If you are looking for A1 prime lenses, suggest starting with 50mm f1:1.2 M or A. Price was always a deterent for me, bought an LX outfit on eBay, and was surprised to see the lens in the bag when the kit arrived(a bonus). It certainly is worth the price. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 6:36 PM Subject: Re: Is there an analog only Pentax list?
> I use an MX's and LX's, and a range of K-mount lenses from 18.mm to > 200mm. > Which 50/1.4 do you have? > > I'm not crazy about the K35/2.0 ... oh, it's a fine optic when stopped > down a bit, and i even like it wide open, but it's a little large for my > taste. Much prefer the smaller size of the K35/3.5. If you can find > one, the K30/2.8 is a great compromise between size and weight and > aperture, and, IMO, a better lens all around than the K35/2.0 ... since > I've gotten the 30mm I rarely use the 28 or either of the 35's. > > The K24/2.8 is another fine lens, although methinks it's a bit wide for > good "street photography," but I guess that depends on your definition of > the practice and your shooting style. > > I've had numerous 85mm lenses and settled on the K85/1.8 for its size, > sharpness, speed, and weight. I loved the M85/2.0, and I'd have it yet > had not a lady friend talked me out of it ... damn! > However, as much as I liked the lens (it's nice and small and more than > adequate in sharpness) the K85/1.8 was the lens I almost always reached > for. > > If you get an 85mm, you might want to make the jump to the K120/2.8. > It's a very nice lens, yes siree!, and while it has a similar optical > formula to the K105/2.8 (which I've loved since the 1960's version in > Super Takumar screw mount format), I think the bokeh is a little better, > perhaps because of the longer focal length. > > A good all-around kit for street photography might be the 30mm, 50mm, > 85mm, and the 120mm. Those are ny choices, anyway. > > Well, welcome to the list ... have phun. > > Pentax wrote: > > > I've got an MX. Mostly I'm interested in just seeing what people have > > to say about lenses. I've found some lens review sites around on the > > web and many of them are compilations of comments from this list so I > > figured I'd go right to the source and see what was going on. > > > > Just started shooting with the MX again after a year of shooting > > exclusively with a Rolleicord V and wanted to get a coupla lenses to > > compliment the 50/1.4. Probably something shorter and something > > longer with the same build quality and a similiar look and feel to > > photos (good bokeh, mostly shooting at or near wide open). Something > > that goes well with Tri-X for handheld, available light, street and > > travel photography. Maybe the 24/2.8 and one of the 85's or 100's. > > Three seems like the perfect number. Can bring them all without much > > overlap. Though the K 35/2 is also appealing... > >
