Hi, I'm glad to have stumbled across such an active mailing list... I've always had a big interest in photography - though I never went further than taking snapshots with point and shoot cameras. So, when I recently was offered an old Pentax MX for next to nothing, I bought the thing on an impulse. Now, I never owned an SRL before, let alone an all manual camera, and I'm really enjoying learning to use it. I do, however, have a few questions and concerns with which I hope you can help me.
With digital photography taking over the market, is the MX a complete dead end? If anything goes wrong, will it still possible to get service and replacement parts in Europe? If I buy extra lenses, will they have any market value in the near future? I'm not complaining for the time being, since I bought the thing really cheap from a friend, but I'm a bit reluctant to put any more money on it if will be of no use in an year or two. Anyway, I am mostly interested in trying street photography and macro. Currently I have a basic 50mm lens (f1.7), which is not especially suited for neither... As for macro, I must say I'm somewhat confused. I want to take close up pictures of bugs and flowers and that sort of stuff, and I know I need a macro lens to be able to focus real close, but what kind of focal distance do I need? I really have a difficult time picturing the field of view at such close distances. Regardless of the macro issue, I'll need a wide angle for street photos. 28mm, 35mm, wide angle zoom... I'm leaning towards a 28 prime, but feel free to convince me otherwise. Budget is limited, so I'll buy second hand. Can you recommend me any particular model featuring a good price/quality relation, and not too hard to find? Thank you for your time, pedro -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
