Just the Nikons. Walt Gilbert <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote:
>I do know one other Pentaxian who lives locally, though he's not a >PDML'er. I'll see what he has and is willing to loan out for a few >days. >I'm not sure he's got much glass at all, but it certainly wouldn't hurt > >to ask. > >I do appreciate the offer, though. > >Is it true that the focusing rings turn the other way on Aussie lenses? >;) > >-- Walt > >On 8/20/2012 10:15 PM, Peter Loveday 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 >> > > >-- >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. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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.
