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Fast 50mm (or there abouts) with auto-focus
From many reports the DA50/1.8 is an excellent lens and although not as fast as the 50/1.4's it is more than adequate for virtually all situations. An excellent choice to dip your toes into the world of prime lenses at a fair price - personally I'd go for a Used version at the lower price :)
Posted by LennyBloke on 28/01/2016 - 09:58
Fast 50mm (or there abouts) with auto-focus
I have the DA50mm f1.8, and for the money its a complete no brainer. I paid £50 for mine on here, and also bought the DA35mm 2.4 on here for the same. I dont think you would get better for that money.
Posted by scarr1 on 28/01/2016 - 13:46
Fast 50mm (or there abouts) with auto-focus
I found the 35mm version much more useful because I find 50mm very limiting for general shots. Great for portraits indeed the print of my son was taken using the 50mm lens. Looks great even st A4. Some of the older series lenses are good the d series for instance you have auto on the a setting bu...
Posted by BruceStrachan on 28/01/2016 - 13:48
Fast 50mm (or there abouts) with auto-focus
I used my 50mm 1.8 all the time for band photography, it can be a little close at times but great in low light.
Posted by CiderDrinker on 28/01/2016 - 20:19
Fast 50mm (or there abouts) with auto-focus
I've just acquired a DA 50mm f1.8, which is great because I have several vintage ones that are not AF, which can be a bit limiting if you need to shoot quickly. I do adore my M-50mm F1.4 though, a gem of a lens that generally finds a home on my K-01, where I use the focus peaking feature for manu...
Posted by davidstorm on 28/01/2016 - 22:33
First new lens in a while - Sigma 17-50 f2.8
Hi all, Long time since I posted here! After years of using the ever reliable 18-55 DAL (and then the DA AL) lens on my KX I have finally purchased myself something new, I am now the proud owner of a Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM. I'm very impressed so far, I've not had much of a chance to...
Posted by paulcliff on 28/01/2016 - 17:01
First new lens in a while - Sigma 17-50 f2.8
I'd say the AF in the Tamron is no noisier than the kit lens. Still, I'd like to try a lens with a focus motor some day.
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 29/01/2016 - 05:50
Three lens kit
Ian It would be helpful to get a feel for your budget, but a HD DA 55-300 would be a worthwhile improvement on the Tamron 70 - 300. I have both, and the image quality of the 55-300 is a definite improvement, even though it doesn't focus as close. Phil
Posted by swarf on 04/02/2016 - 15:06
Three lens kit
Ian It would be helpful to get a feel for your budget, but a HD DA 55-300 would be a worthwhile improvement on the Tamron 70 - 300. I have both, and the image quality of the 55-300 is a definite improvement, even though it doesn't focus as close. Phil Thanks Phil to be honest its just a matte...
Posted by philstaff on 04/02/2016 - 15:49
Three lens kit
Hi Ian. I have recently upgraded to a k3 from a k5, and use the lenses i already had..... Sigma 10 -20 Pentax DA18 - 135 ed wr Pentax HD 55 - 300 ed wr Pentax DFA100mm macro Pentax DA 35mm & 50mm plastic fantastics. Sigma 150 - 500. I dont feel any need to upgrade any of these, i could, jus...
Posted by philstaff on 04/02/2016 - 16:10
Lack of affordable APS-C lens options beyond 300mm
its all a load off bull sigma and tamron could put the mount on the lenses but they are sponserd by the likes of sony canon and nikon to put pentax out of buisness sigma should really hold there head in shame as it was pentax that gave them the licence to produce there cameras when they first sta...
Posted by ilovesaabs on 05/02/2016 - 09:50
Lack of affordable APS-C lens options beyond 300mm
Going back to the Original topic, a DA-L variant of the 150-450 at a discount could be done I think. The 150-450mm is a big, heavy chunk of glass and that has to be held by strong construction. Especially if we want it to stay in good order for many years of use. It's very hard in reality to see ...
Posted by johnriley on 05/02/2016 - 10:14
Fast-ish zoom lenses
The 50mm F1.8 as you say is great for this type of work, but is a bit restrictive. I have a Sigma 17-70 F2.8-4 HSM OS which is brilliant, but also got great results when I had a Pentax DA 17-70, despite this only having a max aperture of F4. I find that you have to be careful with your depth of fi...
Posted by davidstorm on 06/02/2016 - 11:22
1950's Leica Summarit 50mm 1.5 screw mount lens to Pentax DSLR K-mount adapter
Wouldn't be much use because of the different body thickness. The Leica lens would only focus to about 10" on a Pentax body. Pentax actually made the adapters type A and B for the M42 screw mount. --
Posted by Algernon on 09/02/2016 - 20:10
lens compatability with full frame
We should be pleased that Pentax have maintained as much backwards compatibility as they have. We can still use, without any disadvantage in use, lenses from the last forty years or so. We can use manually lenses going back almost sixty years. That's pretty good in my book.
Posted by johnriley on 12/02/2016 - 19:50
lens compatability with full frame
We should be pleased that Pentax have maintained as much backwards compatibility as they have. We can still use, without any disadvantage in use, lenses from the last forty years or so. We can use manually lenses going back almost sixty years. That's pretty good in my book. Aye that's fine but I wou...
Posted by BruceStrachan on 12/02/2016 - 23:32
lens compatability with full frame
I'm starting to think that it's less likely that I will buy the FF ok it will have the option to use lenses in cropped mode but in that case the K3 is more than good enough so justifying the purchase becomes harder. While there is a certain appeal to using old glass buying a 2000 euro camera with ...
Posted by kingfisher on 08/03/2016 - 06:17
lens compatability with full frame
We should be pleased that Pentax have maintained as much backwards compatibility as they have. We can still use, without any disadvantage in use, lenses from the last forty years or so. We can use manually lenses going back almost sixty years. That's pretty good in my book. I am more than happy with...
Posted by kingfisher on 08/03/2016 - 06:26
Landscapes lens - budget recommendation - Used acceptable.
The Samyang 14mm f2.8 is a modern, high quality manual focus lens, and new at around 270 British Pounds is certainly 'budget' .... No compromises though in IQ nor build, plus its 'FF'. It's not an architectural lens really, as the edge distortions are complex to try and correct. Plenty of exampl...
Posted by McGregNi on 14/02/2016 - 12:13
Landscapes lens - budget recommendation - Used acceptable.
Personally, I like longer lenses for landscape! Different people tend to like different focal lengths for landscape. Something to do with the way the individual sees the world. Some like wide views, some like the compressed view the longer lens gives. Most of us will use both extremes and in betwee...
Posted by doingthebobs on 16/02/2016 - 09:32
