I don't care what anyone says, the quality of Pentax's legacy glass is reason
enough for me to stick with them. I think if they were building modern versions
of their high end lenses (i.e. at least a D-FA 300/2.8) they'd attract a lot
more market share.
I only bought the Sigma 300/2.8 because my local camera store couldn't find a
Pentax FA-300/2.8 anywhere in the U.S.
Plus, the 100mm Macro in all of its iterations (I've used the 'M', 'A' and D-FA
versions) is one of the finest portrait lenses I've ever used. So if you don't
do macro now, you still might be able to kill two birds with one stone.
Expensive as they are, Pentax lenses are still less expensive than the
equivalent lenses offered by Canon & Nikon and they're better quality at that
lower price.
On 9/13/2019 01:03:22, John Francis wrote:
On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 08:09:54PM +0200, Alan C wrote:
It seems to me highly unlikely that a Newbie in the realms of "higher
photography" would choose Pentax today so I can only conclude that those of
us who have remained with Pentax do so mostly for sentimental reasons.
Another reason why I'm still with Pentax (and probably why several others are)
is because the cost of moving to a different system would be prohibitive.
Plus, in any case, I'm not planning on buying much more photographic gear;
maybe one more body (either the projected eventual replacement for the K-3,
or if that never shows up possibly a K-1).
That would work with all my existing lenses, leaving me well covered all the
way from 16mm up to 600mm. I don't really do any wide-angle or macro work,
so I don't anticipate being tempted by anything extra in the lens lineup.
One new body (to get a newer sensor and AF system than my current K-5) is
probably going to be enough for me.
About the only other option I'd consider would be switching to a 4/3 system.
That would certainly be easier to carry (which becomes more important with
each birthday), But getting glass as good as my DA*s and FA*s isn't cheap.
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