I wouldn't bother with any short range zoom that only went to 35mm at the short end. It's really only a normal field of view, and the long end of neither lens goes high enough to be worth the effort of changing lenses.
I'd be looking for a fast 50mm (even f2 is 1.5 to 2 stops better than the zooms you quoted) or any 85mm lens if you like portraiture or performance from the edge of the stage. If your preference is close-up nature photography then think about a macro lens, some of the older Pentax-M and A series f4 macros must be getting quite cheap now. regards, Anthony "Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight" (Anon) On 23 September 2010 03:40, Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > To my ist* DS, smc a 28mm f2.8, and smc a 70-210mm f4 I'm contemplating > adding either an smc a 35-70mm f4 [$80] or an smc a 35-105 f3.5 [$200], both > of which I understand are really good lenses. > > I'm not exactly rich. [If I hadn't been able to get what I've got for a > little over $300 -- and a licensed copy of Lightroom 3 for just under $120 -- > I wouldn't be able to afford to get into digital photography.] Which lens > would you recommend? > > Thanks in advance, > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA USA > eew...@bellsouth.net > > > > > > -- > 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.
