Pentax K10D zoom lens

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Hi I am very new to this forum and appologise for my ignorance, Can some one tell me what would be a good lens for shooting landscape / long distance pictures I have recently bought avery nice K10D and it came with a fish eye 10-17, the kit lens and a 50-200 so I'm fairly well sorted but I feel I would like to improve distance shots. I havn't got a fortune to spend and wonder what is available out there and where the best place would be to buy either new or second hand.
Thanks in advance
 
Shouldn't think you would want much more than a 200mm for Landscapes, if you do need more range the Pentax 55-300mm is generally regarded better than their 50-200mm

Sturdy tripod/head would also be a good aid for improving the landscape shots along with a remote release
 
thanks for the advise I know very little. A cooleague who suggesred i join you guys says there are a couple of lenses by Sigma and Tamron what are your thoughts on them bearing in mind they both convert to Macro which is something else I want to have ago at?
 
If you are referring to the Sigma/Tamron 70-300mm lenses they are not true macro (1:1) but you can certainly get reasonably close up with them. The trouble is you are sacrificing image quality when buying such a lens, tbh when looking this sort of focal length you want the best in your price bracket. Of the 3 I would go for the 55-300mm and then buy a Raynox DCR-250 for macro which will work well on your 50-200mm lens.
 
Thanx for the info, I will start looking I will bear your offer in mind but it's a bit more than I can run to at the moment, specially if I need to buy another lens for the macro side of things.. We shall see.
 
:bonk:Just a thought Mike 1 I have a Bower super wide 0.42x AF lens which is supposed to be a Macro aswell is there any way that could work? I have rings to fit it to the K10D but it doesn't get very close to things is it adaptable or should I sell and buy the right thing as you suggest? the Raynox lens is available for about £40 so prehaps I've answered my own question!
 
If you want to have a play with macro then the Raynox is the way to go. I carry one around when I am travelling light and don't want to take my macro lens. I would just take the K-5, 18-135mm and raynox.

As I said, It does work well with the 50-200mm .. here is a shot of a harvestman I took with the Raynox on my 50-200mm WR kit lens, I could of got quite a bit closer but I wanted all the legs in frame.


Harvestman by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr
 
Yep you've convinced me to just go ahead and buy the Raynox and have a play, maybe go for the 55-300 when funds are a little stronger.although I've convinced the wife it would make a good Christmas prezzy
 
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