Originally posted by biz-engineer The problem Winder is that you always assume that everyone has as much money as you to drop on camera equipment. Those 24 and 135 primes are a luxury, the Pentax DFA zooms in the lens set already cover those focal length. You don't need all of this , you can take outstanding images with skills and without the 24 and 135 primes. I have already 7 lenses for my K1 and K1 II , and I can tell you that's already way too much.
How much money I have or don't have is irrelevant to that list or what I think about it. They use the Canon 50mm F/1.2.... Why? Canon makes a 50mm F/1.4. They included the 50mm F/1.4 for all the other brands.
I'm not saying anyone needs or doesn't need anything. I do agree with you about most of what you are saying, but that has nothing to do with the list. The Rokinon 135mm is an excellent lens for the money, but you can buy it for every camera system listed so they need to stay consistent. IF the goal of the list is cost and we are included 3rd party lenses, then include 3rd party lenses for all of the brands, not just Pentax.
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Originally posted by reh321 So you believe lenses have a "use by" date like milk does??
The age of the glass has nothing to do with what I think. If we are going to compare the cost for "Professional" systems then the bar is a little higher than it is for the enthusiast. There are several lenses on the list (for all brands) where the Sigma ART series is actually a better lens for less money. There is some older glass on the list with dated AF and optical designs that wouldn't be the first choice of most professionals. There are a lot of professionals who shoot with Sigma for that very reason.
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Originally posted by RobA_Oz Nikon gets a cost advantage by including its 50/1.4G in the lineup, but, that aside, even substituting the Rokinons for the other brands’ 24 and 135 lenses leaves the Pentax group cost well below the others. If the old Pentax 50/1.4 had been included (it’s still available new), the cost advantage would have been more stark.
Now include the Tokina versions of the 24mm-70mm and 15-30mm which are available for Canon and Nikon for less than the K-mount versions. Let's throw in the Tamron or Sigma 70-200mm for Canon/Nikon since we are using 3rd party lenses.
Pentax is using the 77mm F/1.8. What about using the Canon/Nikon/Sony 85mm F/1.8 instead of the F/1.4 versions?
Why is there not a 35mm on this list?