Thanks, George.
I'll be sure to check out the rental option between now and then. I was
hoping I might be able to buy a nice, older lens for a really cheap
price -- maybe even get one on an old film body. I've got my eyes peeled
for all kinds of opportunities. I'd much prefer to have one for keeps,
but if that's not possible, then rental would be an obvious alternative.
-- Walt
On 8/21/2012 8:53 AM, George Sinos wrote:
You can rent various Pentax wide angle lenses for two weeks for well
under $50 at borrowlenses.com. Cost varies by lens and length of
rental period.
<http://www.borrowlenses.com/category/penax_wide_angle>
I'm not sure how long you'll be gone, but this seems like a good way
to use a high quality lens for not much money.
gs
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On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 10:15 PM, Peter Loveday <pe...@loveday.org> wrote:
Are there any friendly local PDML'ers you could hit up for a loan of a lens
for the trip?
I'd offer, but i think going via Australia is probably a bit more of a
detour than you'd want to take...
- Peter
-----Original Message----- From: Walt Gilbert
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 8:26 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Semi-OT: Put yourself in my shoes for a moment . . .
. . . and give me your thoughts.
Say you're going to be leaving for the Black Hills of South Dakota in a
little over a month and have an extremely limited budget. I'm quite
literally saving up the quarters from my tips (along with everything
else that I can) to finance it. But, you want to make sure that you get
some images worthy of the trip.
I'll be taking all of my camera bodies with me -- K-x, K20D, K100D Super
-- and plan to use my Promaster 70-300 as a zoom, at least one of my
50mm primes, and I'd like to have something wider for landscapes. I have
a Takumar 28/2.8, but it's really a pretty crappy lens compared to the
others.
What would be the best, most affordable option -- best bang for the
lowest buck -- for the wider landscapes? All I really care about is the
focal length and IQ -- everything else is mere window dressing as far as
I'm concerned. I'm essentially looking for something very common and
highly regarded.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
-- Walt
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