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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
10-09-2018, 02:15 PM
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I have the 40mm Ltd., 70mm Ltd. and the 21mm Ltd. and they are small lenses...pancake describes them very well. We just got back from a driving trip to Alberta and I took my K1, 28-105 and tucked my 40 and 70 in the bag. I used the 40 and 70 on my K1 for low light, no flash interior, portrait shots and even though they are ASP-C lenses...I just keep the K1 on Full Frame, not crop mode and I'm very pleased with their performance on the K1. I'm using F 2.4 on the 70 and F 2.8 on the 40 a lot, not always, but the results are fine...in my opinion. They seem to do the job. Could be my standards aren't as high as others...but I don't know. :lol:
I also use my 50 'normal' F 1.4, usually at around F 2 and my 50 Macro, usually around F 2.8 and these lenses also do the trick quite well. They're not 'pancakes' but they still take up little room in the bag, particularly when traveling in the car vs the plane. Bigger bag in the car. :D
Also stuff my 35 year old Minolta mini tripod ...copy of the old Leitz Table Top...in the back of my bag...quite stable little tripod. Just read pres589 post and reminded me of my TT tripod I carry around.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
10-09-2018, 11:55 AM
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About a year ago my wife and I took a trip to Newfoundland. We wanted to downsize as much as possible on the trip. I wanted to take pics both indoors and outdoors. I had just got a new K1, battery grip, etc.
But I didn't take it. Instead I took my K5 body, but left the body grip at home. I took the extra battery so I'd have two, plus my charger. I didn't take my flash, because the K5 has a built in flash, which sufficed. I took two lenses, my 18-135 which is an excellent walk around and indoor lens and my 55-300...for nature shots. That was it, nothing more and I fit it all into one of my smaller LowePro bags, which was carried on.
I don't know how a K5 compares to a K3 body for body...size wise, but I'm betting there's not much difference if any.
As Norm says and I agree..." You have to carry a pile of lenses to match the K-3 with the Da 18-135..." and that is spot on, IMO.
I have a 21mm Ltd. 40 Ltd., 70 Ltd...all excellent and small jewel like lenses...but in this case my 18-135 more than covered their focal lengths and was just one lens. Then my other zoom on the trip.... the 55-300.
I'm an older guy and notice weight and carrying around equipment while touring, but it is in my opinion, really hard to beat, taking a K5 body, sans battery grip, and two lenses that cover from 18-300 mm well, and no flash...just use the built in flash.
In fact I could of carried less stuff, by leaving my spare battery at home, after all, I did have my charger tucked away in my suitcase.
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