Get the body only first of all, dont get it with one of those kit lenses, if you can.
Second, that FA20-35/f4 is real nice, but it might not have the reach at the high end to be a general purpose. The DA16-45/f4 is a better lens for covering a wide range, and you can always get the 55-200 for her later on. rg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I promised my daughter at the beginning if the year that if she did > really well in her photography class that I would buy her a digital > SLR. I talked to her photography teacher today and she says that my > daughter is the best in her year. So looks like I'm buying a K100D for her. > > The question is what lenses to get with it. In Australia it comes with > either a Sigma 18-50, Sigma 18-125 or Sigma 18-50 and 55-200. The first > question is how good are these lenses? I have the 55-200 so I know how > good it is. What are others experiences with these lenses?. > > I also have a few lenses that I don't use much that I can pass down to > her that are of better quality. These include FA50/1.4 FA20-35/f4 and a > Sigma 105/f2.8 EX macro. > > I'm thinking of a kit with the 18-125 as a general use lens, FA50/f1.4 > for portraits and low light and Sigma 105/f2.8 EX macro for close up and > quality longer shots. Any opinions? > > My daughter is currently using an old P30 and various consumer lenses in > her class and will probably keep using these for film work while at > school (she's not getting my MZ-S). > > All comments appreciated. > > Leon > > http://www.bluering.org.au > http://www.bluering.org.au/leon > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
