Darren, I don't know if you got the small 40mm with the K-01, but any small prime would be advisable. the DA16-45/2.8 would be a monster on it and even the DA16-45/4 would be pretty big to manage. Give her something little to start. Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > When I saw the Adorama deal earlier ths week for the K-01 body at $249 > I couldn't resist ordering one for my wife. It will be interesting to > see if she likes it and if she uses it. She's *not* a photographer and > never has been. She's an iPhone snapper/videographer, but I hope to > get her interested in what she can do with a 'real' camera. I plan on > starting her out with the 16-45mm that I'm getting from Tom C and also > giving her a Pentax F 35-70mm for when she wants a bit more reach or > close focusing. > > I hope that once she sees the quality of photos and videos she can > produce with it that she'll have a lot of fun capturing the grandchild > and who knows what else. Maybe I'll create a monster. > > If nothing else, we can share lenses and perhaps it will provide me > some cover. "But honey, I bought that new lens for YOU." > : ) > > > > -- > "Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art" - > Peter Galassi > > -- > 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.
