Picked up my Mk2 from the post office 5 days ago and here are my first impressions.
and this is going to be a big surprise...… shock even …….
it is all going to come down to the glass you bolt on the front of it.
I have been experimenting with my ridiculous glass collection, put together over 45 years of Pentax Participation.
...and I will list what I have on hand
...and what my LBA itch has started to get my attention (at the end)
My full frame lenses: Tokina ATX Pro 20-35 f2.8. Sigma 24mm f1.8. FA 43 Ltd. DFA 100. Tamron 28-300. Pentax SMC F 35-80. Sigma 70-200 f2.8. Pentax DA*200. Pentax DA*300. Sigma 135-400.
My impressions to date:
Tokina....very good, gives me the wide angle I am looking for.
Sigma....initially I went here for my "go to " but the Tokina is better.
Tamron 28-300....purchased this second hand at the right price, thinking of a travel lens option, backing it up with more notable primes... impressed...very impressed !! I accept I may have landed a very good copy of this lens, but it is in the bag for Sept.
FA 43 Ltd... Say no more. Superb.
Sigma 70 -200 f2.8....if only I was shooting sports again, love it, but it is heavy and a special purpose lens now overtaken by the Tamron.
almost forgot....the 35-80... $30 a few years back.....it is also in the bag... amazing little lens.
The rest have not been tested yet.
The LBA itch.???? The 15-30. or one of the Irix 15mm offerings.
Oh...the camera ?.... nothing wrong with that, works perfectly and am very, VERY happy with the images I am getting during this experimentation stage with glass, I am very confident once I get the combinations worked out I am going to enhance my photography.
If you are on the fence like I was, step off it, inhale the smell of burning plastic (credit card)and get on board.