Hi Patrick and welcome.
Prior to buying a used SMC A 7-210 f 4, i owned(still do)the 80-200 f4.5/5.6 zoom.
Both are good lenses and sell on ebay,bigger stores like KEH etc or through the list.
I found i was getting good pictures from the later lens although its slower than the f4
which helps in my
action stuff.
As far as wide angle,i only have the,new to me, M 28mm(thanks wendy) but i have yet to
develop the
roll i have used it with,but should prove ok.The M42 28mm i have takes fine shots.
Look at those three to start is my suggestion,they are not to expensive.Nice to see
another K1000
owner out there(i have 2)they seem to get flamed a lot here<vbg>
Dave
> Hello,
>
> Let me first introduce myself. I have been a Pentax owner for about 10
> years and am brand new to this list and still consider myself fairly new to
> photography. For the last 10 years I have done a considerable amount of
> nighttime lightning photography but I would like to broaden my horizons a
> bit.
>
> I currently have a Pentax K1000 paired up with a satisfactory 35-80 zoom and
> a 50mm 1.4 lens. I have about 8 other lenses ranging from 28mm to 500mm
> that I consider garbage for the most part. They are Vivitars, Soligors,
> Tokinas and the like that I have not been very impressed with.
>
> With the exception of the first two lenses I mentioned, I was disappointed
> at the results of some of my photos I took in the beautiful state of
> Washington a few weeks back and decided I need to invest in some better
> lenses.
>
> My question relates to what other quality, yet affordable, lenses would you
> recommend that I add to my arsenal? I would love to hear your
> recommendations for both a nice wide angle lens along with a 80-200 zoom and
> possibly a 400 to 500mm range zoom or telephoto. Any thoughts are really
> appreciated. Thank you for your time!
>
> Pat Wunsch
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
