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Hope it helps. Regards, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Wunsch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 2:56 PM Subject: Newbie Questions > Hello, > > Let me first introduce myself. I have been a Pentax owner for about 10 > years and am brand new to this list and still consider myself fairly new to > photography. For the last 10 years I have done a considerable amount of > nighttime lightning photography but I would like to broaden my horizons a > bit. > > I currently have a Pentax K1000 paired up with a satisfactory 35-80 zoom and > a 50mm 1.4 lens. I have about 8 other lenses ranging from 28mm to 500mm > that I consider garbage for the most part. They are Vivitars, Soligors, > Tokinas and the like that I have not been very impressed with. > > With the exception of the first two lenses I mentioned, I was disappointed > at the results of some of my photos I took in the beautiful state of > Washington a few weeks back and decided I need to invest in some better > lenses. > > My question relates to what other quality, yet affordable, lenses would you > recommend that I add to my arsenal? I would love to hear your > recommendations for both a nice wide angle lens along with a 80-200 zoom and > possibly a 400 to 500mm range zoom or telephoto. Any thoughts are really > appreciated. Thank you for your time! > > Pat Wunsch > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >