High quality lens for Pentax K1000 ?

[thesmileyone]

Can anyone suggest me a lens to look out for for the K1000 ? Starting to shoot film alot lately and prefer it to digital actually, feel more involved!!!

It has a 50mmF2 but I would prefer to upgrade to glass thats much higher quality, somewhere around 85mm would be ideal!

Also wouldnt mind a fisheye if theres one available, and some kind of wide angle around 20mm!!!

Thankyou!

 

[scottthehat]

depends on budget what about this.
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/128/Pentax-smc-FA-77-mm-f1-8-Limited-Lens.html
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/126/Pentax-smc-DA-70mm-f2-4-Limited-Lens-.html
fish eye.
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/113/Pentax-smc-DA-10-17-mm-f3-5-4-5-ED--IF--Fisheye-Lens-.html
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/5221/Sigma-15mm-F3-5-EX-DG-Fisheye-Lens---Pentax-Fit.html
wide angle
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/2471/Pentax-smc-DA-15mm-F4-ED-AL-Limited-Lens.html

http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/5903/Pentax-smc-DA-21mm-f3-2-AL-Limited-Edition-Silver-Lens.html
srs.
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/c/71/Sigma-Pentax-Fit-Lenses.html

 

[flossie]

FA77 is a wonderful...but expensive... lens, which like the other classic FA ltd's doesn't have an equivalent elsewhere...

For the K1000, any FA lens will work, but a few DA lenses are actually full frame, so will work on the K1000 - I can't remember which offhand - theres a thread on pentaxforums.com that will tell you though... And their lens review section is a fantastic real world resource before any purchase!

 

[thesmileyone]

Ideally i want to look out for something cheap ie an ebay bargain...

 

[thesmileyone]

If we are talking £800 odd though, would i be better switching to a Nikon FM2 and the Nikon 851.4D which will equate to around £900 ? And can use that same lens on my D300s with AF etc ?

 

[AJQS]

Samyang 85mm f1.4?