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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-01-2020, 07:46 AM
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Apart from the promise of these new Pentax lenses, I'm beginning to develop a sense that my current lenses are sufficient for what I shoot. I just can't find a way to justify acquiring the new lenses that are priced in the $1500-2500 range.
Then, I reflect back on my first SLR, an Olympus OM-10 that I had in the early 80s. I had only two lenses -- a new 50/1.8 and a used 135/3.5. That's all I could afford as a grad student. But man, my small cardboard box of prints contains my best memories from that era. Most of them are simple documentaries, but several are pretty artistic, in my opinion. One of my most treasured prints is a 4x6 of my first car (1974 Toyota Corona). It's not entirely in focus; the composition is terrible; and the colours might be off. But, there it is -- my only picture of that car. Seems that my camera and those two lenses served me well back then.
- Craig
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-10-2019, 08:30 AM
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Good spotting!
That's a strange statement, for sure. I'm at a loss to understand what Ricoh might have meant. They might have meant something like "This lens provides the same field of view on an APS-C format camera as a 107-307mm lens would on a K-1," but that would be getting too complicated -- and unnecessary in the context of a D FA* lens.
Weird.
- Craig
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-06-2019, 09:17 AM
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Reasonable suggestion, I think, especially considering the high quality of that lens. I believe that a number of K-1 users have opted for the modified 60-250/4 and have had good success using it in various settings including landscape. It's smaller than the Lumix S 70-200 and only slightly heavier by 6%.
However, it seems that @Socrateeze is firmly set on getting a 70-200/4 specifically. Also, they appear to be heading towards a mirrorless system. Nothing wrong with that, and there are numerous options in that domain.
- Craig
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