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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 07-08-2018, 01:50 PM  
LBA, reasons for collecting
Posted By HarisF1
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I'm very much in your bracket here. I love trying out lenses to see their character or qualities, but only have a few that I actually stick with for any excursions. My most recent buy was a Samyang 135/2. Absolutely outstanding sharpness. And I've already committed to sending it to one of my tog friends in exchange for a huge bunch of assorted kit. It's weird but I get the feeling I'll buy another copy of the same lens in the future.
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 07-07-2018, 11:10 AM  
LBA, reasons for collecting
Posted By HarisF1
Replies: 53
Views: 4,052
I've been on the Pentax journey for maybe four years now and have experienced loads of different emotions with regards to lenses. I first wondered why wide angle lenses were so expensive (M 20mm for the price of a brand new Sigma 10-20!) without the understanding of full frame and crop sensor formats. I then got a taste of the M42 world with the beautiful Takumars, and my buying and selling journey began.

Four years later, my LBA has pushed me to own and use some of the best lenses Pentax has to offer, and I've never really been loyal to any of them since I sell to buy others. It's a fun little hobby, especially since I'm probably a terrible photographer! But really, as long as you buy sensibly you should very rarely take a large hit when it comes to the second hand market for lenses. I can confidently buy a lens (apart from the uber expensive A*135) knowing that it can just as easily be sold to recoup most of the price paid, and sometimes being slightly profitable.

So to comment on LBA, I think it requires a bit of self-control if you really want to splash out on good lenses. A great deal on a K85 may mean you have to stop your hand from grabbing a DA 15 Ltd, but having a few months of fun with the K85 can then mean you can sell it to buy that DA lens.
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