Sell both and replace them with a $350 DA 55~300.(?) I quickly sold my A 70~210f/4 after receiving the DA 55~300. In doing so you will have satisfied your inventory reducing mood. Your age is no excuse to reduce your equipment inventory. You'll realize that later, Collin.
Jack --- On Thu, 3/24/11, Collin Brendemuehl <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Collin Brendemuehl <[email protected]> > Subject: Which to keep: A Lens Priority Question > To: "pdml" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, March 24, 2011, 6:14 AM > It's a simple question, and even more > about reading people's thoughts regarding the lenses they > would keep vs. part with. > > I have 2 zooms. > #1 SMC Pentax-A 70-210/4. Quite nice, but awfully > bulky. > #2 Sears "202" 75-300/4.5 "A"-type, reasonably sharp, not > so heavy, & longer > > Now at this time I'm keeping both. But if you were to > part with one, > which would you get rid of? The Sears isn't worth > much, so it's worth more > to keep. The A, on the other hand, is worth a > bundle. But the bargain > that I got it for makes it difficult to replace. > > Right now I'm thinking more about keeping both. The > only time I'll need the 300 distance is if/when I go to a > Cub game this summer. > > I'm also having a similar quandry in LF, but we won't go > into that now. > > My general goal is to get rid of stuff. I'm 55 and > it's time to thin down the toys. I'm trying to keep a > few for the joy of living, but not those that are not in > use. (Why keep it if I'm not using it? If it has > value, sell it and get its value.) If anyone here will > be in Dayton in May, that's what my son and I will be > doing. Cleaning out the basement. ("Dayton in > May" is a common euphemism for Hamvention.) > > Sincerely, > > Collin Brendemuehl > http://kerygmainstitute.org > > "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what > he cannot lose" > -- Jim Elliott > > > > > > > -- > 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.
