I like tend to favor FF manual focus optics for now. NO, I don't carry all these all the time, I have many other prime and zoom combos but if I had to cover widest range at best possible quality, this would be it for now.
My minimal kit is a 18mm prime smck f3.5 24-50/A F4 70-210/a F4 300 A* F4 Zooms would cut down on this all prime kit quite a bit, and many of them are indeed quite sharp, but they are generally not in same class as these from a contrast/tonal range standpoint. One thing I have learned with lenses is that you may not always be able to see or exploit the better sharpness of a sharper lens but you can almost always see and exploit the better tonal range/contrast of a better contrast range/ better tonality lens. -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Home Page - www.jchriso.com Join the Audio CD PLAYER DISCUSSION list - http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ -----Original Message----- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Miserere Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 2:53 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: My current prime lens A-Team So long as it's not me carrying your bag, I don't see a problem with it :-) But you wouldn't have these all on you at all times, right? Have you considered an FA 20mm f/2.8? Or are you wanting to keep it all manual focus? --M. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.EnticingTheLight.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2009/7/24 J.C. O'Connell <hifis...@gate.net>: > How does this sound for a prime lens setup > from 18-300mm for Pentax DSLR? > > 18 - smck f3.5 > 28 - smck f3.5 > 50 - smcA f1.4 > 85 - smck f1.8 > 120- smck f2.8 > 180- tamron spif f2.5 > 300- smcA* f4.0 > > kinda expensive, not very light > or compact but workable. Just don't > wanna get the bag lost or stolen > for sure! I might wanna add a 14mm > later. > > -- > J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) > Home Page - www.jchriso.com > Join the Audio CD PLAYER DISCUSSION list - > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
