It was recently observed that there is almost no discussion of Pentax gear, or even gear for your Pentax, on this list lately.

Let's get this kick started:  What gear is on your shopping list, or at least your wish list? Why do you want it?  Why haven't you bought it yet?

The two major pieces of kit on my "want" list, are the DFA 24-70/2.8, and the K-3 III.

Over the past couple of weeks, I've kind of wanted a weather sealed, "fast", daily driver lens.  I already have a Tamron 28-70/2.8 and the DFA 28-105/3.5-5.6 which is WR.  So I do have weather sealed in that range, and I do have a f/2.8 lens in that range.  I also have the 16-50/2.8 which works just fine on my K-3.  So, I already have the lenses that pretty much surround that specific bit of functionality.

As to the K-3 III, what I really want would be a K-1 III, a K-1 with all of the nifty features they've added to the K-3 III (though I don't really need the fancy pentaprism for the larger field of view, because it's already bigger), plus a modern sensor.  The K-3 was released almost 7 years ago, I mostly use mine these days when I either want a wide angle of view, with a fast lens, or when I need the best sensor performance available to me in challenging light.  I would not be surprised if when you compared the final images, the K-3 III sensor outperformed the K-1.

Since a K-1 III isn't available, or even announced, there are a lot of things the K-3 III does better than my K-1, but I have barely had a chance to take any photos at all the past year, and I haven't really had any chance to photograph in conditions where I'm up against the performance limits of either of my Pentax camera bodies.  I have very little reason not to hold off on buying a K-3 III until either the price drops, or they sell a major upgrade to the K-1.

The 85/1.4 is also kind of on my wish list, but the pricing is such that it barely qualifies as an idle fantasy.

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Larry Colen
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For the …

6x7, I’m staying with just one lens. The 67 165mm. Don’t really need
another there. Dreaming of a 67 M* 300, but only dreaming.

K-1 II, I have the FA28/1.8, F50/1.7, and F* 300/4.5. Might be nice to
have the FA24/2. Really mixed on LTD lenses. The 43/1.0 resolution is nice
but the pincushion always bothered me. Is there anything special in the
150mm range?

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On Jan 17, 2023, at 11:51 AM, collinb@brendemuehl.net wrote:

For the …

6x7, I’m staying with just one lens. The 67 165mm. Don’t really need another there. Dreaming of a 67 M* 300, but only dreaming.

K-1 II, I have the FA28/1.8, F50/1.7, and F* 300/4.5. Might be nice to have the FA24/2. Really mixed on LTD lenses. The 43/1.0 resolution is nice but the pincushion always bothered me. Is there anything special in the 150mm range?