July 19, 200916 yr Any really good lens I should think about getting for my pentax? The only ones I can get on trademe are fungus ridden 20 year old things. Anything I should think about? I narrowed down my options of what I could get. A couple of filters, a cheap prime lens or a tripod. Well i'd say that you shouldn't worry about the age of the lens since any lens is usable as long as it works properly,for example,i use the AF Nikkor 28-80mm 3.5-5.6D on my Nikon D300,and that lens is like 10 years old,if you're worrying about getting worse image quality then i have to tell you it's dependant on the Camera sensor more than the lens.
July 19, 200916 yr Any really good lens I should think about getting for my pentax? The only ones I can get on trademe are fungus ridden 20 year old things. Anything I should think about? I narrowed down my options of what I could get. A couple of filters, a cheap prime lens or a tripod. Well i'd say that you shouldn't worry about the age of the lens since any lens is usable as long as it works properly,for example,i use the AF Nikkor 28-80mm 3.5-5.6D on my Nikon D300,and that lens is like 10 years old,if you're worrying about getting worse image quality then i have to tell you it's dependant on the Camera sensor more than the lens. QFT. I use my Dad's Canon Lenses from 1994, and they work fine. Mostly because Canon haven't changed the lenses (that I use) at all for 15 years. POH Agility Course, Please Support!
July 20, 200916 yr I know the age doesn't matter, as long as it mounts. TBH I am more concerned about the fungus and stuff. Some really horrible fungus ridden stuff on trademe.
July 20, 200916 yr I know the age doesn't matter, as long as it mounts. TBH I am more concerned about the fungus and stuff. Some really horrible fungus ridden stuff on trademe. Ebay isn't too bad, though I'm never using it again. I got someone with good feedback and it was as described but watch yourself with paypal. -.- Their customer service was useless. Photos!
July 20, 200916 yr Depends what sort of lens you want shiny - i'm not an expert at all with pentax btw. However if we knew what photography you liked to do, then that might help a bit (I have seen some of your photos, but i'm sure you have preferences as to what you like to shoot) Personally my camera came with a standard 18 - 70mm lens which is ok for general photography. My next choice would probably be a telephoto, perhaps a 50 - 200mm - or a 70 - 300mm which is handy for portrait and sports and even some nature/landscapes. I would probably use this for general photography just as the zoom comes in handy. Next up would be a macro lens, i'm currently borrowing a 70mm Sigma f/2.8 from a friend, and it really is incredible - i'm sure you can get pentax mounts for that. Your budget probably doesn't stretch to a third lens but i think an enthusiast would have a wide angle lens, possibly a 10 - 20mm or maybe a fisheye. But as i said, it depends on your preference of style. Those would be my first 3 choices if i had some extra cash (1. Telephoto. 2. Macro. 3. Wide angle) --- Now i'm not sure what you're budget is, it may be big but i imagine it's not as we're not all loaded with cash #-o The only lens i've had first hand experience with in the next few i'm going to suggest is the Tamron 18 - 250mm, it was good when i used it with a friends camera - but it does cost a bit more than i would spend. However the Pentax 50 - 200mm has good write ups and i think it's quite affordable too. As for the macro i would suggest the 70mm sigma but again, it's pricey. All i can do for this category is point you in the direction of some links/reviews. Cosina AF 100mm I think Pentax do a nifty little 50mm f/2.8 too... No idea on wide angle lenses though as i have never used one. I'm sure Tripsis can give you some good input Shiny. Thank you to tripsis for an awesome sig!
July 21, 200916 yr [hide=Quote]quote="Kingjoe"]Depends what sort of lens you want shiny - i'm not an expert at all with pentax btw. However if we knew what photography you liked to do, then that might help a bit (I have seen some of your photos, but i'm sure you have preferences as to what you like to shoot) Personally my camera came with a standard 18 - 70mm lens which is ok for general photography. My next choice would probably be a telephoto, perhaps a 50 - 200mm - or a 70 - 300mm which is handy for portrait and sports and even some nature/landscapes. I would probably use this for general photography just as the zoom comes in handy. Next up would be a macro lens, i'm currently borrowing a 70mm Sigma f/2.8 from a friend, and it really is incredible - i'm sure you can get pentax mounts for that. Your budget probably doesn't stretch to a third lens but i think an enthusiast would have a wide angle lens, possibly a 10 - 20mm or maybe a fisheye. But as i said, it depends on your preference of style. Those would be my first 3 choices if i had some extra cash (1. Telephoto. 2. Macro. 3. Wide angle) --- Now i'm not sure what you're budget is, it may be big but i imagine it's not as we're not all loaded with cash #-o The only lens i've had first hand experience with in the next few i'm going to suggest is the Tamron 18 - 250mm, it was good when i used it with a friends camera - but it does cost a bit more than i would spend. However the Pentax 50 - 200mm has good write ups and i think it's quite affordable too. As for the macro i would suggest the 70mm sigma but again, it's pricey. All i can do for this category is point you in the direction of some links/reviews. Cosina AF 100mm I think Pentax do a nifty little 50mm f/2.8 too... No idea on wide angle lenses though as i have never used one. I'm sure Tripsis can give you some good input Shiny.[/hide] Personally I'm not a fan of these super-zooms, I hear they're handy for holidays when you can't carry all kinds of lenses but image quality suffers at the extremes - barrel and pincushion distortion. It all depends on your expectations though. If you don't mind changing lenses you may want to consider some fast primes, they tend to be good IQ for price and have wider apertures. Try the classified ads at the back of papers etc, that's where I picked up my SLR. ;) Photos!
