Hi, I'm new to Pentax but not to photography. I used to shoot with Canon's prosumer series (latest was G12) and friends have always admired my eye for seeing different angles of common things. But personally, I enjoy shooting portraits more than anything else which explains my infatuation with 50s.
Until one fateful day, I decided to go DSLR after 15 years of pointing and shooting!
I was initially looking, and came so close to buying a Nikon 5100, but stumbled upon images of FA 77. After that, I knew what I would be getting.
I bought a blue K30, and immediately straight swapped my Canon G12 for a black K-X. Then, my addiction problems started creeping.
I discovered I was prone to LBA!
After a few months, I have accumulated the following:
1. DA 18-55mm: K-X's kit
2. DA 18-135mm: K30's kit
3. FA 77mm: (Who would've guessed???)
4. DA 35mm f/2.4 (I needed a sharp normal FOV)
5. FA 50mm f/1.4 (I needed a low-light lens, or so I thought)
6. M 50mm f/1.4 (I saw a cheap one, found it very good!!!)
7. M 50mm f/1.7 (And another cheap one...)
8. K 55mm f/1.8 (And another...)
9. A 50mm f/1.4 (Hey, this one's got an "A")
10. A 50mm f/1.7 (This one too!!!)
11. K 80-200mm (Dirt cheap, nice!)
12. F 70-210mm (Got it from eBay for $77, jury is still out)
13. Sigma A 28mm (This one's my "43mm", this lens captures a lot of flare, even with hood, but who's complaining when I almost got it for a song?)
and the latest, (in the mail)...
14. FA 43mm
(I'll probably stop here...)
I know that I have one too many 50mm. And choosing which one to use has become a difficult problem for me
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With the arrival of the FA43, I'm thinking of disposing several of these 50s. All of them are actually in very fine, almost mint condition, and each one is probably less than a $100 each. They all have distinctive character, but I love the A f/1.7 and K f/1.8 most based on the limited time I have with them. And if I decide to sell them, they'll probably fetch the same amount.
Do I have to dispose some of them, or just collect them anyway? If ever, which one should I dispose?