Originally posted by pres589 IThe FA 43 has a longer throw. I doubt your Sigma 24 f1.8 is all that nice to focus manually 100% of the time.
It's not as nice as a proper MF lens but it's not too bad as the MF throw is reasonable enough for accuracy. It doesn't feel as nice as a proper MF lens though. The FA* 85mm F1.4 is fairly pleasant in MF and, being metal, seems a better fit for the LX - except for being silver of course!
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Originally posted by pschlute Given that the LX was the flagship camera of it's era I would suggest:
K 28mm 3.5
K 50mm 1.2
M 150mm 3.5
Despite the number of K mount lenses I've owned (I have 50+ at the moment) I've never ever owned an original K lens - all mine have been SMC-M or newer. I've been tempted by a 50mm F1.2 before (but have the Porst in K-mount already so never actually pulled the trigger) but have heard good things about the K 28mm F3.5 although it is giving away a lot in speed over the F2 Vivitar I already have (along with about a dozen other 28mm F2.8's from various third parties!).
The M 150mm 3.5 I know nothing about so will do some research, thanks.
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Originally posted by stevebrot While not the ultimate, you have a decent* selection to start with as a classic three-lens kit. The only substitution I might make might be something other than the Soligor 135. Truth be told, an ideal quiver for the LX looks the same for an ideal quiver for an el-cheapo K-mount camera. Keep what you like, buy what you desire, and have fun making memorable images.
Steve
* Very decent lenses in the case of the two 50s. It is hard to do better than the M 50/1.7 and the Porst is a great bokeh lens.
I've got the Pentax 50mm F1.7 in M, A and FA mounts (or at least I did until my son added to the ever growing list of lenses he's borrowing for his own K10D based system) but don't have a 50mm F1.4 so might look for one of those in K or SMC-M mount although they are getting pricey now. The Porst is an interesting lens but a tiny bit temperamental as it doesn't always stop down when asked - so I only really use it wide open these days.
Will give some thought to the short telephoto options.