July 22, 200916 yr [hide=Quote]quote="Kingjoe"]Depends what sort of lens you want shiny - i'm not an expert at all with pentax btw. However if we knew what photography you liked to do, then that might help a bit (I have seen some of your photos, but i'm sure you have preferences as to what you like to shoot) Personally my camera came with a standard 18 - 70mm lens which is ok for general photography. My next choice would probably be a telephoto, perhaps a 50 - 200mm - or a 70 - 300mm which is handy for portrait and sports and even some nature/landscapes. I would probably use this for general photography just as the zoom comes in handy. Next up would be a macro lens, i'm currently borrowing a 70mm Sigma f/2.8 from a friend, and it really is incredible - i'm sure you can get pentax mounts for that. Your budget probably doesn't stretch to a third lens but i think an enthusiast would have a wide angle lens, possibly a 10 - 20mm or maybe a fisheye. But as i said, it depends on your preference of style. Those would be my first 3 choices if i had some extra cash (1. Telephoto. 2. Macro. 3. Wide angle) --- Now i'm not sure what you're budget is, it may be big but i imagine it's not as we're not all loaded with cash #-o The only lens i've had first hand experience with in the next few i'm going to suggest is the Tamron 18 - 250mm, it was good when i used it with a friends camera - but it does cost a bit more than i would spend. However the Pentax 50 - 200mm has good write ups and i think it's quite affordable too. As for the macro i would suggest the 70mm sigma but again, it's pricey. All i can do for this category is point you in the direction of some links/reviews. Cosina AF 100mm I think Pentax do a nifty little 50mm f/2.8 too... No idea on wide angle lenses though as i have never used one. I'm sure Tripsis can give you some good input Shiny.[/hide] Personally I'm not a fan of these super-zooms, I hear they're handy for holidays when you can't carry all kinds of lenses but image quality suffers at the extremes - barrel and pincushion distortion. It all depends on your expectations though. If you don't mind changing lenses you may want to consider some fast primes, they tend to be good IQ for price and have wider apertures. Try the classified ads at the back of papers etc, that's where I picked up my SLR. ;) Actually,the telephoto is not the best choice for holidays and walkarounds,the best lens for that would be either a Tamron 17-50 F 2.8,or a 28-70mm F 2.8 (multiple brands,but for nikon and canon it's like 1500-2000 dollars),however,tamron has a 28-75 f 2.8 for about 500 dollars,and as i said,telephotos tend to really get slow at big focal length because of the maximum aperture,so if you don't mind spending around 1500-2000 dollars on a 70-200mm f 2.8 lens,get a 70-300mm which is something like f 4-5.6
July 22, 200916 yr [hide=Quote]quote="Kingjoe"]Depends what sort of lens you want shiny - i'm not an expert at all with pentax btw. However if we knew what photography you liked to do, then that might help a bit (I have seen some of your photos, but i'm sure you have preferences as to what you like to shoot) Personally my camera came with a standard 18 - 70mm lens which is ok for general photography. My next choice would probably be a telephoto, perhaps a 50 - 200mm - or a 70 - 300mm which is handy for portrait and sports and even some nature/landscapes. I would probably use this for general photography just as the zoom comes in handy. Next up would be a macro lens, i'm currently borrowing a 70mm Sigma f/2.8 from a friend, and it really is incredible - i'm sure you can get pentax mounts for that. Your budget probably doesn't stretch to a third lens but i think an enthusiast would have a wide angle lens, possibly a 10 - 20mm or maybe a fisheye. But as i said, it depends on your preference of style. Those would be my first 3 choices if i had some extra cash (1. Telephoto. 2. Macro. 3. Wide angle) --- Now i'm not sure what you're budget is, it may be big but i imagine it's not as we're not all loaded with cash #-o The only lens i've had first hand experience with in the next few i'm going to suggest is the Tamron 18 - 250mm, it was good when i used it with a friends camera - but it does cost a bit more than i would spend. However the Pentax 50 - 200mm has good write ups and i think it's quite affordable too. As for the macro i would suggest the 70mm sigma but again, it's pricey. All i can do for this category is point you in the direction of some links/reviews. Cosina AF 100mm I think Pentax do a nifty little 50mm f/2.8 too... No idea on wide angle lenses though as i have never used one. I'm sure Tripsis can give you some good input Shiny.[/hide] Personally I'm not a fan of these super-zooms, I hear they're handy for holidays when you can't carry all kinds of lenses but image quality suffers at the extremes - barrel and pincushion distortion. It all depends on your expectations though. If you don't mind changing lenses you may want to consider some fast primes, they tend to be good IQ for price and have wider apertures. Try the classified ads at the back of papers etc, that's where I picked up my SLR. ;) Actually,the telephoto is not the best choice for holidays and walkarounds,the best lens for that would be either a Tamron 17-50 F 2.8,or a 28-70mm F 2.8 (multiple brands,but for nikon and canon it's like 1500-2000 dollars),however,tamron has a 28-75 f 2.8 for about 500 dollars,and as i said,telephotos tend to really get slow at big focal length because of the maximum aperture,so if you don't mind spending around 1500-2000 dollars on a 70-200mm f 2.8 lens,get a 70-300mm which is something like f 4-5.6 I was suggesting a few fast primes if you're on a budget but instead of saying that I tell a story! I can say that canon's 70-200mm f/2.8L is great but not worth £1000 I'd just go with the sigma equivalent, which has a closer focusing distance. Photos!
July 29, 200916 yr Just got my 80-400mm AF VR Nikkor 4.5/5.6 and that thing is a beast :D on my D300 Yes i know i mounted it wrong,but fixed after photo,lol
August 9, 200916 yr That is one beast lens hood o_O It's because it's one beast of a lens :shock: I think Nikkor lenses are your only safe bet for longer zooms, some of the budget models just can't provide a good enough aperature. Thank you to tripsis for an awesome sig!
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