I do know one other Pentaxian who lives locally, though he's not a
PDML'er. I'll see what he has and is willing to loan out for a few days.
I'm not sure he's got much glass at all, but it certainly wouldn't hurt
to ask.
I do appreciate the offer, though.
Is it true that the focusing rings turn the other way on Aussie lenses? ;)
-- Walt
On 8/20/2012 10:15 PM, Peter Loveday wrote:
Are there any friendly local PDML'ers you could hit up for a loan of a
lens for the trip?
I'd offer, but i think going via Australia is probably a bit more of a
detour than you'd want to take...
- Peter
-----Original Message----- From: Walt Gilbert
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 8:26 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Semi-OT: Put yourself in my shoes for a moment . . .
. . . and give me your thoughts.
Say you're going to be leaving for the Black Hills of South Dakota in a
little over a month and have an extremely limited budget. I'm quite
literally saving up the quarters from my tips (along with everything
else that I can) to finance it. But, you want to make sure that you get
some images worthy of the trip.
I'll be taking all of my camera bodies with me -- K-x, K20D, K100D Super
-- and plan to use my Promaster 70-300 as a zoom, at least one of my
50mm primes, and I'd like to have something wider for landscapes. I have
a Takumar 28/2.8, but it's really a pretty crappy lens compared to the
others.
What would be the best, most affordable option -- best bang for the
lowest buck -- for the wider landscapes? All I really care about is the
focal length and IQ -- everything else is mere window dressing as far as
I'm concerned. I'm essentially looking for something very common and
highly regarded.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
-- Walt
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