After some thinking I've come to a more serious answer. I don't think I'd buy any of the present Limited. I can dream about them, but not really buy them. The FA's are to expensive, and the DA's are a bit to slow for my use. But if they came out with a medium fast portait/macro DA Limited (read compact), then I would have been very tempted.
If I should build a new Pentax lens kit from scratch, then I would probable go for the two DA*, and a 100mm macro. I would also concider the Tamron 18-250 as a compact strolling-around-at-a-sunny-day alternative. But a FA 35/2 would probably be higher on my priority list. But I'm not sure if I'd go the Pentax route again, judging from what I see in the horison now. I love the K10D. I love my FA* 85, I'm also sure I'll love the two fast DA* zooms. But where is the long lens lineup? The 200/2,8 and 300/4 will not fill the gap for me. I need something longer. A 400/ would be a lot better. My K-500/4,5 has way too much CA to do what I really would like to do. In practical use it is an f:8. It is a lot better than nothing, but far from what I'd like. And the really flexible and good legacy lenses are far too expensive at the moment. Tim Typo Mostly Harmless ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Øsleby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 5:21 PM Subject: Re: Stupid lens survery > Knowing myself; I don't believe in making plans. > But I sure like to brake them. > > Tim Typo > Mostly Harmless > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Loveless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 4:59 PM > Subject: Stupid lens survery > > >> We haven't had a poll/survey/flame war in a while, so I figured I'd >> start one. If you could only have one Limited lens, which would it be? >> Why? Furthermore, if you were building a kit from scratch, how would >> you plan your lens purchases? >> >> -- >> Scott Loveless >> http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ >> >> >> -- >> 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: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.13.2/985 - Release Date: >> 02.09.2007 >> 16:32 >> >> > > > -- > 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: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.13.2/985 - Release Date: 02.09.2007 > 16:32 > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
