>Ideally, my 4 lenses set would be: > >DA 16-50 2.8 >DA 50-135 2.8 >FA Limited 31 mm. 1.8 >FA Limited 77 mm. 1.8 > >But realistically I could settle with: > >DA 17-70mm f/4 >DA* 60-250mm f/4
I really like either of these combinations. My current travel kit is FA 20-35 f/4 FA 50 f/1.4 FA 135 f/2.8 I also usually take the DA 40 as a lens cap <g>. I'm hoping to make a big (for me) lens purchase this summer, and I'm really all over the board about this. I'm thinking of one of the following options: 1. The DA* 16-50 2.8. A bit heavy, but a very nice walking around lens. My Tokina 70-200 2.8 by itself weighs only a bit more than the K10D/DA* 16-50 combination, so I can get some sense of the weight. It also explains why I don't carry the Tokina. 2. The DA 21 and DA 70. Completes the kit with the 40. 3. Th FA Limited 31 1.8. The FA 20-35 handles this focal length just fine, but this is such a fine optic and would be such a perfect normal lens for the K10D. I'm tempted to get it before it goes away. Many people whose opinions I respect rave about this lens. I'm actually like just using a normal lens, despite the obvious flexibility of a zoom. Now, however, I'll have to wait for the DA 17-70 4 to see how it is. This is a very nice range for a walk- around lens and I'm not bothered by the f/4 max. This and the FA 135 would be a good travel kit. Decisions, decisions . . . Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
