Originally posted by alexgn What are M lenses?
A series of manual focus, manual exposure lenses produced by Pentax during the 70's and 80's (?), and very high up on the value/price scale. See the "M lens club" thread on the SLR Lens forum. The 28, 50, 100, 135, and 200 in this series can all be found for under $100 each. The M50/1.7 in particular is *amazing* for the price (around $25).
Quote: 28mm is not wide enough on a DSLR.
Well, it's not a very wide lens, but it's still a wonderful focal length in itself - a little short of what 50mm used to be on film in terms of FOV. I love it for landscape, and also for certain types of indoor person-in-his-surroundings types of shots.
Quote: K200D nice to have but I think I may buy used K100D and better quality lenses instead.
Note the K200D is available new for well under $400. You're not likely to save *that* much by getting a K100D instead.