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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-02-2013, 10:55 AM
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Hello concealer404,
Well, as the happy owner of both the 'plastic fantastic' DA's, it would be easy to say SURE THING!, they're both great values.
However, there's something you might do, first.
Whip through those 4,000 photos and take note of how many of your favorites were zoomed to (around) 35mm and 50mm.
What if, say, a whole bunch of really great ones were shot at 20-24mm?
As much as I love my DA 35mmf/2.4AL, on APS-C (cropped format) it's really a 52mm, by no means a 'wide angle' lens. If a majority of your keepers are between 18mm and 30mm, the 35mm isn't going to get much use. You'll be back to the kit zoom and unhappy.
Everyone has 'favorite' focal lengths, the lenses that reflect their particular view. For some it's ultra wide, for others it's 35mm, 50mm. 70mm, you get the idea.
Since you had complete freedom to zoom the kit lens wherever it seemed 'right', that's how you saw various scenes in your mind. Find a couple of fast prime lenses that match that viewpoint. It may turn out to be the 35mm and 50mm, but you won't know until you check.
There's complete info recorded for each shot (called EXIF), and any processing program will show it. Gimp, Fasstone, Picasa are free, Lightroom is not, but IMO, it's the best.
JMO,
Ron
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