Posted: 12/8/2009 10:47:45 AM EDT
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My camera came with the 18-55mm "kit lens" and I use it a lot as a general purpose lens. However it isn't very fast and a lot of my pics are under exposed. What do the arfcom photographers suggest as a replacement. My camera is a Pentax K110D. In before the scrape it and buy a Nikon / Canon crew.  |
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look at the Sigma or Tamron lenses with the Pentax mount. I think there is an 18-70mm in an f2.8 available. Or you could spend less money and get a good tripod or mono pod so you can have the longer exposures so that your shots are exposed correctly.
I shoot a Pentax K20d and sometimes use an old manual 50mm f2 lense (yes I realize this is equvilent to a 70mm lense on a digital body with an APS-C sensor). Dave |
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Quoted: Too slow is obvious but how's the focal length? Are you always shooting wide, always shooting zoomed all the way in, or a mix of both? Mix of both..I have a tripod and have used it and I have an old 55mm f2.8 manual focus lens that I use but a lot of my photography is on the fly. In other words..most times I don't have the time to set up a tripod. Wildlife, pics from a moving vehicle...to lazy..  |
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Too slow is obvious but how's the focal length? Are you always shooting wide, always shooting zoomed all the way in, or a mix of both? Mix of both..I have a tripod and have used it and I have an old 55mm f2.8 manual focus lens that I use but a lot of my photography is on the fly. In other words..most times I don't have the time to set up a tripod. Wildlife, pics from a moving vehicle...to lazy..
So do you think you'd be happy with a lens the same focal length but f/2.8 such as a Tamron 17-50 f/2.8? Or would you be happier with something longer like a Tokina 50-135 f/2.8? |
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Quoted: Quoted: Mix of both..I have a tripod and have used it and I have an old 55mm f2.8 manual focus lens that I use but a lot of my photography is on the fly. In other words..most times I don't have the time to set up a tripod. Wildlife, pics from a moving vehicle...to lazy.. So do you think you'd be happy with a lens the same focal length but f/2.8 such as a Tamron 17-50 f/2.8? Or would you be happier with something longer like a Tokina 50-135 f/2.8? A Tamron 17-50 f2.8 would be perfect.. I plan on getting a 70-200mm f2.8 next year and I have a 50-200mm now.. |
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here's a review of the Tamron. http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=308&sort=7&cat=43&page=1 It seems to rate higher than similar lenses.
I saw something recently about Sigma releasing their new 17-70 f/2.8-4 for the Pentax. Not as fast on the long end but more reach and will have image stabilization/vibration reduction. if you haven't visited, http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/ is a good place for info on your choice of hardware. |
