Hi,
I won't promise anithing like that... Here's my story: I started SLR photgraphy with some russian screwmount Zenits and later upgraded to Praktica. My lenses were also east-german and russian ones. What a simple situation, almost no zooms there... ;-) My first and only M42 zoom lens was the russian Granit11M 4.5/80-200, which, to my greatest surprise, was better at 200mm than my Pentacon 4/200. A great one! Then I moved to PK, bought a Chinon CE5 + 1.4/50. To cover the 28-200 mm focal lengths, the quickest and cheapest solution was to buy a pair of zooms. The Tokina ATX 3.5-4.5/28-85 wasn't a bad one, but I didn't like the close focus at 28mm above 1m, it was bulky compared to my old primes, and wasn't a true zoom, while the 4/80-200 (can't remember the brand) was a total disappointment. So I started to buy primes again... (BTW my first Pentax equipment was the M 1.7/50, so much better than the 1.4 Chinon...) I only used the Tokina on some events. Currently, my LX sees mostly primes. The only exception is a great telezoom again: the M 4/75-150. I have also a Tamron 3.8-4/70-210, which i keep for its 0.9m close focusing ability in the whole range, 1:2.9 macro. Meanwhile, I've built another set: SFXn with Tokina AF 3.5-4.5/ 28-105 and Tokina AF 4.5/70-210, plus a Metz 40. I use this for "reporter style" photography, while the LX set is for my pleasure. The great thing about Pentax is that the two above sets are compatible. Just in case... Gabor - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
