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09-16-2010, 04:24 AM   #16
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K10 + Sigma 100-300/4

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It really, REALLY depends on what I plan to shoot. I only keep lenses that are excellent for their purposes. And I have one body... You can look at my sig and guess when I use each lens.

I'd say for AF and reliability, the best combo is the K20D with the F50 f1,7. For sheer pleasure it's the DA21. for making people think I'm a pro or something, the FA100-300 (silver) fully extended. It's funny to look at people at those times.
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When working, K7 + DA 12-24

When birding, K7 + f*300

When biking, K7 + Sigma 50-150
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If you would have asked me a month ago, I would have said my K-7 and my 55 1.4M. 6 months ago would have been my K-7 and my Lensbaby.

Today, it has to be my K-7 and my 55 1.4. Awesome combo.

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Right now, K7 and DA35 LTD.
I expect in a few months it'll change.
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First choice: KX (Film) + K55/1.8 (My favorite all around combo for travel)
Second choice: K2DMD + K50/1.2 (The standard big guns)
Third choice: K2 + K28/2.0 (The wide bunch)

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K7 + Focal QTII 70-210mm f4-5.6 Auto Zoom Lens Reviews - Pentax Third-Party Lens Review Database

Don't know what it is about this lens that makes me keep using it. Is it the Push/Pull Parfocal zoom? Or is it the mediocre contrast you get with it?

No clue, but sadly I often find myself using it more than other lenses.


2nd in line comes the DA 40.

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Hrm. Canon F-1N (with winder FN) and 85/1.8 SSC.

And I really like my K20d with grip and FA 50/1.4.
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Some very interesting (and rather unoriginal... read: K-7 + FA 31mm ) choices everyone!
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Favorite... as in most-used, or best-liked, or what? And can I factor-in time and place?

On the road, my most-used is K20D + DA18-250.

Indoors (low light), the FA50/1.4 or (new to me) Sears-Tomioka 55/1.4, but a new 24-28 f/2 might win.

Indoors (high light) on digital, K20D + Zenitar 16/2.8.
Indoors (high light) or outdoors (small space) on film, ZX-M + Lentar-Tokina 21/3.8.

Outdoors (small space) on digital, K20D + Nikkor 85/2 (modded).
Outdoors (open space) on film, Argus-Chinon CR-3E + Vivitar Ser.1 Ver.1 70-200/3.5.

Those are my most-used. The 21/3.8 is just about married to the ZX-M. The Vivitar zoom is just about married to the CR-3E. (Sorry, that M42 Argus-Chinon beats out the Spotty II.)

But my FAVORITE, the combo that's most INTERESTING to use is: K20D + Schneider Betavaron 3,5...11/0.08 fixed-focus enlarger 50-125/4-5.6 zoom on 30mm tubes. A 25-50mm helicoid would make use a bit easier and I wouldn't have to add more tubes for macro work.

That brutally sharp and heavy (800g+) Betavaron is a wonder. I focus by moving and zooming. Every move changes the framing, so shooting an image requires a slow fore-and-back dance. That's why I want a helicoid. The lens setting are marked for production darkroom work, not for photography. Zoom levels (presumably an enlargement scale) are 3.5, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. Aperture marks (presumably brightness levels) are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Not an f-stop to be seen. I'd have to do photometry tests to calibrate the aperture, but why bother?

Forget all about f-stops and focal lengths in general or macro shooting. The only important number, in Av mode, is the shutter speed; for all else, just wing it. The five iris blades close to a star-like opening but bokeh is creamy. I've found nothing else like it in ~55 years of shooting. Oh yeah, I got it on the bay for US$70, marked down from US$3500. Such a deal!
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hard to go wrong with this combo. [ME super and FA77 f/1.8 limited]

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New here, been doing photography for a few years but my first DSLR, got a K-7 with my sigma 70-300mm is my favourite as I love outdoor photography of animals. but my pentax 18-55mm DWR is whats mostly on my camera.

And as we speak I am trying to get a time-lapse of the moon behind the house.
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Relatively older than your cameras but K1000 + 50mmF1.4
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K20D with the DA*50-135mm F2.8 , a dreamteam if I ever saw one. Razor sharp shots with great colors that seem to jump off the screen/paper. Did I mention bokeh?
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