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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
09-24-2014, 09:37 AM
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Yes thanks. A quick trip to the lens database and I should have known. BTW I really prefer the 'A' types cause i seem to have better control with exposure in-camera and can use flash more reliably
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
09-24-2014, 08:14 AM
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Pardon me but M28 is short for?
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Pardon me but K24, K30 is short for?
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
09-24-2014, 03:57 AM
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Erudite. I thought my 18-135mm WR kit zoom a bit soft too. I noticed a little manual adjustment helps but now you've 'joined the dots' for me. I will certainly do
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
09-23-2014, 09:44 PM
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Thank you thank you thank you all for your comprehensive answers. The last word is not yet in but feel I should do as follows:
1) fix or replace the 24mm since I love it so much 2) pick up the 28mm I might be pleasantly surprised 3) save up for a UWA or limited 15mm meanwhile and 4) the 35mm might not be the greatest but still useful
My 18-135mm WR kit zoom is not the greatest but still very useful esp. In wet/damp weather so its a keeper. I shoot all sorts but favor landscapes, architecture, close-up macros and streets.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
09-23-2014, 10:12 AM
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I'd appreciate your advice... on a Pentax K-30 body I'd been using mostly kit or DA zooms with only fair results but was smitten afterwards with a Pentax SMC-M 50mm that really gave me fresh ways of enjoying my world. Thats why I went and bought an old manual 24mm Vivitar PK-A/R mount lens and that really sealed the deal for me. I felt a new degree of creativity unleashed in me, my learning and skill grew more quickly. I am convinced my zoom lenses had lulled me into comfortable complacency. So I owned a great 50mm and then a mediocre 35mm manual lenses (both are FF) but I accidentally broke the 24mm and need a replacement so here's my question(s):
I can get a very decent used old 28mm and/or 35mm manual lens for about the same price as my old vivitar 24mm; should I - try and round out my collection with a 24mm, 28mm and 35mm (replacement)? or
- since they are pretty close in FL should I just get an AF HQ zoom to cover the 24-50mm range? or
- Since I am liking the shorter FL, splash out and get a real UWA or like a limited 15mm?
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