That is kind of where I am at too. The real advantage to the prime is size and sometimes speed. I don't think image quality is enough different to really matter. So it is a trade-off between versatility and size/speed.
-- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 6:34:51 PM, you wrote: ps> I would think that the 31/1.9 LImited is probably the most versatile ps> prime for a Pentax DSLR. Of course that all depends on how wide or ps> tight your prefer to shoot. ps> But I would also disagree with your assertion that zooms have their ps> limits. I shout with nothing but primes until a few years ago, but the ps> new zooms are so good I rarely use a prime. The DA*60-250/4 may be as ps> good at most focal lengths and aps as any prime Pentax has ever made. ps> Perhaps better. Of course, it's not that fast, but the DA* 50-135/2.8 ps> is quite fast and almost as good. In combination with the DA* ps> 16-50/2.8 and DA 12-24, one can put together an awesome kit with ps> nothing but Pentax zooms. There have been some manufacturing problems ps> with the DA* 16-50, but the good copies are super, and I suspect that ps> ll of the newest lenses are okay. To detect any difference between ps> these lenses and fine primes, one would need a microscope, and, in ps> some cases, the zooms might very well come out on top. There was a ps> time when I wouldn't shoot with a zoom. Today, I wouldn't shoot ps> without one. ps> Paul ps> On Jul 7, 2009, at 5:44 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> 1. I am lazy. I often want to leave my camera bag home, or at the >> hotel, and walk with just my camera and the lens attached to it. Zoom >> lenses, of course, have their limitations. I fondly recall the old >> days, when I went most everywhere with just my Asahi Spotmatic and a >> Super Takumar 50mm f1.4. What would you recommend as the most >> versatile and useful reasonably priced prime lens for a Pentax >> digital? >> >> 2. Similarly, what do people find to be the best reasonably priced >> macro lens for a Pentax digital? >> >> I know these are broad questions, but any guidance from this august >> group would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Dan >> >> -- >> 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. ps> -- ps> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List ps> [email protected] ps> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net ps> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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.
