Juan,
I really like the 31.
It's fast and kind of small and sharp.
You'll not regret owning one.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 10:47 AM, Juan Buhler <juanbuh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> OK.
>
> So, after thinking a lot, and more importantly, after going out to
> shoot with the 6D and a nice Zeiss 35mm lens, I've decided to stay
> with Pentax.
>
> I got some really nice frames from the 6D. The shallower depth of
> field is really noticeable to me.
>
> But the camera is bulky, heavy, and so are the lenses. I can see
> myself buying this camera and then leaving it at home while I go shoot
> with the Leica.
>
> I'll keep waiting for a full frame Pentax MX. I know the technology is
> there... I'd be happy with a full frame 10MP camera, MX-sized, similar
> viewfinder. Hey, make it all manual and drop the LCD screen, even, I
> don't care, as long as mi DNGs are on the SD card when I come back
> home. Or course, that's a pipe dream.
>
> In the meantime, the K3 will be a really nice thing to shoot with.
> I'll put a Katz Eye screen on it and my viewfinder magnifier.
>
> Now my decision is: do I get the 20-40 with it, or, since it's just a
> little bit more money, the 31/1.8, which seems like the ideal normal
> lens for these cameras?
>
> j
>
> On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 10:01 PM, John <johnsess...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I was saving up for a full-frame Pentax. Doesn't look like that's in the
>> near future, but that's Ok, because some other things came up & wiped out
>> the money I was saving for that, setting me back to square one.
>>
>> Maybe Pentax will have something to offer me by the time I've saved up
>> again.
>>
>>
>> On 12/28/2013 12:58 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> The Canon 24/105 is a great lens.
>>>
>>> Just saying...  Marnie aka Doe :-)  Actually so is the 17-40,  I believe.
>>>
>>> In a message dated 12/28/2013 8:48:46 A.M. Pacific Standard  Time,
>>> juanbuh...@gmail.com writes:
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I don't post here much  anymore, but I decided to ask this because I
>>> see a lot of the old names and  the pdml has always been an awesome
>>> group of people.
>>>
>>> As some of you  might know, I've shot with Pentax all my photographic
>>> life. Starting with an  ME-Super, going through PZ-1, MX (I still have
>>> two black ones!), ZX-n, istD,  K10D, to my current ones, a K5 and a
>>> K-01 I bought because it was a really  cheap way to put a sensor behind
>>> my lenses.
>>>
>>> I love the quality and  ergonomics of my Pentax cameras. After all
>>> these years, I obviously have a  nice set of lenses. I am currently
>>> traveling in South America long term, so I  have a subset of those with
>>> me: 12-24 zoom, 21 Limited, FA28/2.8, FA35/2,  FA50/1.7, 17-70 zoom.
>>> The first three are my most used ones right now. I also  shoot a lot
>>> with a Leica M8 and either a 28 or 35mm lens on it.
>>>
>>> Now  the time has came to renew my DSLR. Obviously, an option that is
>>> up there is  a K3. It seems like a camera I'd love, and given that it's
>>> a Pentax, I can  just use it without waiting for my fingers to learn
>>> where the controls  are.
>>>
>>> BUT. I've missed having full frame all this time. I would love to  go
>>> back to shooting mostly with a 50mm, because of its shallow depth  of
>>> field. I would love to have a big viewfinder, and fast AF  wouldn't
>>> hurt. Every time I pick up a Canon, it makes me sad how fast the  AF
>>> is. Even way older models, like an original 5D, focuses way faster
>>> with  a 50/1.8 than my K5 with a 50/1.7 or 35/2.
>>>
>>> So I am now trying to make  this decision: get a K3, along with a 20-40
>>> (that zoom looks great for photos  in the street!), or get a 60D ($1300
>>> at KEH), with a 50/1.8 and possibly a  28/1.8? If I get a Canon, I have
>>> lenses available through my girlfriend: a  17-40/4 and a 24-105/4, so I
>>> would immediately have a complete  kit.
>>>
>>> The money spent would be about the same. One option means staying  with
>>> a brand I know and love. The other means getting full frame and  state
>>> of the art AF, no more little screws on my lenses.
>>>
>>> I feel like  if I get the 60D I will miss Pentax tremendously. And if I
>>> get the K3 I will  love it, and in three months I will be wishing for a
>>> full frame K  mount.
>>>
>>> What says the PDML? It seems like the only good thing about Pentax  not
>>> releasing a FF camera is that Cotty's hat is still intact,  no?
>>>
>>> j
>>>
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