lenses for the samsung gx 1s

[lydia44]

Samsung made their DSLR with the Pentax lens mount, which makes it compatible with a huge number of lenses, including a lot of old manual focus lenses. Why don't you give us some more info on how much you have to spend and what kind of subjects you plan to take pictures of. Then we can help point you to some good lens options that will work for you and fit your budget

hi john

i have £300 to spend and the sort of photos i like taking are nature photos but heres my real reason for wanting a telephoto lens. My garden is about 85 feet in length and we get alot of birds there,i would like to take close up shots of them but dont know which lens to look for? I dont mind the manual focus lenses at all. someone said that my camera will take all 'K' mount lenses? are they expensive?

thankyou for taking the time to answer me

Lydia.

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hi john

i have £300 to spend and the sort of photos i like taking are nature photos but heres my real reason for wanting a telephoto lens. My garden is about 85 feet in length
Lydia.

Hi,
Nice camera. It is the same as the Pentax *istDL2
300mm lens will pull the birds in rather well.
The normally recommended lenses are the 70-300 zooms made by Tamron or Sigma.
I got a sigma( get the APO version) for equivalent of 70 quid. I see they are 122 pounds or something new. Ebay is your friend. People sell excellent lens for cheap every day. upgrade is the disease

I has been said that your best lens is ...a tripod.
If your want birds in the garden, a tripod will see some useful work
This camera, I don't think has shake reduction.
Longer lenses are harder to hold without shake.
You need higher shutter speed or use tripod.

have fun
Pete