>>2711443>Can you guys recommend some lenses? I don't really know much about the Pentax line-upFirst, the SMC-M 40/2.8 is breddy neat. Pocketable SLR. Anyway, you want manual-focus K-mount glass. That means SMC-K, -M, or -A lenses. -F and -FA are autofocus, and will work fine, but with the obnoxiously short focus throw common to most all autofocus lenses. DA lenses lack an aperture ring, and most only cover APS-C. You can also use old M42 screwmount glass (the Takumar lenses) with a cheap adapter ring. They work great, but you have to hit the auto/manual switch on them to stop them down yourself, since K-mount cameras can't do that automatically with M42 lenses. Of the K glass, -A lenses trade at a premium to -K and -M, despite having largely the same optics. The auto-aperture feature lets them work easily on modern Pentax DSLRs without stop-down metering, so if that's important to you, favor those lenses.
>I want a faster normal prime!The 50/2 is cheap as dirt (like $25) and tiny, but the 50/1.7 and 50/1.4 versions are nicer. There's a 50/1.2, but it's expensive (especially the -A, which is the fastest K-mount glass to this day)
>I'm more of a wide-angle sort of guy..28 and 35 2.8s are common and not expensive. Both are available in f/2 versions, those are a bit rarer. There's a 20 and 24/2.8 also, again less common.
>Maybe a portrait prime?135/2.8s are common. 200 is a bit long, but 200/4s are dirt cheap. The A* 85/1.4 is rare and expensive, but M 85/2s are easily available. If you wanna stay with macro, 100/4s (that only do 1:2, btw) are common, cheap, and good.
>I want a zoom, anon, just a better oneProbably the best is the A 35-105/3.5 (not the 3.5-4.5 variable aperture one!)
Also note that any modern-day Samyang K-mount glass that covers the full frame will work fine on these cameras, if you want modern optics. Check the
Pentaxforums.com database for lists of every lens Pentax ever made, along with user reviews.
