Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany |
Hello, I'm Jason and I'm a lensaholic.
I have amassed a massive (in general public terms) or barely modest (in terms of opinion and comparison to others in this group) collection of manual focus Pentax prime lenses over the past several years.
Here's a complete list, since we're all doing that here.
K series: K15f3.5, K17f4 Fisheye, K24f2.8, K28f3.5 Shift, K30f2.8, K50f1.2, K55f1.8, K105f2.8, K135f2.5, K200f2.5, K500f4.5, *K400-600 Reflex Zoom
M series: M20f4, M28f2, M28f3.5, M35f2, M40f2.8, M50f1.4, M50f1.7, M50f4 Macro, M85f2, M100f2.8, M100f4 Macro, M120f2.8, M135f3.5, M150f3.5, M200f4, M*300f4, M400f5.6
A series: A20f2.8**, A50f2.8 Macro, A*85f1.8, A100f2.8 Macro, A*135f1.8, A*200f4 Macro, A400f5.6**, A*600f5.6**
I have a few extra bits and bobs that I'll put up in the marketplace in the foreseeable future, but at this time nothing on this list will be sold anytime soon. Nevertheless, like apparently many of you, I've also had repeated internal crises over whether all (or any) of these are needed in order to have a fulfilling hobby in photography. As a matter of fact, I've confided these concerns privately to a couple of friends on this forum in the past couple of weeks. Essentially it came down to... which is better, amassing a large collection or sticking to a few modern lenses? I guess the resulting decision is clear. *edit* I have added one more lens... the K400-600 Reflex Zoom. I had my reasons... close-focus ability, compact portability, and of course the donuts. Beyond that, I know of no other zoom mirror lens in existence, so having one in the collection kind of makes me feel warm and fuzzy. It's hard to find a good one (watch for delaminating front elements if you shop for one), but it is fun to use. Not too impressed with IQ yet, but wasn't expecting to be honestly... I was looking to use it for close-ish spring flower shots with "interesting" bokeh, however wouldn't you know the dogwoods skipped their flowers this year, and covid has all of us locked up anyway. **edit #2** I added three more A series lenses, the A20mm, A400f5.6, and the A*600f5.6 for no particular reason. LBA is the best disease in the world!
Last edited by jcdoss; 08-28-2020 at 08:12 AM.
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