Paul, Where can I reliably find the SMCP 85/1.8 for under $260?. I've been keeping an eye on the Pentax 85's and they typically start in pricing where that 85/1.4 comes in and go up from there. A good condition SMCP 85 starts around $300.
-Adam On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 8:38 PM, paul stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > You can find the SMC Pentax 85/1.8 for considerably less, and it's just about > the equal of the pricey lens, although not as fast. > > Paul > > On Apr 1, 2010, at 4:56 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >> On 4/1/2010 11:46 AM, Cotty wrote: >>> On 1/4/10, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> >>>> I got my first "full" paycheck yesterday. It also turns out that one >>>> of my co-workers wants to get into photography. >>>> In short, I just sold all my Pentax gear to him, took that cash and >>>> about half the paycheck (so it'll be like two more weeks of >>>> unemployement) and ordered a D700 and a 24/1.4. I figure my Series 1 >>>> 28-105 will do as a daily driver lens until I know what I really need. >>> >>> Oh my. That has just got to be a killer combination. What a sweet focal >>> length. >>> >>> What I would give for a pair of 36X24 LX-D's and 24/1.4 and 85/1.4 >>> lenses.... >> >> >> Here's an affordable 85/1.4: >> http://www.amazon.com/Rokinon-Aspherical-Pentax-Digital-Cameras/dp/B0025F4AWW >> >> I really have to be careful about my jokes, my post got me to thinking about >> how well the 28-105 would do, which ended up with my realizing how >> affordable the 85/1.4 would be. >> >> Must. Resist. L. B. A. >> >> But, damn, this 85/1.4 on a K-x would be a kick ass concert camera for less >> money than one should expect to pay for an 85/1.4. >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > > -- > 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. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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.
