[Anthony Offen James]

Hi Everyone ,
I have a K-30 which has now done over 250,000 images in 4 years and is coming up for replacement with a K-3 . I am into Motorsport and have a Pentax few short prime lenses Sigma 120-400 lens which is Ok , but is going to be replaced .

However at some of the smaller tracks the Sigma is just too long and I'm not sure which way to go , either a 50mm-135mm f/2.8 , 200mm f/2.8 prime and a 150-450mm or

70-200 f/2.8 , 300mm f/4 & 1.4 converter


advice would be greatly appreciated

[bigdavephoto]

I think you would get the most out of the 50-135 and 70-200 combination.


I have done some motor sports myself. The longest lens I have is a 500mm followed by a 70-300mm but I prefer my 28-200. My 28-200 seems to work the best and the last place I used it was at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Whenever I have used my 70-300 or the 500, I must not have a good enough standing position to keep the cars centered in the lens, that is why I like my 28-200.

[Adam]

Hi Everyone ,
I have a K-30 which has now done over 250,000 images in 4 years and is coming up for replacement with a K-3 . I am into Motorsport and have a Pentax few short prime lenses Sigma 120-400 lens which is Ok , but is going to be replaced .

However at some of the smaller tracks the Sigma is just too long and I'm not sure which way to go , either a 50mm-135mm f/2.8 , 200mm f/2.8 prime and a 150-450mm or

70-200 f/2.8 , 300mm f/4 & 1.4 converter


advice would be greatly appreciated

I would recommend the D FA* 70-200mm. Corner-to-corner perfection will let you crop like crazy, and even with the TC the results should be quite good.

[osv]

it would probably help to know what motorsports you'll be shooting... drag racing, isle of man tt, rally, etc.

[sergysergy]

I have used the sigma 70-200 + 1.4x tc a lot. It gives you flexibility.