Do you have a package deal for the K50 with the 55-300mm WR lens? Thanks.
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Pentax-Ricoh no longer makes the 2 lens kit with the 55-300mm WR lens. The only 300mm 2 lens kit currently available is with the standard 55-300mm lens.
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I was in same boat with 4 pentax lenses from my old K1000. I love my new K500, but so far none of my old lenses seem to work. All are full manual lenses, so it may depend on whether you have manual or auto lenses (have an A on aperture ring). Suggest going to Ricoh/Pentax website and download K500 owner manual. To be honest, the standard lens that comes with K500 does everything my old lenses did - and much more. Fantastic photos and gobs of features.
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Since this was a used item, it came with whatever the seller offered: two lenses. This particular model, the Pentax K-1000, was one of the best and most flexible, as well as the most reasonable in price at the time. In other words, any used item will be a "one of a kind" in terms of what's in the box. The addition of an almost new leather case was a perk. Did not have a strap, however.
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Yes it is. I bought it with the K-30, specifically because it was weather sealed. I have not used the lens or the camera yet in harsh conditions. My evaluation is based on just the useability of the lens, and the quality of pictures I have gotten so far.
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Thanks for the info. I figured that out , finally. Don't know who gave me the misinformation about exchanging lenses, but I purchased the K-7 with the proper lens. Thanks again.
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May I ask what lens you went with? I am debating the same issue. Thank you.
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the kit with 18-135 is WR, and much better deal. (most of k-30 with 18-55 are not WR, however, K-5 kits with 18-55 were all WR)
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I have this lenses and it worked very good on my K500 PENTAX. Which is almost the same as the K50. This I hope is some help.
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Danny... have you read word that this particular kit (17mm lens and viewfinder) is shipping? I have been looking for confirmatio but haven't seen it anywhere...
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Thank you very much for your review and for posting the pics, which look really great. I am kicking myself for not preordering this camera. I kept vacillating between the Pentax K-X and this one. I would like to be able to take good photos in low light and to have a big zoom (like a moon shot, for example). Any insight you might have would be welcome.
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thank you, i've got the body only from local dealer, he sold me the camera without kit lens for $799. you might want to try that with your local dealers. i did get a delivery date from amazon in mid may or june but i cancelled the order. i have tons of youtube partnership videos to shoot and time is money.
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Yes, no problem. Even all your MF lenses will work fine on the k30 too, though they will stay MF (there's a couple settings you have to change in the menu and on the mode dial switch). In fact, with an adapter, m42 lenses work great on the k30! I have a few of those and they are amazing to use especially with the feature called focus peaking that shows you what areas are in focus.
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Hi there, the DA L Kit lens that comes with the K-50 are Weather Resistant. I already have tested it under heavy rain conditions.
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I own the lens it works perfectly on my pentax k30 and should work perfectly on the pentax k50. I am not sure what compatibility check would claim it does not work on the k50. The lens at f1.8 is fast, it is inexpensive, it is sharp and is a my favorite lens for portraits.
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Sorry, I don't know if they make a model of this lens for the Pentax K-500!
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Whoa, buying and having it shipped straight from Hong Kong? Did you ever do that in the states or only in the UK? BTW, thanks for the great posts Mark, they're turning out to be very very helpful. I am currently shopping around for a telephoto and have to make a decision soon about the aperture f/4 or f/2.8, the $$ i want to spend on it and whether I want IS or not. You may be able to help with the $$ on the Hong Kong issue. Thanks again! Nino
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No problem :) Have a nice day, if you get the lens, enjoy it!! O love it :)