Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
12-06-2014, 07:18 PM
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I think it more as diversity in photography.
When I started out in Pentax land I did acquire a few manual focus lens and a superzoom.
I now have very few manual focus lenses and really quite dislike supwrzooms in general.
I think after a while we find out what we like and I certainly prefer primes to zooms but we are all different.
As to old lenses, in general, they do lack some contrast. Easily added in post production or alter the jpg settings to have higher contrast.
I now prefer autofocus but definitely nothing wrong with the legacy lenses.
If you really get into legacy lenses check out the Helios. Famous for it's swirly bokeh.
In many ways the Pentax autofocus lenses give you a choice between old and new image qualities.
The FA limiteds are film based do the images look different to the DAs. The DA Limiteds are sharp across the frame and have great contrast. Whether this is in fact better is in fact a personal preference disregarding aperture differences.
Anyway, enjoy the older M42s and other legacy lenses. Definitely nothing wrong with them.
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