mediumcool
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Thought about the 17–70 f4? Got a great review at photozone.de, where they said it was the best of the current crop of *normal* Pentax zooms. May replace my 16–45 with one ...
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I can only help with this: if you get a Pentax and you get no primes, you are missing out I think the 35mm DA Limited Macro is a good choice.. thinking about it too.Hey everyone,
After months of thought, I've finally made the decision to buy a k5, but I'm stumped on what lenses to buy.
I currently want a 24mm (35mm equiv, or wider) lens and a relatively fast lens. I've got 2 ideas so far:
1. Currently thinking of the 15mm f4 limited and the 35 f2.8 limited and the kit 18-55mm for rainy days. Thought of the 15mm over the 14mm 2.8 as its smaller and half the weight, the 35mm for its great IQ.
2. On the other hand I'm thinking of K5 and the 16-50mm only, as an "all in one" set up, draw backs are size and weight but it would be cheaper than the set up above by about £200GBP.
I guess I'd prefer a set up as small and light as possible so I can carry it all day comfortably so I'm leaning towards the 1st set up - despite it being pricier.
I'd love to hear thoughts and suggestions on my ideas, especially if you've some hands on experience with the lenses mentioned in practice.
Thanks in advance
Vince
Borrowing from the above:I had a number of lenses when I was shooting with a K20d. My personal experience/observations:
77/1.8 ltd - hands down my favorite lens. Magical.
43/1.9 ltd - perfect size, very nice, great all around lens
31/1.8 ltd - excellent lens, but I liked the 77 a little better
35/2.8 ltd - great all around and good if you're on a budget
16-45 - actually a great lens - best bang for the buck you'll get
15-50/2.8 - had two different copies, one bad, the other good, but frankly disappointing
50-135/2.8 - excellent lens, probably my second favorite
I briefly had some others (21, 10-17, 50-300) and tried the 40 and 70. I preferred the 43 over the 40 and the 77 over the 70, but ymmv. 21 never thrilled me.
Vince,Hey everyone, big news, I just pulled the trigger on the K5, it'll be here next week hopefully (they're currently out of stock).
Lens wise, also big news (atleast for me), I found a great deal on a 31mm limited, so am in the process of tying up the deal. The 31mm is still pricey though so I can't afford any of the da ltd's for now. However mediumcool's suggestion of the 16-45mm is great because the used and new prices are pretty low in the UK, so probably the 31mm limited and 16-45mm until my wallet recovers.
I also decided to go for the 18-55mm kit lens as a waterproof solution because the uk cashback promotion means that i get the kit lens for £20 more than body only - roughly $30USD, which seems pretty good to me ;-)
Thanks for all the advice everyone, can't wait for it all to arrive
Vince, Have fun with your K5 and be sure to post some images with your new kit.Hey everyone, big news, I just pulled the trigger on the K5, it'll be here next week hopefully (they're currently out of stock).
Lens wise, also big news (atleast for me), I found a great deal on a 31mm limited, so am in the process of tying up the deal. The 31mm is still pricey though so I can't afford any of the da ltd's for now. However mediumcool's suggestion of the 16-45mm is great because the used and new prices are pretty low in the UK, so probably the 31mm limited and 16-45mm until my wallet recovers.
I also decided to go for the 18-55mm kit lens as a waterproof solution because the uk cashback promotion means that i get the kit lens for £20 more than body only - roughly $30USD, which seems pretty good to me ;-)
Thanks for all the advice everyone, can't wait for it all to arrive
Hey Lee,Amy
Did you give up on your GH2 for stills?
Lee
GodfreyAfter four years and 36,000+ photos made with Pentax DSLR cameras, the two absolutely essential lenses in my bag ended up being the DA 21mm f/3.2 Limited and FA 43mm f/1.9 Limited.
Were I to buy another Pentax body, those are the two lenses I'd order with it. I might never buy any others... although the FA77 and DA14 remain high on my list of wonderful.