I hate to say it, but buy Pentax lenses. Most are very good. Before you actually buy one of them, post on this list just which one you have your eye on. You'll hear a) it's great b) Not so good, and almost uniformly, c) Hell, it's better than the XYZ lens.
No kidding, though, Pentax comes through, for the most part, on lenses.
Welcome aboard. Can you stand the Activity here? grin.
-Lon
Patrick Wunsch wrote:
Hello,
Let me first introduce myself. I have been a Pentax owner for about 10 years and am brand new to this list and still consider myself fairly new to photography. For the last 10 years I have done a considerable amount of nighttime lightning photography but I would like to broaden my horizons a bit.
I currently have a Pentax K1000 paired up with a satisfactory 35-80 zoom and a 50mm 1.4 lens. I have about 8 other lenses ranging from 28mm to 500mm that I consider garbage for the most part. They are Vivitars, Soligors, Tokinas and the like that I have not been very impressed with.
With the exception of the first two lenses I mentioned, I was disappointed at the results of some of my photos I took in the beautiful state of Washington a few weeks back and decided I need to invest in some better lenses.
My question relates to what other quality, yet affordable, lenses would you recommend that I add to my arsenal? I would love to hear your recommendations for both a nice wide angle lens along with a 80-200 zoom and possibly a 400 to 500mm range zoom or telephoto. Any thoughts are really appreciated. Thank you for your time!
Pat Wunsch [EMAIL PROTECTED]
