There is not really anything I want: I'm not very active photographically anyway, and my kit encompasses the range 16-500mm, fit both my film and digital cameras (at least those with a bayonet mount) and for older cameras I have enough lens for my occasional use, ranging from 18-135mm. Were this not the case, I'd probably have to refamiliarise myself with what is current, but I am not sure that the photography I actually do would significantly benefit from newer gear - I use a K5ii and an MZ-S mainly, with occasional forays into film with an SV, a Spotmatic, or a Rolleicord. Which is why I have seldom got into gear discussions...
John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> Sent: Sunday, 15 January 2023 2:43 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: What Pentax gear is on your shopping (or wish) list? It was recently observed that there is almost no discussion of Pentax gear, or even gear for your Pentax, on this list lately. Let's get this kick started: What gear is on your shopping list, or at least your wish list? Why do you want it? Why haven't you bought it yet? The two major pieces of kit on my "want" list, are the DFA 24-70/2.8, and the K-3 III. Over the past couple of weeks, I've kind of wanted a weather sealed, "fast", daily driver lens. I already have a Tamron 28-70/2.8 and the DFA 28-105/3.5-5.6 which is WR. So I do have weather sealed in that range, and I do have a f/2.8 lens in that range. I also have the 16-50/2.8 which works just fine on my K-3. So, I already have the lenses that pretty much surround that specific bit of functionality. As to the K-3 III, what I really want would be a K-1 III, a K-1 with all of the nifty features they've added to the K-3 III (though I don't really need the fancy pentaprism for the larger field of view, because it's already bigger), plus a modern sensor. The K-3 was released almost 7 years ago, I mostly use mine these days when I either want a wide angle of view, with a fast lens, or when I need the best sensor performance available to me in challenging light. I would not be surprised if when you compared the final images, the K-3 III sensor outperformed the K-1. Since a K-1 III isn't available, or even announced, there are a lot of things the K-3 III does better than my K-1, but I have barely had a chance to take any photos at all the past year, and I haven't really had any chance to photograph in conditions where I'm up against the performance limits of either of my Pentax camera bodies. I have very little reason not to hold off on buying a K-3 III until either the price drops, or they sell a major upgrade to the K-1. The 85/1.4 is also kind of on my wish list, but the pricing is such that it barely qualifies as an idle fantasy. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
