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mariakruse · 12-25-2014, 08:28 PM

Well, dear hubby said he enjoyed Christmas dinner so much that he would buy me a new lens! Wheee! What a darlin' man.
maria

TinaS · 12-25-2014, 08:34 PM

Sweet! High five.

Docrwm · 12-25-2014, 08:47 PM

Congratulations. Which one are you going to choose?

mariakruse · 12-25-2014, 08:48 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by TinaS

Sweet! High five.

I am a lucky lady.
maria

---------- Post added 12-25-14 at 08:54 PM ----------

Originally posted by Docrwm

Congratulations. Which one are you going to choose?

I'm not sure but am thinking maybe the Pentax SMCP-DA 15mm F/4 ED AL HD Lens. Going to take some time and see just what might work best for me. I haven't done much birding so a long lens doesn't tempt much. I do a lot of studio work, still life and such but have been wanting to maybe do a bit more landscape work. I would like very much to be able to do some abstract work like Weston , White, or Bullock.
maria

Docrwm · 12-25-2014, 08:58 PM

Originally posted by mariakruse

I am a lucky lady.
maria

---------- Post added 12-25-14 at 08:54 PM ----------

I'm not sure but am thinking maybe the Pentax SMCP-DA 15mm F/4 ED AL HD Lens. Going to take some time and see just what might work best for me. I haven't done much birding so a long lens doesn't tempt much. I do a lot of studio work, still life and such but have been wanting to maybe do a bit more landscape work. I would like very much to be able to do some abstract work like Weston , White, or Bullock.
maria

The more I use my 15 the more I find myself using it, if that makes sense. It's wide enough for interior shots, not just landscapes. It was one of two lenses I used last week at my daughter's class party - some wonderful images. Good luck with your decision.

TinaS · 12-25-2014, 09:04 PM

Sound like a good plan. Good luck and enjoy your new lens when it comes.

mariakruse · 12-25-2014, 09:19 PM

Originally posted by Docrwm

The more I use my 15 the more I find myself using it, if that makes sense. It's wide enough for interior shots, not just landscapes. It was one of two lenses I used last week at my daughter's class party - some wonderful images. Good luck with your decision.

What would you use for landscapes?
maria

---------- Post added 12-25-14 at 09:19 PM ----------

Originally posted by TinaS

Sound like a good plan. Good luck and enjoy your new lens when it comes.

Thanks Tina.
maria

---------- Post added 12-25-14 at 09:21 PM ----------

Originally posted by Docrwm

The more I use my 15 the more I find myself using it, if that makes sense. It's wide enough for interior shots, not just landscapes. It was one of two lenses I used last week at my daughter's class party - some wonderful images. Good luck with your decision.

My apologies, I thought you wrote "not for landscapes" it's been a long day.
thank you for the information.
maria

Docrwm · 12-25-2014, 09:22 PM

Originally posted by mariakruse

What would you use for landscapes?
maria

---------- Post added 12-25-14 at 09:19 PM ----------

Thanks Tina.
maria

I use the 15 or my 10-24 for landscapes. My point was that the 15 isn't just for landscapes.

mariakruse · 12-25-2014, 09:31 PM

Originally posted by Docrwm

I use the 15 or my 10-24 for landscapes. My point was that the 15 isn't just for landscapes.

Yes, I finally saw I had misread. Time for me to put up the wine and toddle off to sleep. Thanks again.
maria

**hjoseph7** · 12-25-2014, 09:36 PM

I'm a pretty good cook, would he do the same for me ?

**Kerrowdown** · 12-25-2014, 09:48 PM

Originally posted by mariakruse

dear hubby said he enjoyed Christmas dinner so much that he would buy me a new lens!

Good grief I need a word with him pronto, he'll get the rest of us a bad name with this sort of behaviour.

**rod_grant** · 12-25-2014, 10:31 PM

'Tis time for me to take cooking classes.

**david94903** · 12-25-2014, 11:55 PM

The 15mm f/4 is a really great lens. I purchased the HD version a few months back, absolutely love it. It is my new daily driver lens.

**i_trax** · 12-26-2014, 02:58 AM

Originally posted by david94903

The 15mm f/4 is a really great lens. I purchased the HD version a few months back, absolutely love it. It is my new daily driver lens.

same here , I love it, it goes very well with K-s1 - more less permanently on it

**gaweidert** · 12-26-2014, 06:02 AM

Thought #1 - He forgot to get you a gift and pulled out a great last minute save. Been married 38 years so I know a little about last minute saves.

Thought #2 - If he will get you a lens for a nice tasting dinner, what would he get for you if ......................? Oh never mind. Just thinking like a man.

Thought #3 - "What a darlin' man."

As for a lens, I would strike while the iron is hot and get a Pentax DA 560 f5.6 AW lens. It's $1,000 off at B&H right now and you can show him how much money you saved him. With the savings he will be so impressed that he will get you the 15mm Limited too and still have some scoots left over to take you out to dinner. After all, we are men and it is pretty easy to manipulate us with a smile and a wink.

