Subject: Re: Pentax Upgrade
> > I guess getting a fast 50mm Pentax lens *would* be a real test of the system. And, frankly, I've often been annoyed I couldn't set either of my zooms lower than f3.5 (higher than?). FWIW, my K1000 takes just as good (or bad) a picture as my LX using the same lenses. I suspect that the same would be true if I bought an MZ-S. While buying into a particular body is important to get a particular needed feature set (don't buy Pentax if you need 47 point AF that will follow your eye around the viewfinder, for example), buying good lenses is more important. I am sorry to say, you haven't done that. The Albinar and Vivitar are really cheap fourth party lenses, and I suspect this is the cause of your dismay. Getting any Pentax 50mm lens will improve your image quality tremendously, and the discipline that the single focal length forces on you will improve your photography at least as much again. This is one of those areas where you don't run into the law of diminishing returns ever. William Robb
