Frankly, give the lenses you mentioned, the *need* for the DA40 is virtually nil. On the other hand, if he/she finds himself using the 40mm focal length a lot and wishing for AF, and thinks the prime is going to perform better than the Sigma at 40mm, then $100 for the Limited is probably a good deal. I'd buy it just to flip it at $100.
On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 6:58 PM, Stanley Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> wrote: > I know this guy, Pentax user, used to be on PDML. Maybe still lurking but shy? > > Anyway, he is asking the following: > >> Need some advice from the group. >> You know, for a friend. >> Say you noticed someone that's probably about two hours drive from your home >> is selling a DA 40mm 2.8 for $100. Not the teeny tiny one. The "bigger" one. >> Consider that "my friend" currently owns a 35 macro limited and a M 40mm. He >> has already this year purchased a K3 and a very reasonably priced used Sigma >> 17-50 2.8. His normal annual budget for photo related things is nearly zero. >> So this year is a large anomaly already. >> >> How much marital capitol would you think is appropriate to spend on such a >> purchase? > > Any suggestions? I will pass the accumulated wisdom of the group back to him… > > stan > -- > 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. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- 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.
