Hi all!

JLWalther · 09-10-2013, 12:59 PM

Hey everyone! My name is Jillian...the pentax k30 is my first DSLR, and I'm loving it! So happy to have found this forum and other pentax lovers.
also...any suggestions for "must have" lenses would be appreciated...I've just been working with the kit (18-55 mm) and a prime (2.4/35mm), but looking to add more. thanks!

Action Jackson · 09-10-2013, 02:35 PM

Welcome Jillian. Lens recommendations depends on what type of pictures you might want to take. You can find reviews and picture samples of lenses on this forum. You're going to get a lot of recommendations for various reasons......

Reliant K1000 · 09-10-2013, 03:04 PM

Welcome!

Must have??? Practice! Get comfy with those 2 lenses and count how many times you say you wished you had X...as in a zoomier lens, a wider angle or a tripod. if it's more than a few times, budget to get one!

Dig into this site and you'll find lots of inspiration.

Enjoy!

Jean Poitiers · 09-10-2013, 09:05 PM

Welcome to PF and bonjour from France ... enjoy the forum and happy lens hunting ... J

PS - Get a super performing and not too expensive M 50/1.7 and learn to shoot full manual ... lots of fun !

SpecialK · 09-10-2013, 09:14 PM

Originally posted by JLWalther

...any suggestions for "must have" lenses would be appreciated...I've just been working with the kit (18-55 mm) and a prime (2.4/35mm), but looking to add more. thanks!

Wider and longer. There are so many :-)

Welcome.

**TER-OR** · 09-11-2013, 05:16 AM

New lenses should be about what you can't do with your current kit. What do you want to do? What will it take to do it?

Meanwhile enjoy the late summer and autumn, with the great photography opportunities of the season.

**Kerrowdown** · 09-12-2013, 01:46 AM

Originally posted by JLWalther

also...any suggestions for "must have" lenses would be appreciated

Welcome to the forum, that's a fatal question to ask around here, well the answer is really all of them, you could be penniless in minutes.

09-10-2013, 12:59 PM	#1
JLWalther New Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Illinois Posts: 3	Hi all! Hey everyone! My name is Jillian...the pentax k30 is my first DSLR, and I'm loving it! So happy to have found this forum and other pentax lovers. also...any suggestions for "must have" lenses would be appreciated...I've just been working with the kit (18-55 mm) and a prime (2.4/35mm), but looking to add more. thanks!

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Action Jackson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Markham, Ontario, CANADA Posts: 243	Welcome Jillian. Lens recommendations depends on what type of pictures you might want to take. You can find reviews and picture samples of lenses on this forum. You're going to get a lot of recommendations for various reasons......

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Reliant K1000 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: BC - On the 49th parallel Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 235	Welcome! Must have??? Practice! Get comfy with those 2 lenses and count how many times you say you wished you had X...as in a zoomier lens, a wider angle or a tripod. if it's more than a few times, budget to get one! Dig into this site and you'll find lots of inspiration. Enjoy!

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Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Welcome to PF and bonjour from France ... enjoy the forum and happy lens hunting ... J PS - Get a super performing and not too expensive M 50/1.7 and learn to shoot full manual ... lots of fun !

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SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,480	Originally posted by JLWalther ...any suggestions for "must have" lenses would be appreciated...I've just been working with the kit (18-55 mm) and a prime (2.4/35mm), but looking to add more. thanks! Wider and longer. There are so many :-) Welcome.

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TER-OR Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dundee, IL Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,699	New lenses should be about what you can't do with your current kit. What do you want to do? What will it take to do it? Meanwhile enjoy the late summer and autumn, with the great photography opportunities of the season.

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Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,816	Originally posted by JLWalther also...any suggestions for "must have" lenses would be appreciated Welcome to the forum, that's a fatal question to ask around here, well the answer is really all of them, you could be penniless in minutes.

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