I may regret this.. parts 1 and 2

 .. but I've decided to shed grams again. I let go of several pieces of gear for cash plus the 24-50 Z-native zoom. 

This lens is tiny and light, poor at capturing light, and has tolerable though not spectacular IQ by most accounts. The 24-85vr will be hard to beat for images but with the ftz it was awkwardly nose-heavy with the z6. Hopefully the camera's internal IS will be sufficient with the wide lens since it has no VR itself, and its rather minimal moisture resistance won't fail me on damp days. 

The 40mm f/2 and Tamron rxd are better sealed, and perhaps some day a 24-70/4 can fill the wider slot; for now, this will do. I loved my Pentax-m 24-50/4 in my film days. 

I still have the fairly fast 70--150/3.8 vivitar and a dumb F-z adapter, so when it comes to FL< 24mm I will have a few options available. 

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Part ii - a memory intrudes!

Back in my Pentax days of lens swapping I owned a Sigma 21-35 for my aps.c camera. It was rather bulky, and extremely prone to flare.. but still gave good results when used carefully. I found a Nikon model for $30 - it can fill behind the 40/2 now and then if I don't just pass it along. Might be fun for sky images, unless brighter stars make ghost images 👻

One thing is for sure: I can get $30 worth of use from it, however long it stays!

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Update! Wow. 

Here is my 9/30/14 post about this lens in Pentax mount. But does the new one have the permanent hood? We shall see..