Well the title says it all really........

Obviously with a Pentax mount,

Preferably with all the aperature rings and the little "pen" thing that helps get them out.......

Thanks


Lynton

cheers pentaxophile - great site, and useful for what I was asking about.......

In time either the 50-200 or the 70-300 will go........ wanted something longer than the 200, and at £70 s/h bought the Sigma.

Please bear with me - as you will see from join date and no of posts, I am "new"(ish) to DSLR photgraphy, and to here and Talk Photography - two excellent forums - even though "the other lot" are fixated with Canon and Nikons.......

Seems to be hundreds of comments around good quality lenses, and my K-m came with stock twin lens kit - 18-55 and 50-200, and have since bought a Sigma 70-300 for that bit more reach (though its disappointing at full length)

Anyhow, what is the different in quality to say the standard 50-200 Kit lens and something with similar range but a lot more expensive "glassware" -

does anyone on here have both lenses and can take a pic with each of them so can see the difference?

I am sure there is loads, and in the golfing world am sure its the difference between a donnay and a callaway, but to a newbie, I cannot appreciate the difference.

Ta.


Lynton

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C&C welcome......

nice pics - never knew an e-type's boot opened up that way!

Was out with other half enjoying a beer at a river pub on a hot Saturday afternoon - fortunately had the camera to hand as Mother Swan with a cygnet riding shotgun came paddling upriver.........

Took a few pics, and started a trend as mobile phones and point and shoots appeared from nowhere.... felt slightly self conscious at having the 70-300 lens on...

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So aftr all the reviews, could I easily swap the K-m bodyfor a K7 and she who must be obeyed / has no interest in photography notice the difference?

To be honest though, the video shooting bit doesn't excite me at all, would rather soend the ££ on a decent body,

Have a Centron 500mm f8 reflector that bought off ebay a couple of months ago - also apparantly does macro as well.......

Took some shots of the moon with it, but haven't really tried it out on much else to be honest...... bit of an impulse buy, probably going to sell it soon.........

pm sent

cheers eenymac - caught him/her?? very fixated on something, i guess very small down in the grass, love the colours and sharpness in that pic as well, but for me, has to be "chilli" the worlds coolest duck!

yeah - we converted our 2 entries today, into a season ticket....... was fun today with all the chicks / goslings etc....... about 15 greylag goslings running towards you (as in treading on your feet) then various adult greylags getting miffed because you were too close to the littleun's......

Just really want to see a kingfisher.......... then i will be happy.