Boy Pedro, have you come to the right place... If it makes you feel any better, I have the *ist D so I'm well into the digital world but I also recently bought an MX for very little. I've since bought a couple Pentax M-series lenses on Ebay or this list (28,35&50MM). So, You're not alone on your path.
Cory Waters Atlanta,GA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pedro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 5:15 PM Subject: bought an MX - need some advice > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.6/378 - Release Date: 6/28/2006 > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
