Originally posted by Rondec I thought Ed already owned a K-1, but maybe not.
I had a K1 around 2016 I think. It's a long story, but we bought a house in Idaho and every time I bought a FF camera something stupid would happen financially and money got tight. (And I mean like a week after I bought it!) The idea of not making a mortgage payment was not a happy one! The place we have in Oregon doesn't have a mortgage, so I finally thought it was safe to try FF again.
I see FF as my film era medium format camera. Big, heavy and expensive, but IQ that's easy on the eyes. It's a nice to have thing, not a need to have thing these days. For all my social work I've been using M43 and it's been great.
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Originally posted by northcoastgreg I'll third the suggestion. For landscapes, it's virtually indistinguishable from the DFA 24-70, provides greater range and is lighter and more compact. In fact, with the size and weight loss of the DFA 28-105, that makes the DFA 15-30 more manageable. I personally could not manage the weight and size of the DFA 15-30 if I paired it with the DFA 24-70. If the DFA 15-30 is still a pound too far, the FA 20-35, which weighs only a quarter of the 15-30 (and less than half want the Canon 16-35 weighs) is probably the next best option.
It is likely that sometime in the next year Pentax will release a DFA 70-200 f4. If you can't wait that long the DA* 60-250 is the next best option. Or you could try to make do with one of the better legacy (but very inexpensive) telephoto zooms, such as the A 70-210 f4, until Pentax finally releases the DFA 70-200/4.
Hi Greg, I really like your work!
I agree the 28-105 is a great lens. Sharp and portable. And the weight savings can be passed down to the 15-30.
On the 15-30 what have you done for filtration? I could go for the 15-30/28-105, but the hassle of PL and ND filters is whats holding me back and why I'm going to try the Rokinon 20mm and/or the Pentax 12-24.
I think I can wait and see what happens with the 70-200 F4. I have the 55-300 HD WR and I can always use crop for my tele shots, a solid 20mm with filters is much more of a priority for my style of shooting...