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12-25-2014, 08:28 PM	#1
mariakruse Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 199	new lens Well, dear hubby said he enjoyed Christmas dinner so much that he would buy me a new lens! Wheee! What a darlin' man. maria

12-25-2014, 08:34 PM	#2
TinaS Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,164	Sweet! High five.

12-25-2014, 08:47 PM	#3
Docrwm Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Somewhere in the Southern US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,285	Congratulations. Which one are you going to choose?

12-25-2014, 08:48 PM - 2 Likes	#4
mariakruse Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 199 Original Poster	Originally posted by TinaS Sweet! High five. I am a lucky lady. maria ---------- Post added 12-25-14 at 08:54 PM ---------- Originally posted by Docrwm Congratulations. Which one are you going to choose? I'm not sure but am thinking maybe the Pentax SMCP-DA 15mm F/4 ED AL HD Lens. Going to take some time and see just what might work best for me. I haven't done much birding so a long lens doesn't tempt much. I do a lot of studio work, still life and such but have been wanting to maybe do a bit more landscape work. I would like very much to be able to do some abstract work like Weston , White, or Bullock. maria

12-25-2014, 08:58 PM	#5
Docrwm Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Somewhere in the Southern US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,285	Originally posted by mariakruse I am a lucky lady. maria ---------- Post added 12-25-14 at 08:54 PM ---------- I'm not sure but am thinking maybe the Pentax SMCP-DA 15mm F/4 ED AL HD Lens. Going to take some time and see just what might work best for me. I haven't done much birding so a long lens doesn't tempt much. I do a lot of studio work, still life and such but have been wanting to maybe do a bit more landscape work. I would like very much to be able to do some abstract work like Weston , White, or Bullock. maria The more I use my 15 the more I find myself using it, if that makes sense. It's wide enough for interior shots, not just landscapes. It was one of two lenses I used last week at my daughter's class party - some wonderful images. Good luck with your decision.

12-25-2014, 09:04 PM	#6
TinaS Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,164	Sound like a good plan. Good luck and enjoy your new lens when it comes.

12-25-2014, 09:19 PM	#7
mariakruse Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 199 Original Poster	Originally posted by Docrwm The more I use my 15 the more I find myself using it, if that makes sense. It's wide enough for interior shots, not just landscapes. It was one of two lenses I used last week at my daughter's class party - some wonderful images. Good luck with your decision. What would you use for landscapes? maria ---------- Post added 12-25-14 at 09:19 PM ---------- Originally posted by TinaS Sound like a good plan. Good luck and enjoy your new lens when it comes. Thanks Tina. maria ---------- Post added 12-25-14 at 09:21 PM ---------- Originally posted by Docrwm The more I use my 15 the more I find myself using it, if that makes sense. It's wide enough for interior shots, not just landscapes. It was one of two lenses I used last week at my daughter's class party - some wonderful images. Good luck with your decision. My apologies, I thought you wrote "not for landscapes" it's been a long day. thank you for the information. maria

12-25-2014, 09:22 PM	#8
Docrwm Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Somewhere in the Southern US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,285	Originally posted by mariakruse What would you use for landscapes? maria ---------- Post added 12-25-14 at 09:19 PM ---------- Thanks Tina. maria I use the 15 or my 10-24 for landscapes. My point was that the 15 isn't just for landscapes.

12-25-2014, 09:31 PM	#9
mariakruse Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 199 Original Poster	Originally posted by Docrwm I use the 15 or my 10-24 for landscapes. My point was that the 15 isn't just for landscapes. Yes, I finally saw I had misread. Time for me to put up the wine and toddle off to sleep. Thanks again. maria

12-25-2014, 09:36 PM	#10
hjoseph7 Site Supporter Join Date: May 2014 Location: Minnesota Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,051	I'm a pretty good cook, would he do the same for me ?

12-25-2014, 09:48 PM	#11
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,867	Originally posted by mariakruse dear hubby said he enjoyed Christmas dinner so much that he would buy me a new lens! Good grief I need a word with him pronto, he'll get the rest of us a bad name with this sort of behaviour.

12-25-2014, 10:31 PM	#12
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	'Tis time for me to take cooking classes.

12-25-2014, 11:55 PM	#13
david94903 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: San Rafael, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 806	The 15mm f/4 is a really great lens. I purchased the HD version a few months back, absolutely love it. It is my new daily driver lens.

12-26-2014, 02:58 AM	#14
i_trax Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,621	Originally posted by david94903 The 15mm f/4 is a really great lens. I purchased the HD version a few months back, absolutely love it. It is my new daily driver lens. same here , I love it, it goes very well with K-s1 - more less permanently on it

12-26-2014, 06:02 AM	#15
gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,327	Thought #1 - He forgot to get you a gift and pulled out a great last minute save. Been married 38 years so I know a little about last minute saves. Thought #2 - If he will get you a lens for a nice tasting dinner, what would he get for you if ......................? Oh never mind. Just thinking like a man. Thought #3 - "What a darlin' man." As for a lens, I would strike while the iron is hot and get a Pentax DA 560 f5.6 AW lens. It's $1,000 off at B&H right now and you can show him how much money you saved him. With the savings he will be so impressed that he will get you the 15mm Limited too and still have some scoots left over to take you out to dinner. After all, we are men and it is pretty easy to manipulate us with a smile and a wink.