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Shaun Wilson
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quotePosted at 20:20 on 25th February 2010

Can anyone please help ive only got 3 lenses there all for my camera which is a pentax km?

And I would like to buy 1 more BUT? Which one could anyone suggest ive got a pentax 150-500 lens,

And a pentax 18-55mm,

pentax 50-200mm.

I was thinking of getting a 70-300mm or wide angle lens which would be the best to buy ??

And also can you use any lens like canon or Nikon lens ??????????

Thanks

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lancashirelove
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quotePosted at 20:31 on 25th February 2010
one for the Techs shaunSmile
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Peter Evans
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quotePosted at 22:28 on 25th February 2010

Hi Shaun. Unfortunately,you can only use Pentax lenses on your camera. You used to be able to get adapters for screw mount lenses at one time,but I dont know if they are still made. There were some  fantastic screw mount lenses made that gave brillient photos.

As for another lens, it depends on what type of photos you want to take. You seem to be fairly well covered with what you have. If you are into real close ups, a 50mm or 90mm close up lens would be handy if a bit expensive. For landscapes an ultra wide angle could be useful but may not be used very often.

I only ever carry  two lenses with me now. An 18 to 70mm and the 70 to 300mm. I have a total of seven lenses but they get so heavy to carry that my two trusty zooms cover me for most of my needs.

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Stephanie Jackson
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quotePosted at 07:20 on 26th February 2010
I have two lenses for my Nikon Shaun - an 18 - 55mm and a 55 - 200mm. My business partner bought one to cover the whole range but he reckons that the photos are not as sharp as mine as it is a bit of a compromise - it is also really heavy!
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Paul Hilton
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quotePosted at 11:15 on 26th February 2010
The KM has a KAF2 bayonet lens mount which can take lenses with a KAF3, KAF2, KAF or KA mount. Pentax has a range of DA 'designed for digital' lenses which are designed for the APS size sensor (smaller imaging circle). It's a Sony made sensor that also appears in the Nikon D60 and Sony A200.You can't use Nikon or Canon lenses on Pentax.
 
Due to the 1.5 crop factor of the sensor, the above focal lengths have to be multiplied by 1.5 for their 35mm equivalent. The 18-55mm is 27 to 82mm in 35mm terms, on full frame digital. Your 300mm option would be 450mm effectively and, without image stabilisation, would be near impossible to take good hand held photos at the long end, but I guess with in-camera IS, that wasn't an issue.
 
Thus, I'd take a look at the Sigma range at the 10-20mm length, or the 17-70mm F2.8 OS Macro Sigma lens which you would probably use more often. The image stabilisation; faster lens, and macro option would be a useful upgrade to your 18-55mm kit lens.


Edited by: Paul Hilton at:26th February 2010 16:03
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Paul Hilton
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quotePosted at 20:27 on 26th February 2010

Shaun----the lens finder section of Sigma's website might be useful for you making a decision

http://www.sigmaphoto.com/sigma-lens-finder

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Shaun Wilson
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quotePosted at 20:37 on 26th February 2010

Thank ever so much for the help I did really need help on this and I think you all have answered my question ill stick what I got and think I will buy the wide lens and give it a g ! 

paul what can say you are the tec the man lol 

stephanie your right i will keep useing the lens i got 

peter  thanks for what you said about the  trusty zooms                                   

SO A  BIG BIG THANKS to

Stephanie

Paul

Peter

thanks again for the help i knew i could count you POE Laughing

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Gemm Ferrane
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quotePosted at 23:39 on 26th February 2010
I'd also go along with either macro (only if you are into it but it also makes a great portrait lens) or wide zoom. Or it could be the time to introduce a good prime lens. You didn't mention the aperture of your lenses but it is handy to have one fast lens (above f2.8) for low light or shallow DoF photography. Definitely not worth adding a 70-300mm to your collection. Hope this helps.
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Shaun Wilson
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quotePosted at 15:49 on 27th February 2010
thanks gemm
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Peter Evans
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quotePosted at 15:58 on 27th February 2010
For my old Pentax MX and LX 35mm cameras,I had an 8mm fisheye lens. I think i only used it five times. Every time I took a photo,I got my own legs and arms in the shot. If it was on a tripod,I would get that in the shot too. But it was fantastic for laying the camera on the floor and taking shots looking up to the ceilings of very large buildings. Lol

Edited by: Peter Evans at:27th February 2010 16:00
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