I'm shooting primarily with zooms because I'm still building my prime collection and Pentax doesn't yet make a couple of the primes I'd want (especially a 16mm f2.8). And the two zooms I use are inexpensive and excellent (16-45 and A 70-210). They make for a good ultra-light kit as well, when matched with a small fast lens in the 35-50mm range.
My next two Pentax lenses will be primes, the 21 and 70 limiteds. After that, I intend to buy the DA* 50-135 for studio use (it's got all the portrait lengths covered, and f2.8 has shallow enough DoF for that) and then fill out my system with A, DA or D-FA primes (I'm not terribly interested in F or FA lenses as they lack Quick-Shift focus, I'd rather give up AF than QSF, I also find the focus ring design on F and FA lenses to be poor due to the lack of any grip). The 14 DA nad the upcoming 35 and 55 DA's are seriously interesting, especially if the latter lenses are f1.4 or faster. Pentax needs to add a few lenses to its lineup. A 16mm DA, a 24mm f2 or faster, a 28mm f2 pancake (or at least smallish like the 50mm f2) and a 90mm f2 or 2.8 (preferably a f2). Those will allow me to cover my preferred focal lengths (24-135mm) with primes. -Adam Markus Maurer wrote: > I begin to wonder a bit: > with the transition to digital most of you seem to like Zooms now where in > the analog world most of you used primes for best results. > What happened here? > > just wondering > Markus, who still uses film for a few weeks :-) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Paul Stenquist > Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 2:22 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: 16-50 f2.8 > > > Yes, the 12-24 is clearly an amazing lens, probably the best DA thus > far. It will be a good companion to the 16-50. > Paul > On Dec 2, 2006, at 4:36 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > >> 12-24 to cover wide, use your 21-35 for normal. >> >> -Adam >> >> >> John Francis wrote: >>> I was almost convinced I wanted the 16-45 until the announcement >>> of the 16-50/f2.8. I never got round to buying the previous >>> (film-camera) short zoom to go with my 80-200, but this time I'm >>> probably going to get both of them. >>> >>> My problem is what to do until the 16-50 is available, especially >>> since I might want something wide before then for a couple of events. >>> I've got an old Vivitar manual focus zoom, but that's only a 21-35. >>> I'm considering picking up the fisheye 10-17 (especially with the >>> rebates extended until Jan 9th.), but that leaves me with a bit of >>> a gap in the mid-wide-angle range. I suppose I could buy the 18-55 >>> kit lens with a K10D, but I'm not sure how much I'd use it once the >>> 16-50 comes along. The size isn't likely to matter much on a K10D, >>> especially with the grip, but I suppose I could hang on to it as a >>> walkaround lens to keep on the *ist-D. >>> >>> Decisions, decisions ... What would you do? >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 07:48:57AM -0800, Michael Chan wrote: >>>> I have been restraining myself from buying the 16-45 for months now, >>>> anticipating the weather-sealed lenses. I had not heard about a >>>> 16-50 2.8, which would likely be out of my budget range anyway, and >>>> with the rebate it's getting really difficult for me to control my >>>> LBA shakes. Is the 16-45 that far head and shoulder above the kit >>>> lens? I've been pretty impressed with the kit, but it definitely >>>> has >>>> its shortcomings. >>>> >>>> On Dec 2, 2006, at 7:20 AM, David J Brooks wrote: >>>> >>>>> Quoting John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 08:11:40PM -0500, David J Brooks wrote: >>>>>>> Anyone heard if its happining. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would love to get this lens and the K10d >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dave >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Equine Photography in York Region >>>>>> The new lenses aren't due until March of next year. >>>>>> Realistically this probably means I won't be able to get my >>>>>> hands on one before my Las Vegas trip in early April :-( >>>>> We are heading there in late April for our 25th wedding >>>>> anniversary, >>>>> so maybe i'll be able to get one by then. >>>>> >>>>> Dave >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Equine Photography in York Region >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
