Should I Upgrade My Camera?

[ClutchBurndout-:(]

hey all, its that time in your life when you have grown out of your camera, ive had my pentax k200d for a couple years now and im thinking of upgrading to something a bit more expensive, should i or shouldnt i? is it worth spending $1400 or so on something better or will i be wasting money?

my pentax cost me $800 or so a couple of years ago, and it gets good reviews, my question is, will i be leaping much forward by spending more on a new camera? or is it much of a muchness?

[ZENNON]

Link to some of your pics? One of my best mates has a K200d and takes some amazing pics.. also what are you thinking about upgrading to?

[ClutchBurndout-:(]

http://corruptlabs.deviantart.com/

i was thinking of upgrading to the eos 50d canon

[ZENNON]

What don't you like about the K200d? What would you like to be better?

You have many Pentax lenses? K-5 comes out soon apparently..

[ClutchBurndout-:(]

What don't you like about the K200d? What would you like to be better?

You have many Pentax lenses? K-5 comes out soon apparently..

i want sharper better quality images

i only use one lens 18-55

[ZENNON]

If you want sharper better quality images you need a better lens. Having said that if you are thinking about jumping ship from Pentax to some other brand it might be worth doing that before you start investing in good lenses..

Maybe just buy a 50mm prime - it is a good quality cheap lens - then you'll be able to see how good it can be

[ClutchBurndout-:(]

If you want sharper better quality images you need a better lens. Having said that if you are thinking about jumping ship from Pentax to some other brand it might be worth doing that before you start investing in good lenses..

Maybe just buy a 50mm prime - it is a good quality cheap lens - then you'll be able to see how good it can be

have you got a link to such a lens?

and whats a good macro lens to go for? for close close close ups

[ZENNON]

Err.. I dont really know Pantax lenses mate.. I'd suggest asking on the Pentax forum or something

Something kinda like this is what I was thinking:

• Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 EX DC OS HSM
  
• Pentax 16-50mm F2.8 ED/AL SMC DA SDM
  
• Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 IF EX DG HSM
  

[ClutchBurndout-:(]

Err.. I dont really know Pantax lenses mate.. I'd suggest asking on the Pentax forum or something

Something kinda like this is what I was thinking:

• Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 EX DC OS HSM
  
• Pentax 16-50mm F2.8 ED/AL SMC DA SDM
  
• Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 IF EX DG HSM
  

cool thanks for the links

im a bit of a noob, i dont understand the numbering, my current lens is a 18-55 or something, but it is no where near a macro lens, how can the above lenses be macro when they are 17-50, 16-50, 24-70? shouldnt macro be like 5-20? or have i got no idea whatsoever? XD

[ZENNON]

These are macro lenses

Pentax Macro 100mm f/2.8

Sigma 70mm MACRO F2.8 EX DG

Sigma MACRO 105mm F2.8 EX DG

(I have the Nikon mount version of that bottom one - its pretty good)

[ZENNON]

cool thanks for the links

im a bit of a noob, i dont understand the numbering, my current lens is a 18-55 or something, but it is no where near a macro lens, how can the above lenses be macro when they are 17-50, 16-50, 24-70? shouldnt macro be like 5-20? or have i got no idea whatsoever? XD

No sorry you misunderstood - those aren't macro lenses - they are good lenses

[ZENNON]

Maybe you can buy a 50mm macro lens!

so its like a 50mm prime so hopefully sharp

and it can do 1:1 so you can use it for a macro lens

ie:

Pentax 50mm F2.8 SMC D FA Macro Lens

Sigma 50mm F2.8 EX DG Macro For Pentax

[ClutchBurndout-:(]

Maybe you can buy a 50mm macro lens!

so its like a 50mm prime so hopefully sharp

and it can do 1:1 so you can use it for a macro lens

ie:

Pentax 50mm F2.8 SMC D FA Macro Lens

Sigma 50mm F2.8 EX DG Macro For Pentax

cool thanks for the info!

so what info on the lens description when buying one, specifies that its macro? and how do you know how good the macro lens is?

[ClutchBurndout-:(]

These are macro lenses

Pentax Macro 100mm f/2.8

Sigma 70mm MACRO F2.8 EX DG

Sigma MACRO 105mm F2.8 EX DG

(I have the Nikon mount version of that bottom one - its pretty good)

do you have any examples of that lens in action?

[ZENNON]

so what info on the lens description when buying one, specifies that its macro? and how do you know how good the macro lens is?

normally its part of the name - and to see how good the macro is you look at the magnification - 1:1 is good

[ZENNON]

do you have any examples of that lens in action?

nope (I have a Nikon) - but you could do a search in flickr for example pics - that's what I normally do before buying a lens

[ClutchBurndout-:(]

normally its part of the name - and to see how good the macro is you look at the magnification - 1:1 is good

whats considered a poor magnification? 1:3? is 1:1 the best you can get? whats the worst on the market?

and also

Pentax Macro 100mm f/2.8

Sigma 70mm MACRO F2.8 EX DG

Sigma MACRO 105mm F2.8 EX DG

the mm figure is that indicating the closer the lens can take? aka, can get closer to objects before bluring out and unable to focus?

105 being the best? then 100 then 70?

[NA_Goodness]

70mm is the zoom, mate. Take your 55mm and zoom it all the way in and imagine a bit more then that, that's how far the 70mm Macro lens sits all the time, then the 100 and 105 is further still.

[ZENNON]

the mm figure is that indicating the closer the lens can take? aka, can get closer to objects before bluring out and unable to focus?

No - that is called minimum focussing distance

[ClutchBurndout-:(]

okok, for some reason, i have this the wrong way macro pics are taken in my head

ive always thought they were very short lenses, and to take the macro image, you have to bring your camera lens all the way upto the target till your kissing it, and that will get you your picture, but yuo guys are saying that macro lenses are just high zoom lenses? whats the difference between a high zoom lens to macro lens?