Originally posted by the scout I have been looking for a smc K 30 mm f2.8 for a while, certainly an excellent lens, but still a bit expensive used.
I would agree. I have this lens, and like it a lot -- I find its images to be sharp yet holding a certain mellowness and delicate rendering. Of course, it is manual focus and manual aperture, but it works well in 'green button' stop-down metering or in Live View mode.
I've heard it said that the K 30/2.8 is the 'poor man's FA 31 Limited'... or maybe the FA 31 is the rich man's K 30/2.8.
Like some other folks here, another one of my favourite lenses in this range is the HD Pentax-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited. It always produces wonderful images.
- Craig