Pentax K-X recommended affordable lenses?

chesslanka · 05-31-2010, 07:02 AM

A macro lens would also be handy

Tamron Di 70-300mm for range + macro? Gud combo at cheap price

spystyle · 05-31-2010, 09:04 AM

Is there a place to buy a white K-X as body only ? or even refurbished ? I only saw kits.

I found a new white K-X with 18-55 kit lens for $485 (US) shipped

But I could really dig a refurbished K-X "body only" for $300 shipped

My money is low ... and I could use the lenses from my Pentax film cameras at first...

Marc Sabatella · 05-31-2010, 10:18 AM

The kit lens usually adds about $50-$75 to the price of a camera, so if the kit is $485, no way would I be expecting to see a body only for less than $400. if the lenses you have are film lenses, then none are wide angle on a DSLR. So get the 18-55 - it's *by far* the cheapest way to get a decent wide angle option.

**boriscleto** · 05-31-2010, 11:44 AM

The K-x actually costs more without the 18-55 than with it. Buy the kit and sell the lens to KEH for $47. The cheapest I've seen it refurbished is $450.

Last edited by boriscleto; 05-31-2010 at 11:50 AM.

spystyle · 05-31-2010, 11:48 AM

Originally posted by Marc Sabatella

...if the lenses you have are film lenses, then none are wide angle on a DSLR. So get the 18-55 - it's *by far* the cheapest way to get a decent wide angle option.

That's a good point

Originally posted by boriscleto

The K-x actually costs more without the 18-55 than with it...

That's very silly

Mike Cash · 06-01-2010, 05:53 AM

Originally posted by bobmaxja

The white K-X do not come in kit

Maybe not where you live, but any of the color combinations can be ordered in kit in Japan

reeftool · 06-01-2010, 07:03 AM

Originally posted by spystyle

That's a good point

That's very silly

Yes, it does seem silly but browse and price shop for a while with some of the larger online retailers and you will see these packaged bundles very often at prices below or about the same as the camera body alone. Who knows why but I suspect there are overstocks of kit lenses as many of the Kx buyers are current owners who are adding a second body or upgrading.

UnknownVT · 06-01-2010, 08:26 AM

The 18-55mm kit zoom is actually a very good lens and at its wide end gives very little away in terms of max aperture.

There have in effect been two reviews of the lens in its Mk 1 and Mk II guises by Popular Photography -

review of the Samsung clone 18-55 Zoom -
PopPhoto.com seems to have dropped their very useful SQF (Subjective Quality Factor) charts from these web versions -
scans from the magazine -

and the more current 18-55 AL II version -
- from their review of the Pentax DA 18-55 AL II -

The current Mk II is a slight improvement over the original which was already well praised -
so the 18-55mm Mk II kit zoom is somewhat of a bargain.

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05-31-2010, 07:02 AM	#16
chesslanka New Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Colombo Posts: 10	A macro lens would also be handy Tamron Di 70-300mm for range + macro? Gud combo at cheap price

05-31-2010, 09:04 AM	#17
spystyle Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 424 Original Poster	Is there a place to buy a white K-X as body only ? or even refurbished ? I only saw kits. I found a new white K-X with 18-55 kit lens for $485 (US) shipped But I could really dig a refurbished K-X "body only" for $300 shipped My money is low ... and I could use the lenses from my Pentax film cameras at first...

05-31-2010, 10:18 AM	#18
Marc Sabatella Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denver, CO Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,685	The kit lens usually adds about $50-$75 to the price of a camera, so if the kit is $485, no way would I be expecting to see a body only for less than $400. if the lenses you have are film lenses, then none are wide angle on a DSLR. So get the 18-55 - it's by far the cheapest way to get a decent wide angle option.

05-31-2010, 11:44 AM	#19
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,477	The K-x actually costs more without the 18-55 than with it. Buy the kit and sell the lens to KEH for $47. The cheapest I've seen it refurbished is $450. Last edited by boriscleto; 05-31-2010 at 11:50 AM.

05-31-2010, 11:48 AM	#20
spystyle Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 424 Original Poster	Originally posted by Marc Sabatella ...if the lenses you have are film lenses, then none are wide angle on a DSLR. So get the 18-55 - it's by far the cheapest way to get a decent wide angle option. That's a good point Originally posted by boriscleto The K-x actually costs more without the 18-55 than with it... That's very silly

06-01-2010, 05:53 AM	#21
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	Originally posted by bobmaxja The white K-X do not come in kit Maybe not where you live, but any of the color combinations can be ordered in kit in Japan

06-01-2010, 07:03 AM	#22
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,555	Originally posted by spystyle That's a good point That's very silly Yes, it does seem silly but browse and price shop for a while with some of the larger online retailers and you will see these packaged bundles very often at prices below or about the same as the camera body alone. Who knows why but I suspect there are overstocks of kit lenses as many of the Kx buyers are current owners who are adding a second body or upgrading.

06-01-2010, 08:26 AM	#23
UnknownVT Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,812	The 18-55mm kit zoom is actually a very good lens and at its wide end gives very little away in terms of max aperture. There have in effect been two reviews of the lens in its Mk 1 and Mk II guises by Popular Photography - review of the Samsung clone 18-55 Zoom - PopPhoto.com seems to have dropped their very useful SQF (Subjective Quality Factor) charts from these web versions - scans from the magazine - and the more current 18-55 AL II version - - from their review of the Pentax DA 18-55 AL II - The current Mk II is a slight improvement over the original which was already well praised - so the 18-55mm Mk II kit zoom is somewhat of a bargain.