Hi Folks,
Yes, I am sure you all have answered this one many times. Please bear with me.
Have snapped away for over 50 years and just bought my first Pentax, a KX, a week ago. Bought it with two zooms.
Though not sure exactly why I bought it, one reason is that I have an interest in video. However, I've decided that I want a standard-type lens to use 95% of the time.
Though I have many cameras, twenty-plus film and 7/8 digital, for the past two years, other than a car race, the only camera I've used is a Ricoh GR II with a 28mm fixed lens (35mm equiv). Yes, as we say, I let my legs do the zooming.
Anyway, I've spent hours here and all over the Net looking at reviews and such. And, I've narrowed it down to just a few.
Sigma 30mm 1.4, DA 21 3.2, DA 35 2.8 (micro). Ideally I'd like something in the 35mm (35 equiv) range; however, I also realize that may not be possible. Anything from (35 equiv) 28mm to 50mm would be fine.
Have read reviews that raved about the Sigma and others that weren't so kind.
I somewhat ruled out the Sigma 28MM because of the size, though the 42mm (eqiv) would be fine as well as the close-focusing distance.
The DA 21, well, the 3.2 seemed a little too high. Yes, I would like a nice out-of-focus look.
Anyway, I want a lens that I can put on my KX and leave there. Most of what I will be doing is vacation kind of shooting and wandering the streets shooting whatever is out there.
Any suggestions, comments, or thoughts would be greatly appreciated. If there is a lens I missed, please let me know. I have no interest in another zoom.
Thanks all....
BTW, I am planning on using the KX and whatever lens I buy as my main camera. I really like the KX and am looking forward to using it.
George
Last edited by george c; 01-25-2010 at 03:09 AM.
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