The 24-70/2.8 is my most used “normal” lens. It’s a reliable workhorse and quite sharp even wide open. I too would like the K3-3, but at my age I can’t spend like I once did, so my K-3 and K-1 will suffice.
Paul > On Jan 14, 2023, at 11:43 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > > It was recently observed that there is almost no discussion of Pentax gear, > or even gear for your Pentax, on this list lately. > > Let's get this kick started: What gear is on your shopping list, or at least > your wish list? Why do you want it? Why haven't you bought it yet? > > The two major pieces of kit on my "want" list, are the DFA 24-70/2.8, and the > K-3 III. > > Over the past couple of weeks, I've kind of wanted a weather sealed, "fast", > daily driver lens. I already have a Tamron 28-70/2.8 and the DFA > 28-105/3.5-5.6 which is WR. So I do have weather sealed in that range, and I > do have a f/2.8 lens in that range. I also have the 16-50/2.8 which works > just fine on my K-3. So, I already have the lenses that pretty much surround > that specific bit of functionality. > > As to the K-3 III, what I really want would be a K-1 III, a K-1 with all of > the nifty features they've added to the K-3 III (though I don't really need > the fancy pentaprism for the larger field of view, because it's already > bigger), plus a modern sensor. The K-3 was released almost 7 years ago, I > mostly use mine these days when I either want a wide angle of view, with a > fast lens, or when I need the best sensor performance available to me in > challenging light. I would not be surprised if when you compared the final > images, the K-3 III sensor outperformed the K-1. > > Since a K-1 III isn't available, or even announced, there are a lot of things > the K-3 III does better than my K-1, but I have barely had a chance to take > any photos at all the past year, and I haven't really had any chance to > photograph in conditions where I'm up against the performance limits of > either of my Pentax camera bodies. I have very little reason not to hold off > on buying a K-3 III until either the price drops, or they sell a major > upgrade to the K-1. > > The 85/1.4 is also kind of on my wish list, but the pricing is such that it > barely qualifies as an idle fantasy. > > > -- > Larry Colen > l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
