marc_berg Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Can anybody recommend a wide angle -so, 35 and below- for a Pentax LX. I have recently got one LX body and have no idea how good Pentax lenses -or lenses for Pentax- are. Thanks. Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewg_ny Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Pentax FA 31mm f/1.8 Limited might be the best, available new. If you're looking for older manual-focus lenses you might look at some of the comments in <A href=http://stans-photography.info/>Stan's Pentax Photography</A> page. Bojidar Dimitrov's <A href=http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/>Pentax K-Mount Page</A> is a good reference on Pentax's historical glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dana pionek Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 One of the cheapest/best quality lenses below 35 that you are going to find is the Pentax 28/3.5 (supposedly the K version is better than the M version but I couldn't tell any difference between the two when I owned them - they are both fantastic). IMHO easily one of the best bargains in the Pentax realm (expect to pay between $50-$100 dollars for one). When you start getting wider than 28mm the price goes up considerably so if you don't know what focal length you want 28mm would probably be a good place to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemked Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Marc, It might be more helpful if you let us have a budget. However a persoanl favorite on the LX is the 24mm f2.8 A or K lens. Small and very light wide enough to be a great lens, but not so wide that it pushes back your landscapes too far. Great manual feel. Uses a 52mm filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus maurer Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 I agree with Dana and Douglas and the Pentax A-24mm F2.8 is a very useful wide lens on the K10D as well if you ever switch to digital. greetings Markus<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougmiles Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 There are many many choices even when you stay with SMC Pentax lenses. IMHO, Pentax is nearly always the best-quality choice for Pentax-mount lenses; indeed, world-class optics. I agree with Andrew's referral to Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount Page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_berg Posted August 19, 2007 Author Share Posted August 19, 2007 Thanks for your answers. Actually my budget is below 100$. I do not want to invest much money in a lens, since I have other 35 mm cameras. But I wanted to try something wide on the Pentax. 24 and 28 seem to be a good choice. I'll have to decide if I keep the LX anyway. Thanxs again. Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_ng7 Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I use a Tokina 24mm 2.8 with my LX and absolutely love it. Next to my 35-105 it's pretty much my primary lens that I like shooting with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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