Hey fellow Pentaxians,
I am new to the forum, but I am coming from cameralabs.com
. I recently just bought a used FA 100mm f/2.8 macro, but once summer comes, I will be buying a flash and a standard zoom (hopefully). As a all honors high school student, I don't have much money to spend, so if I was to purchase an expensive standard zoom, I wouldn't be able to afford a new body next year and/or the 70-200mm f/2.8. Now moving to the point:
1. I do know the major differences between the 540FGZ and 360FGZ flash is power and swivel head, but considering I do take a lot of orchestra concert and portrait pictures, would the extra power and swivel head be used or needed considering I should be about 20-30ft away from the orchestra.
2. I am leaning toward the 16-45mm, but the second I buy the 16-45mm it'll be with me for the next 5 years or so. I have seen reviews of the 16-50mm and they tend to be bad, where borders are smeared. Does this affect your pictures when you blow it up to a 16X25 poster? (Lenses I have considered are the 17-50mm Tamron, 16-45mm Pentax, 17-70mm Pentax, 16-50mm Pentax)
I am currently $100 in debt, but plan on getting $800-$1440 this summer. All comments, suggestions, or opinions are appreciated!