[paperbag846]

This is going to make me weep!

DA 15
FA 31
A 50 1.2
FA 77
DA * 50-135

Only 2 or 3 in the bag at a time.

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Last edited by paperbag846; 10-29-2010 at 09:31 AM.

[jpzk]

Hi, JP. That is quite close to what I actually carry around. I carry five lenses and a TC. My Flickr site shows that the AFA 1.7X AF works very, very well indeed with the DA* 50-135. I would really rather have the FA* or A* 250-600 than the M 400, so that's the one I would cry about giving up at the end of it. The 1.7X and the M 400 really don't seem to get along, so I carry the 1.4X-S with the 400. Since I already own the first three lenses, they cannot take them away.

DA 12-24
DA* 16-50
DA* 50-135
+AFA 1.7X (with 50-135 = 85 - 230)
M100/4 Macro - rather have the DFA 100 WR, though!
M 400/5.6 - rather have the 250-600.

But I would not be able to give them back after only three years!!!!

I see you have a great kit already, Rockies!

It never donned on me that I could use the 1.7X Pentax adapter with the 50-135 actually but I already have a Tammy 70-200/2.8 which is quite good. Nonetheless, I don't own the 50-135 but I sure saw a lot of good reviews about it.

Also, when I was threading through here on this forum, I encountered a fellow's "long lens kit" which carried this FA*250-600 ... we all know who that is, don't we?
Anyway, this would be one lens I would seriously consider if, for one thing, money wasn't an issue, and that it would become available.

Giving up the 250-600 would literally kill me too!

Pleasure to read you again here!

Cheers.

JP

[johnmflores]

My choices would be:

When zooms are handy
DA* 16-50 F2.8
DA* 60-250 F4

When size matters
DA 15 F4 Limited
DA 40 F2.8 Limited
D-FA 100 F2.8 WR Macro

This would be a great setup for the K-5!

[mika.]

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Voigtlander Skopar 20mm f3.5
Asahi SMC Takumar 35mm f3.5
Leitz Summicron-R 50mm f2
Leitz Elmarit-R 90mm f2.8
Voigtlander Color-Dynarex 135mm f4

[Pentaxor]

I refuse to put any lenses that I will only use within a limited time.

[yeatzee]

F 28mm F/2.8
A 50mm F/1.2
FA* 85mm F/1.4
DA* 50-135mm F/2.8
DA* 300mm F/4

This I suspect would last me forever, though I've never owned any of the five

(with extension tubes and reverse ring adapters of course )

[imtheguy]

DA 12-24
DA*16-50
DA*50-135
FA*80-200
FA*250-600

That's for three years only?

Rats!

JP

+1

Yes! I like the way you think.

[Boris]

Well, if you insist:

FA 20/2.8
FA 31/1.8
FA 43/1.9
A 50/1.2
FA 77/1.8

[maverickh]

My take would be as follows :

Three highly reputable zoom lens

DA* 16 - 50 f/2.8
DA* 50 - 135 f/2.8
Sigma 100 - 300 f/4


coupled with two primes

FA 50 f/1.4
FA 85 f/1.4

[sajah]

DA 15mm Ltd
FA* 24mm F2
FA 43mm Ltd
FA 77mm Ltd

last one is tough.. maybe:
A* 200mm F4 macro

[RBellavance]

I would choose the following:

DA12-24
DA18-135WR
DA21
FA31
FA77

Hey, I already own 3 of those !

[eccentricphotography]

Sigma 8-16
35/2.8 Limited
Super Tak 50/1.4
77 Limited
60-250

[vicentesagredo]

sigma 8-16
18-135 WR
100 macro WR
85 1.4
300 2.8

[Lowell Goudge]

In many of the posts, the kit stops at 15mm, which I find is not wide enough. 15mm equates to just below 24mm FOF on a film camera, and I found 24mm on film was never wide enough.

For me I have a 10-20mm sigma, and I consider really a perfect kit, should cover down to 10-12mm at the wide end.

similairly, at the long end, I like 200mmF2.8, whether this is done with a zoom or prime, is up to th eindividual

what I am no t so sure about is the mix of primes and zooms in the middle, and the 50-135F2.8 zoom at all.

It would seem the OP may not need this lens.

[audiobomber]

DA 10-17mm fisheye

DA*16-50mm

DA*60-250mm

FA 31mm Ltd

D FA 100mm WR macro