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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
09-27-2017, 05:48 PM
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I love to go on photo hikes and I have had to adjust to a heavier kit with the K-1, as expected. If I anticipate great scenery on a hike I'll take the K-1, 15-30, 24-70 and 60-250, plus a very light travel tripod. I do use standard filters including ND filters on all but the 15-30 due to the need to get a new system for that lens that will undoubtedly be fairly expensive and require additional space in my backpack. So far I've been happy without filters on the 15-30, but I do miss having a circular polarizer and an ND filter at times. I did buy an FA 20 as a light weight alternative but the IQ is not up to the standard of the 15-30 and I lose quite a bit of wideness. There have been a few hikes where I decided to leave the 15-30 behind due to weight. I have just bought a used 28-105 and I'm impressed with it so far, but I'll probably only use the lens when I only take a single lens and probably no bag at all. I've never taken landscape shots in crop mode as that defeats the purpose of buying FF as previously stated. I, like many, would love for Pentax to release a FF 16 or 18 mm prime, but who knows if that will ever happen. The 15-30 is a great lens so I generally think it's worth the weight / size. For some trips, usually when I'm biking, I will take primes instead: 20mm, 35mm, 50mm and 100mm. But I generally prefer zooms since you can't always zoom with your feet and I grow tired of swapping lens. Bottom line, if you can handle the size / weight, I think the 15-30, 24-70 and 60-250 combo is about as good as I can imagine for a three lens set.
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