PZ-1p $480 (or "PENTAX ZX-7 $280" with "PENTAX FG AA Battery Grip $30" if u think u can't stand the single AF sensor or the size of the PZ-1p)
SMC PENTAX-FA 24-90mm f/3.5-4.5 $400 AF500FTZ flash $285 (or "AF360FGZ $220" if u think u will buy MZ-S or any future model) ----- Total $930-1165 regards, Alan Chan >I have a great problem. I have to buy gear for about US$1000. That's not a >problem, the fact that I won't be able to buy anything more in a long time >(I'm going to be a father this spring :-) is. >Ok, this is my one shot. What should I buy. How do I best put my money in >gear to evolve myself as a photographer? > >To get the whole picture, this is what I got: Program A with A50 1.7, >Takumar 135 2.5, Sigma 28-80 3.5-5.6, sigma 80-200 4-5.6 (unsure about the >zooms, not very good I think), 2x converter, Flash (something cheap but >big) >MEII winder and other bits and pieces. >As you probably already guessed, I am not a pro (or I wouldn't have asked >you). Maybe I am a prosumer, I don't know what that mean, it might even be >insulting, but I love to do portraits, I love to walk in Gods nature >shooting away. You get the picture. > >My thoughts this far is around the MZ-S. It is tempting, but I couldn't >afford much else. Maybe a MZ-5N instead? And some lenses to go, and a >flash. >I don't know. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

