Originally posted by Mike Cash Have you perused the Takumar Club thread? Get some very fine lenses and keep most of your money in your pocket.
Mike, I would love nothing more than to add some more manual lenses to my small, but in my opinion, decent mini-collection. I will probably add more primes, that's for sure.
gkopeliadis, I don't want to avoid manual at all. But as
Ben_Edict correctly pointed out,
Quote: It is fun to use old lenses, but during a wedding, <snip> You need to get your images, fast, sure and as unobtrusively as possible.
Lowell, I have looked at Sigma and Tamron too, just not sure there either. SDM is nice to have during the quiet moments, so I could also consider the Sigma APO 50-150mm F2.8 II EX DC HSM. The only 2.8 IF lens in the wide zoom range they have is the 18-50 HSM and it's not even made for Pentax.
Tamron is the same problem at the opposite end - the only lens I would consider is the
SP AF17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical [IF]. So I guess I could go with a Sigma/Tamron combo, without weather sealing. Oy