> -----Original Message----- > From: Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > What would you say are the best AND cheapest Pentax lenses for > > someone looking to put together a basic kit for reasonable bucks? > > I think that at least most of the lenses suggested so far are primes > (not surprisingly). However, if "cheap zooms" qualify, I'd suggest > the "stealth mode" A 35-70/4, which is quite a decent little lens, > and which has a surprisingly good "macro" function (and at 70mm - at > its "long" end, too). I have sometimes seen these critters sell > pretty inexpensively on eBay...
In the cheap zoom category I'd suggest the A 80-200/4.7-5.6, which is really a cheap FA without the AF mechanism. Way back in the day I had one and thought it was excellent. Not exactly well made, but excellent sharpness and contrast. If I had to put together a cheap kit I'd do a K 24/2.8 (gotta have a 24), M 50/1.4 and M 80/2. tv
