Very well said Boris. I tend to agree with this. The biggest reason for Pentax is the glass. The only time to buy 3rd party is when there is not an equivalent Pentax lens. The focal lengths you are looking for are covered by Pentax, so I would go with one of those suggestions. If you buy a new K-x, spend the tiny bit more for the kit lens. That will get you down to 18mm if/when you really need it. Then it sounds like the 21 and 70 might be the two for you.
I will vouch for the 16-45 - It is quite a find performer for the money. If you want samples, I can provide you with some. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, January 2, 2010, 10:09:04 PM, you wrote: BL> On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 4:14 AM, Sandy Harris <sandyinch...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I can afford 21 Limited and 50/1.4, giving me two autofocus >> Pentax lenses. Those look like a good match and comments >> on them are all positive. 50 is not quite as long as I'd like, >> but you can't have everything. >> >> Voigtlander 58/1.4 would be preferable on the long end, >> but it is more money, not autofocus and perhaps harder >> to match. Might not work well with 21, too big a gap >> between. >> >> I thought perhaps the 58 and Sigma 24/1.8 to give me >> two fast lenses, but the Sigma i's fairly heavy and no-one >> here is praising it. I'm no longer considering that. >> >> The advice to use the 16-45 was a surprise. That is a >> pretty flexible lens. Going down to 24 mm equivalent >> may not be essential, but it is something I'd use. BL> Sandy, if you are considering buying Voigt 58 and Sigma 24, then I BL> humbly suggest that you consider not buying a Pentax camera. It makes BL> reduced amount of sense :-) to buy a camera and use it with 3rd party BL> lenses. There are quite a few deficiencies in being an owner of Pentax BL> system (you can throw all the rotten vegetables you want at me, I BL> know) such as: 1. lack of support and/or services 2. lack of BL> professional services, which to my understanding also includes ability BL> to rent expensive cameras and lenses for short periods of time BL> (something I'd love to do) 3. still unclear fate of FF body (again, BL> this is debatable and depends on one's preferences) 4. generally BL> weaker AF performance (yes, even K-7 is outgunned by its rivals), BL> which again is either important or not, depending on your shooting BL> style. However, in sooth, I am not trying to advocate you against BL> Pentax, because 1. Pentax has excellent glass 2. Pentax has great BL> value for money 3. Pentax is also about PDML 4. Pentax lenses are BL> smallest in size yet boast highest optical quality. BL> It is therefore my humble suggestion that you look for Pentax glass to BL> mount on your Pentax camera. If you're willing to entertain the idea BL> of DA 16-45/4, then I suggest that you simply add to this a good copy BL> of FA 50/1.4 and shoot until you both got the money and also the good BL> idea where to go next - wide angle, portraits, telephoto, etc. BL> Just my cents. BL> -- BL> Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
