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You've summed this up quite well. We have our favourite lenses and cope with their limitations in different ways, hence why we favour different lenses. A zoom lens is not necessarily jack of all trades and master of none, many zoom lenses can actually perform as well as primes of a particular focal length..

Over time, like Mike, I have been building up and rationalising lenses, although nowhere near as much as Mike

At one time I had a collecion of mid-range zooms. Sigma 28-105, F35-70, FA24-90 and DA*16-50. I've since sold the three older lenses and not regretted keeping the DA*, even when SDM failed. I toyed with the idea of getting the DA17-70 but the one in the shop had non-functioning AF so that idea was abandoned. Once the DA* was returned I was graced by a fabulous lens....it really is stunning...

In terms of older lenses the only really old one I had was the Takumar Bayonet 135 2.5 which is not regarded as very good but I liked mine, but when the opportunity of buying an FA135 came up that went.

I would say that, in spite of how much you like using older lenses, you will probably find that over time, after using the newer ('better') zooms or primes you will be using them less and less. But if the lenses suit your style of photography then that is great, but there are a number of lenses (DA16-45, 17-70, Tamron or Sigma) that are cheaper which might also suit you...I think it will be a case of trying different ones out.

Pentax has MOJO....

Gatwick to Edinburgh 2-3 weeks ago no problem 4xEN-EL4as and 2x2CR5s and the Samsung GS3 and iPod...

why has it taken so long - the Z-1 uses lithium batteries and it's 20 years old! what's triggered these concerns?

incoming PM Jim

I've not read the magazine yet as it's sent to my parents house and my dad get's the first read..

Perhaps what PP infers that with newer lenses SR is pretty much automatic but with a number of 3rd party lenses and older Pentax stuff you have to input the focal length for the system to work at its best...

So, about this Pentax Roadmap, this is what we are talking about right?

I was thinking there may be glimmers about new lenses....

reinforced my claim that it will be the TC. side on it looks like a camera....

We're still not sure that it will be the K-3 that's introduced next week.

I bet it's the TC....

Shame I won't be online next week, or to see lots of disappointed Pentax owners running lemming like into the north sea...

I suppose MattyH half regrets opening up on this thread now, all I can say I will make up my own mind after the new camera has been out 6 months and all the problems ironed out by the first owners...

MattyH - stick with PU - I got seduced by other forums but came back absolutely astonished by the dictatorial censorship from what was being championed as an even friendly forum....