Originally posted by kypfer Personally, I'd have something of longer focus for macro, at least 90-100mm for a better perspective, even longer for subjects like insects that are likely to fly away
Now that Pentax sells the new 100mm/Macro I soon hope to get lucky and buy one of the "older" ones at a stealing price in order I expand my prime mm from the current 70 with the Limited 2.4.
Originally posted by kypfer Are the "discontinued" items equipment you've disposed of or just stopped using?
I'm sure others might agree the K10D, with it's CCD sensor, is worth an outing occasionally
All the "discontinued" are for sale and I don't look back at them. I've already closed a deal to sell the K10D with the 18-55 and the 50-200 to a friend. The DA* 16-50 is a lovely glass but too heavy for KP and my needs so I purchased the 20-40 instead.
NOTE: Yes, the CCD sensor of K10D is a sweat heart, I love this body but I honestly feel that the KP is trully the best replacement possible. K10D is eg great up to ISO 540 and 1/60s. KP replicates the K10D's ISO540 noise at 5 steps!!! less and I can shoot at 1/3 speed of the lenses' mm due to it's new SR system. So I sold the K10D with grip and two lenses etc for 280$ to reduce my expenses on the purchase of 2 KPs.
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Originally posted by Sandy Hancock That leaves the 18-50 RE and 50-200 trying to justify their existence
My dear Sandy you missed a tiny detail on my chart. One of the KP's, the one in sexy silver, is colored as pink at my chart (next to my other black with a grip) since it'll be the camera for my beloved and cared as a fragile rose wife.
So when me and Depy (my wife) go out for a... shooting spree the cave man will be holding a KP with grip and a heavy 55-300 while my precious princess will be holding a sexy KP with a light 50-200. And since her skills are not that great ( will be shooting in green/auto) the 200mm are perfect, not to mention that this lens seems to magnify things a bit more that 200mm.
And when me and Depy eg go to shoot our toddler's theatrical shows or attend a birthday, Depy will again use in simplicity a light weight and sexy lens (just the [] hood and the RE of the 18-50 are gorgeous) for point and shot, at the same time the pentaxian-zealot daddy will be running around switching glasses like a maniac breed of a photo geek with unresolved neanderthal OCD's
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Originally posted by RICHARD L. [B]Get an HD DA 16-85 mm ED, you won't regret it.
You're absolutely right, yet I chose the 20-40 instead and supported by the 70/2.4. Yes, I am most certainly tempted to buy this glass even if today I have spent to much money and to buy a glass as an alternative of switching my primes is too much. Hoping that I sell of my "discontinued" gear I will either buy this or the 100/2.5 macro.
Originally posted by RICHARD L. I also have a DA* 60-250 mm f/4 for longer reach but many people rant about SDM failure (mine is still going strong).
The DA* 60-250 is superb, ideal, F@CKING awesome glass, yet super heavy and expensive for my pocket and handling. If you ever came across a philanthropist that wanted to bless a humble pentaxian with a monetary-symbolic-value gift please DO LET ME KNOW! I just can't afford to pay 1000 euro for a second hand glass since most eBay available today are outside the EU and I have to pay alot in customs and duties etc. Not to mention that buying this glass second hand is a russian roulette.
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Originally posted by bspn how about a K3iii and my favorite lens, the D FA 150-450, one of the best Pentax lenses I've used.
As far as the body is concerned I am happy with the 600$ KP instead of a 1800$ K3iii for reasons unbeatable when budget is concerned.
Now... regarding the
MONSTEROUS-GORGEOUS
D FA 150-450, I (still) don't think that a side-effect of a divorce-subpoena can justify me buying this "007" glass.
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Originally posted by jgnfld As he states he is now an enthusiast and no longer semi-pro, K3iii may not be worth the cash over a pair of KPs depending on what he's shooting. Of course not knowing what he typically shoots makes anything we say a complete guess.
Being on ice for a decade I don't even know what I want exactly. What I do know is that I want to express myself in a new dimension based on my artistic and daily needs.
Originally posted by jgnfld But yes extreme long and/or extreme short are the 2 glaring places where another lens might be contemplated assuming he's interested. As a lesser consideration, he has a short macro, but a longer one might be nice if he's contemplating that sort of shot.
I ain't interested in fish eye for sure and even if I am tempted to buy a 100/2.8 macro I already explained above that the 35/2.8 macro is a miraculous glass.
Originally posted by jgnfld
My hiking kit of a 55-300 PLM, a 16-85, and a KP were recently stolen [ ....]to be honest just my hiking kit covers or could cover probably 90% of everything I'm wanting to shoot or more.
In a way even a 18-270 woud cut the story short and one lens would cover a dozen. Yet I have fallen in love with the Limited collection and I just don't think that I would feel satisfied with the results. Don't get me wrong. I think we agree that a KP coupled with a bunch of good lenses is all that you need.
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Originally posted by swanlefitte When you can get a great old F/1.4 on the cheap, how can you not have one? For the craftsmanship, for the bokeh, for the manual experience, for the connection to the past. I almost used one the other day.
allow me to disagree. 50 years of Pentax evolution just don't make me feel like buying old glass
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