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kinsale · 05-31-2011, 01:12 PM

Help me choose!!

Used K-x with Kit lens, Like New apparently $460

New K-r with kit lens $625

joe.penn · 05-31-2011, 01:18 PM

Again, with your budget - if you only have the 700, then the 460 deal and get the Tamron also, if you have more, the KR deal and get the Tamron.

kinsale · 05-31-2011, 01:30 PM

I agree. The $700 is a little misleading. i can afford more, I was just trying to keep it to $700. However the K-r brand new just seems too good to pass up.

adpo · 05-31-2011, 01:31 PM

from how i see it, the K-x with better glass will give you better pictures than a K-r with just a kit lens.

gabriel_bc · 05-31-2011, 01:39 PM

Originally posted by adpo

from how i see it, the K-x with better glass will give you better pictures than a K-r with just a kit lens.

I agree. Bodies come and go, but good glass is always worth spending a bit more on.

kinsale · 05-31-2011, 01:47 PM

Ordered the K-x. $480 shipped. It was the right way to go.

buckyweet · 05-31-2011, 02:11 PM

A Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 would be a good walkaround lens to go along with the K-X. Used ones can be found for ~$300 or so in the for sale forum here.

dwhopson · 05-31-2011, 07:01 PM

I was faced with the same decision earlier this year and bought the Kx and a Tamron 18-200mm zoom. Best decision I made. I recently returned from a trip to London and Paris and I've been very happy with the walk-around shots from the Tammy...but the Kx paired with my FA50/1.4 are just awesome. I was also really surprised at how well the 50/1.4 and Kx paired for indoor no-flash pictures.

I think you'll be more than happy with your purchase!

joe.penn · 05-31-2011, 07:09 PM

Originally posted by dwhopson

I was faced with the same decision earlier this year and bought the Kx and a Tamron 18-200mm zoom. Best decision I made

That is exactly the setup I recommended to him on page one of this thread...

kinsale · 05-31-2011, 08:18 PM

I just needed to be led to the water

I do appreciate all the good advice here. I came around eventually

adpo · 05-31-2011, 08:45 PM

and now that you're on the forums, you will slowly be conditioned into a perpetual state of LBA =D

pencilnink · 05-31-2011, 08:58 PM

Originally posted by adpo

and now that you're on the forums, you will slowly be conditioned into a perpetual state of LBA =D

That is for sure true in my case. After discovering this forum and buying a Kx from the marketplace, LBA has had its grip on me eversince and has yet to let go.

bassek · 05-31-2011, 11:11 PM

Happy shooting with your K-x!

A cheap alternative would be the Pentax F35-70mm zoom, seems to go for around $50.
SMC Pentax-F 35-70mm F3.5-4.5 Reviews - Pentax Lens Reviews & Pentax Lens Database

It has replaced the kit lens on my K-x (unless I need wide) most of the time. I like the macro-function as well.

Seb.

yusuf · 06-01-2011, 04:13 AM

+1 for k-x . I would have love to suggest k-r but focusing problems with k-r are unlikely to be fixed.

Gareth.Ig · 06-01-2011, 06:18 AM

+1 for the K-x and good price too. Just stay away from the K-5 forum.

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05-31-2011, 01:12 PM	#16
kinsale Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 50 Original Poster	Help me choose!! Used K-x with Kit lens, Like New apparently $460 New K-r with kit lens $625

05-31-2011, 01:18 PM	#17
joe.penn Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Maryland (Right Outside Washington DC) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,902	Again, with your budget - if you only have the 700, then the 460 deal and get the Tamron also, if you have more, the KR deal and get the Tamron.

05-31-2011, 01:30 PM	#18
kinsale Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 50 Original Poster	I agree. The $700 is a little misleading. i can afford more, I was just trying to keep it to $700. However the K-r brand new just seems too good to pass up.

05-31-2011, 01:31 PM	#19
adpo Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery Posts: 888	from how i see it, the K-x with better glass will give you better pictures than a K-r with just a kit lens.

05-31-2011, 01:39 PM	#20
gabriel_bc Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Langley, BC Photos: Gallery Posts: 550	Originally posted by adpo from how i see it, the K-x with better glass will give you better pictures than a K-r with just a kit lens. I agree. Bodies come and go, but good glass is always worth spending a bit more on.

05-31-2011, 01:47 PM	#21
kinsale Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 50 Original Poster	Ordered the K-x. $480 shipped. It was the right way to go.

05-31-2011, 02:11 PM	#22
buckyweet New Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Centreville Posts: 24	A Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 would be a good walkaround lens to go along with the K-X. Used ones can be found for ~$300 or so in the for sale forum here.

05-31-2011, 07:01 PM	#23
dwhopson Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 76	I was faced with the same decision earlier this year and bought the Kx and a Tamron 18-200mm zoom. Best decision I made. I recently returned from a trip to London and Paris and I've been very happy with the walk-around shots from the Tammy...but the Kx paired with my FA50/1.4 are just awesome. I was also really surprised at how well the 50/1.4 and Kx paired for indoor no-flash pictures. I think you'll be more than happy with your purchase!

05-31-2011, 07:09 PM	#24
joe.penn Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Maryland (Right Outside Washington DC) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,902	Originally posted by dwhopson I was faced with the same decision earlier this year and bought the Kx and a Tamron 18-200mm zoom. Best decision I made That is exactly the setup I recommended to him on page one of this thread...

05-31-2011, 08:18 PM	#25
kinsale Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 50 Original Poster	I just needed to be led to the water I do appreciate all the good advice here. I came around eventually

05-31-2011, 08:45 PM	#26
adpo Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery Posts: 888	and now that you're on the forums, you will slowly be conditioned into a perpetual state of LBA =D

05-31-2011, 08:58 PM	#27
pencilnink Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 192	Originally posted by adpo and now that you're on the forums, you will slowly be conditioned into a perpetual state of LBA =D That is for sure true in my case. After discovering this forum and buying a Kx from the marketplace, LBA has had its grip on me eversince and has yet to let go.

05-31-2011, 11:11 PM	#28
bassek Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 706	Happy shooting with your K-x! A cheap alternative would be the Pentax F35-70mm zoom, seems to go for around $50. SMC Pentax-F 35-70mm F3.5-4.5 Reviews - Pentax Lens Reviews & Pentax Lens Database It has replaced the kit lens on my K-x (unless I need wide) most of the time. I like the macro-function as well. Seb.

06-01-2011, 04:13 AM	#29
yusuf Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Palo Alto, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,497	+1 for k-x . I would have love to suggest k-r but focusing problems with k-r are unlikely to be fixed.

06-01-2011, 06:18 AM	#30
Gareth.Ig Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cochrane, AB Photos: Gallery Posts: 508	+1 for the K-x and good price too. Just stay away from the K-5 forum.

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