Looking at your kit, I'd start with the DA* 16-50 and 50-135. Both are
almost as fast as primes and autofocus faster than Pentax FA primes.
I'd probably add the DA 200 as well or perhaps the Sigma 70-200. I
would then sell the three zooms you own now and add the 31 Limited or
the FA 35/2.
Paul
On Mar 7, 2009, at 9:39 AM, Graydon wrote:
Cory Waters <[email protected]>:
As a purely hypothetical , lets just say you had maybe $2500 to
spend free
and clear of any guilt. Lets also say you were inclined to spend
said clams
on new lenses. We'll say you have a K10, the DA 50-200 & 18-55, a
FA 28-105
f3.2-4.5, and a FA 50 1.7 (there are some other manual focus
lenses but
we're focusing on newer stuff). Further, lets assume that we're
going to buy
new lenses from an online retailer (probably Amazon) and they need
to be
available for sale now or at least in a couple months. Assume we
shoot lots
of family-type shots (kids, vacations, scenic stuff from camping
trips,
etc), some sports (racing, football), and some more artsy or
flower stuff on
occasion. How would you spend it?
I've been thinking:
90/100 macro (from whom?)
70-200 2.8 (Sigma? A TC to go with it?)
DA* 16-50 (it's maybe too big for walk around/vacation and I wish
it went
out to 85mm)
Mmmmm Limited. But 43 or 31? 77? The new 55?
Or the 35; it's a very respectable walk around lens and is plausibly
the
best flower lens going in colour rendering terms.
The 55-300 is excellent value; if you do occasional sports, it will
cover the long end pretty well and not cost you that much.
If you're wishing the 16-50 went to 85, the 77mm limited would seem to
be an obvious choice; it's a good kid lens on the evidence of my
neeves.
(Kids mean you want all the speed you can get, and then some,
generally.)
I prefer the FA 100 to the DFA 100; the FA has the focus limiter, but
you can't buy it new. Using a macro lens as a portrait lens more or
less requires the focus limiter.
If you to a lot of people shots, I'd certainly be considering the new
DA* 55.
If you wish the 16-50 went to 85, the 77 is the obvious limited
choice.
-- Graydon, who figures the real limit is what you're going to carry.
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