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After many hours of reading reviews, etc and trying several cameras in
my hand (not side by side though) I have decided (not yet ordered) on
the Pentax K10D. The dust protection, handling and memory card type
swung it.

I still use my old Canon A1's and my only digital camera is a Canon A75
(won in a raffle). My photography mainly involves manual focus. I know I
will have to aquire new lenses for the K10. My old range of lenses for
my A1's are 18-200mm - mainly used for landscapes.

What are my best lens options to go with my K10?

Thanks

Clive

Clive wrote:
> After many hours of reading reviews, etc and trying several cameras in
> my hand (not side by side though) I have decided (not yet ordered) on
> the Pentax K10D. The dust protection, handling and memory card type
> swung it.
>
> I still use my old Canon A1's and my only digital camera is a Canon A75
> (won in a raffle). My photography mainly involves manual focus. I know I
> will have to aquire new lenses for the K10. My old range of lenses for
> my A1's are 18-200mm - mainly used for landscapes.
>
> What are my best lens options to go with my K10?
>
> Thanks
>
The
smc DA * 16-50mm F2.8 ED/AL(IF SDM would be my first choice, the smc
P-DA 16-45mm F4.0 ED/AL would be my second choice if I were to buy the
K10D soon.

"Clive" <> wrote in message
news:dIrgi.12610$ k...
> After many hours of reading reviews, etc and trying several cameras in my
> hand (not side by side though) I have decided (not yet ordered) on the
> Pentax K10D. The dust protection, handling and memory card type swung it.
>
> I still use my old Canon A1's and my only digital camera is a Canon A75
> (won in a raffle). My photography mainly involves manual focus. I know I
> will have to aquire new lenses for the K10. My old range of lenses for my
> A1's are 18-200mm - mainly used for landscapes.
>
> What are my best lens options to go with my K10?
>
> Thanks
>
> Clive


My vote goes for the 18-55 kit lens and then the excellent 50-200. This is a
great package at a very good price.

Somebody

I like the kit lens myself. It works very good. pentax 50mm 1.4 is a
good choce to.


Clive wrote:
> After many hours of reading reviews, etc and trying several cameras in
> my hand (not side by side though) I have decided (not yet ordered) on
> the Pentax K10D. The dust protection, handling and memory card type
> swung it.
>
> I still use my old Canon A1's and my only digital camera is a Canon A75
> (won in a raffle). My photography mainly involves manual focus. I know I
> will have to aquire new lenses for the K10. My old range of lenses for
> my A1's are 18-200mm - mainly used for landscapes.
>
> What are my best lens options to go with my K10?
>
> Thanks
>
> Clive

Somebody wrote:

> "Clive" <> wrote in message
> news:dIrgi.12610$ k...
>
>> After many hours of reading reviews, etc and trying several cameras in
>> my hand (not side by side though) I have decided (not yet ordered) on
>> the Pentax K10D. The dust protection, handling and memory card type
>> swung it.
>>
>> I still use my old Canon A1's and my only digital camera is a Canon
>> A75 (won in a raffle). My photography mainly involves manual focus. I
>> know I will have to aquire new lenses for the K10. My old range of
>> lenses for my A1's are 18-200mm - mainly used for landscapes.
>>
>> What are my best lens options to go with my K10?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Clive
>
>
>
> My vote goes for the 18-55 kit lens and then the excellent 50-200. This
> is a great package at a very good price.
>
> Somebody

I got a K100D for Christmas, and I love it. It came with the 18-55 kit
lens. You can also buy it with the 50-200 zoom, right now I believe
there is a $150 (US) rebate offer from Pentax. I also have an old
Pentax 135mm prime and a Pentax 80-200 from our old film days (Pentax ME
and K1000), which both work fine (though there is more fiddling around
with settings on the old glass than on newer stuff that communicates
with the camera body...).

May I recommend a trip into the Pentax forums web site? There are
answers to just about every Pentax question you could come up with, from
folks who really know their gear.

main page: http://www.pentaxforums.com/
Sample shot from the 18-55 kit lens on my K100D:
http://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/photo-2406.html

Jim