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 instead of the Sigma 10-20, Sigma 17-50 and DA* 50-135 combo I use on APS-C.

The primes will be the 14mm and 24mm Samyangs, 35mm Sigma Art, 50mm DFA f2.8 Macro and FA77 Ltd.

My FF kit is similar: Sigma 20-40, Sigma 24-60, Sigma 28 & 70 Macros, Tamron 90 Macro and DA 40. I may end up choosing between the 70 and 90 macros and selling one. I bought the 90 on whim because it was such a great price. I just purchased the 28 because I'm afraid a 50 wouldn't have a wide enough FoV for wildflower work.

The 20-40 and 24-60 didn't get much use on my K3 because I had the Tamron 17-50. But I purchased them 2-3 years ago at a bargain prices specifically anticipating a FF camera. If I end up not happy with the 24-60, it will be replaced with the DFA 24-70 (It's already in my cart at B&H....lol). The 20-40 would be replaced by an FA20 or similar.

I owned an FA20-35 for about 3 years and just really never warmed up to it's rendering.

[ChatMechant]

The 28-105 looks fantastic. However, my first "new" lens for the K-1 is this guy:

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