Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
07-07-2014, 05:24 PM
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Well in that case I might have to agree!
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
07-06-2014, 12:34 AM
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My guess is it will be Canon and Ricoh. Possibly Panasonic and Leica too. And I'm probably thinking closer to 20 or 25 years. No idea about Sigma - they're probably the hardest one to predict.
OTOH, it could just be Samsung/Zeiss and Apple/Hasselblad (or Apple/Canon)!
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
07-03-2014, 11:28 AM
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A typical arrangement for your stated needs would be a DA16-45, a DA35/2.4 (and/or a DA50/1.8), and a DA L 55-300. In most cases buy used to save money. All have very good IQ and are a good value.
You can substitute the Tamron 17-50/2.8 if a faster aperture is more important than the colors it yields in the image (more people seem to prefer the Pentax' colors, if they have a preference). You can also substitute the Takumar F70-210/4-5.6 for the DA55-300 if you don't mind less zoom range. It's much cheaper (I even saw at least one in the Marketplace here right now) yet I consider the images slightly better (I sold my DA55-300 after getting one).
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
07-03-2014, 10:29 AM
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Yes - Ricoh is strong and Pentax will stay around. You need to base your decision on whether you want Pentax lenses or someone else's.
I think you must have a different idea of what mid-range is. The mid-range is generally around $500. "High-end" is roughly over $1000. Prices tend to go higher with Canon and Nikon.
Canon has the poorest IQ in their mid-range (but don't say this to most Canon shooters - instant denial) and Sony has a rather limited selection here (but they have some good stuff at all price levels). Nikon has a very good and reasonably broad mid-range if you carefully limit your lens selections (generally f/1.8 primes), and Pentax practically lives for the mid-range, with a wide selection.
Even if you're talking about low-mid, Pentax is strong there. Do your research and decide for yourself. Canon has been coming out with some pretty good upper-low-end models lately, so you can consider them, but they have a poor growth path from there (unless you jump straight to L glass).
As far as Pentax goes, both the DA35/2.4 and DA50/1.8 are great lenses and great values. You should be able to find good prices both new and used. Getting both is usually a good idea if you can afford it. You may end up preferring just one, but you can easily sell the other with little loss or risk.
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