Thanks Bob... The idea of the 20-40 was really nice, but the 31 seems like it will be superb.
Does the focusing ring allow you to move it with the camera on AF? j On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 2:18 PM, Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> wrote: > Juan, > I really like the 31. > It's fast and kind of small and sharp. > You'll not regret owning one. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 10:47 AM, Juan Buhler <juanbuh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> OK. >> >> So, after thinking a lot, and more importantly, after going out to >> shoot with the 6D and a nice Zeiss 35mm lens, I've decided to stay >> with Pentax. >> >> I got some really nice frames from the 6D. The shallower depth of >> field is really noticeable to me. >> >> But the camera is bulky, heavy, and so are the lenses. I can see >> myself buying this camera and then leaving it at home while I go shoot >> with the Leica. >> >> I'll keep waiting for a full frame Pentax MX. I know the technology is >> there... I'd be happy with a full frame 10MP camera, MX-sized, similar >> viewfinder. Hey, make it all manual and drop the LCD screen, even, I >> don't care, as long as mi DNGs are on the SD card when I come back >> home. Or course, that's a pipe dream. >> >> In the meantime, the K3 will be a really nice thing to shoot with. >> I'll put a Katz Eye screen on it and my viewfinder magnifier. >> >> Now my decision is: do I get the 20-40 with it, or, since it's just a >> little bit more money, the 31/1.8, which seems like the ideal normal >> lens for these cameras? >> >> j >> >> On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 10:01 PM, John <johnsess...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> I was saving up for a full-frame Pentax. Doesn't look like that's in the >>> near future, but that's Ok, because some other things came up & wiped out >>> the money I was saving for that, setting me back to square one. >>> >>> Maybe Pentax will have something to offer me by the time I've saved up >>> again. >>> >>> >>> On 12/28/2013 12:58 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> The Canon 24/105 is a great lens. >>>> >>>> Just saying... Marnie aka Doe :-) Actually so is the 17-40, I believe. >>>> >>>> In a message dated 12/28/2013 8:48:46 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, >>>> juanbuh...@gmail.com writes: >>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> I don't post here much anymore, but I decided to ask this because I >>>> see a lot of the old names and the pdml has always been an awesome >>>> group of people. >>>> >>>> As some of you might know, I've shot with Pentax all my photographic >>>> life. Starting with an ME-Super, going through PZ-1, MX (I still have >>>> two black ones!), ZX-n, istD, K10D, to my current ones, a K5 and a >>>> K-01 I bought because it was a really cheap way to put a sensor behind >>>> my lenses. >>>> >>>> I love the quality and ergonomics of my Pentax cameras. After all >>>> these years, I obviously have a nice set of lenses. I am currently >>>> traveling in South America long term, so I have a subset of those with >>>> me: 12-24 zoom, 21 Limited, FA28/2.8, FA35/2, FA50/1.7, 17-70 zoom. >>>> The first three are my most used ones right now. I also shoot a lot >>>> with a Leica M8 and either a 28 or 35mm lens on it. >>>> >>>> Now the time has came to renew my DSLR. Obviously, an option that is >>>> up there is a K3. It seems like a camera I'd love, and given that it's >>>> a Pentax, I can just use it without waiting for my fingers to learn >>>> where the controls are. >>>> >>>> BUT. I've missed having full frame all this time. I would love to go >>>> back to shooting mostly with a 50mm, because of its shallow depth of >>>> field. I would love to have a big viewfinder, and fast AF wouldn't >>>> hurt. Every time I pick up a Canon, it makes me sad how fast the AF >>>> is. Even way older models, like an original 5D, focuses way faster >>>> with a 50/1.8 than my K5 with a 50/1.7 or 35/2. >>>> >>>> So I am now trying to make this decision: get a K3, along with a 20-40 >>>> (that zoom looks great for photos in the street!), or get a 60D ($1300 >>>> at KEH), with a 50/1.8 and possibly a 28/1.8? If I get a Canon, I have >>>> lenses available through my girlfriend: a 17-40/4 and a 24-105/4, so I >>>> would immediately have a complete kit. >>>> >>>> The money spent would be about the same. One option means staying with >>>> a brand I know and love. The other means getting full frame and state >>>> of the art AF, no more little screws on my lenses. >>>> >>>> I feel like if I get the 60D I will miss Pentax tremendously. And if I >>>> get the K3 I will love it, and in three months I will be wishing for a >>>> full frame K mount. >>>> >>>> What says the PDML? It seems like the only good thing about Pentax not >>>> releasing a FF camera is that Cotty's hat is still intact, no? >>>> >>>> j >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> >> -- >> Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> 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 > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
