Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all Pentax Users

Where's the chimney sweep? I think mine comes from Strasbourg.

Thank you for your welcome.
I have been on the forum for nearly a month now and I have read encouraging comments on some of my photos in the gallery, I have received feedback on my competition entries, I have received interesting advice in the Pentax Lenses section of the forum and I have read a lot of other entries. I am glad I finally joined the forum last month, I am really having a good time here!

Thank you for your valuable advice, so if I want a macro lens for shooting flowers, mushrooms, etc. the Pentax 100 mm would be the best option? Morever it will enable me to use it for shooting insects for example butterflies more easily. Am I getting it right?

So if I understand you well, it's better to own the 55-300 for its versatility, it may be an ideal lens for a kit that already contains the standard 18-55 (which is a good lens).
However the 35 Macro Ltd looks impressive.
How does the latter compare to the other two Pentax macro lenses available? And what about the Sigma and Tamron macro lenses?

I’m thinking of buying a new lens for my Pentax K100D Super.
I only have the 18-55 kit lens and I usually like landscape photography even if I happen to use the lens for architecture or portrait photography.
To complete the kit I first thought of the Pentax 55-300 which would enable me to take animals or musicians at concerts… have more possibilities…
But recently I have also been thinking of the Pentax 35 mm Macro Limited which would perhaps correspond more to my type of photography as it looks versatile to me : I could use it as my single lens during my numerous walks for landscapes and close-ups of flowers, mushrooms, etc. .
Someone has suggested I purchase the Sigma 17-70 Macro which would be a more versatile lens.
Perhaps I have not thought of other options.
I have a limited budget but my idea was to buy both a telephoto and a macro lens in the long term.
Any advice? Any experiences with either lens? Thank you for your advice.

Thank you, Terry, sorry but where on the site can I fill in my location profile?

Hello everybody, I've had a Pentax K100D Super since December 2007 and I subscribed to the magazine last February after seeing the website. I've been visiting the website regularly ever since and I've finally decided to join the community of Pentax users to share some of my photos and get information about photography in general and of course Pentax products.
Also, being French, this site is a good opportunity to practise my English…