I had the 31 Limited for a while and wasn't very enamored of it. I didn't think it worked so well for the size of the premium over the 35/2. And it is darn bulky. And I hated the stupid fixed lens hood.
The 43/1.9 Limited was a different matter ... I almost kept a Pentax body just so I could keep shooting with that lens. My all time favorite Pentax lens. If I ever went back to using Pentax gear, it's the first (and maybe only) lens I'd buy. I particularly like the focal length on the APS-C format. I'd get one of them or the 20-40, no question. Godfrey > On Jan 1, 2014, at 8:47 AM, Juan Buhler <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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, [email protected] 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, >>> [email protected] 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 >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
