I actually did pick up some screw mount M42 lenses that I had yearned for as a teenager (like the 50/1.4 with the rare earth element) and a few wides. I picked up a Voigtlander (Cosina) screw mount body to use them. It sure doesn't fare well compared to the old Spotmatic or K1000, but does have a pretty good viewfinder.
I have read nothing but good about the 31/1.8 lens. I hope to put it through its paces this weekend. I usually test drive a lens by taking a trip to the zoo. Lots of unusual sights on both sides of the bars. Does the group have a place where you post pictures, or do you mainly use your own web sites or blogs? And thank you all for the kind welcomes! Jeffery On Apr 29, 2010, at 2:15 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Welcome Jeffery, > You're gonna love the 31 Limited on the K-7. > A bunch of us here have been with Pentax for a long time. > I started with an ME and M-lenses, then worked back to screw-mount. > Then these guys showed me what fun digital was. > Hold onto your wallet! > Regards, Bob S. > > On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Greetings, >> >> I'm a newbie on the forum. Have been using Pentax off an on since buying my >> first Pentax Spotmatic back in 1968. Made a regrettable change to Nikon in >> the mid-70s and found the bodies to be a bit more prone to breaking than my >> Pentax). I now have both film type and digital Pentaxes, including a K-7 w/ >> 31/1.8 that just arrived yesterday. >> >> I hope to be an asset on this forum. >> >> Jeffery Smith >> New Orleans, LA >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. -- 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.
