18-135mm discontinued
Posted 26/05/2015 - 00:11
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Have just seen the headline myself...also the manual and some images from K3II are now accessible via a link from photorumors.
Posted 26/05/2015 - 06:25
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Strange. The lens seems to have been universally dismissed by the reviewers but generally liked by those who owned and used it. I always thought it a bit expensive for a souped-up kit lens.
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Andrew
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Posted 26/05/2015 - 08:07
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I'm surprised to see that, it seems quite popular. Maybe to force people into the much more expensive 16-85mm.
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Posted 26/05/2015 - 09:36
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K10D wrote:
Just reading that Ricoh have discontinued the 18-135mm so maybe another version is due?
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Just reading that Ricoh have discontinued the 18-135mm so maybe another version is due?
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Posted 26/05/2015 - 11:13
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Maybe they will upgrade the coating. The 18-135 seems to sell well, seems well suited as a travel lens for the extra reach and smaller size. There must be room for this and the 16-85, which is pricier too.
Posted 26/05/2015 - 15:31
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Recent comparisons I've been reading on various forums (not formal testing) reveal that many value the extra 2mm at the wide end over the longer reach. IQ is rated a little better on the 16-85 as well, am I right?
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Posted 26/05/2015 - 15:43
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McGregNi wrote:
Recent comparisons I've been reading on various forums (not formal testing) reveal that many value the extra 2mm at the wide end over the longer reach. IQ is rated a little better on the 16-85 as well, am I right?
Recent comparisons I've been reading on various forums (not formal testing) reveal that many value the extra 2mm at the wide end over the longer reach. IQ is rated a little better on the 16-85 as well, am I right?
The IQ is a little (little) better - more even across the frame. The 16-85 is a bigger lens. I prefer to have the extra at the long end, I have other lenses I'd rather use at the wide end. I've just bought a second 18-135 so I can have one on both of my bodies.
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Posted 26/05/2015 - 17:10
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"Discontinued" lenses seem to stay around for a very long time though, so I guess we have time to buy an 18-135mm if we want to. It's one of my favourite lenses, despite its technical "failings", the character of the image it produces is very pleasing.
The 50mm f/1.4 is another lens that has been reported as discontinued time and again over recent years. It's still with us, and might well be very useful with the new FF body!
The 50mm f/1.4 is another lens that has been reported as discontinued time and again over recent years. It's still with us, and might well be very useful with the new FF body!
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Posted 26/05/2015 - 17:36
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StephenHampshire wrote:
...... I've just bought a second 18-135 so I can have one on both of my bodies.
...... I've just bought a second 18-135 so I can have one on both of my bodies.
??? Huh That's odd isn't it? I thought the point of two bodies was to have a DIFFERENT lens on each, in order to save time changing lenses? ... Not the SAME lens on both bodies !
(I'm assuming there's a perfectly logical explanation, something unintelligibly obscure to non-
Steam train shooters .... Risk of steam and coal dust ingress, that sort of thing ... )
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Posted 26/05/2015 - 19:55
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McGregNi wrote:
??? Huh That's odd isn't it? I thought the point of two bodies was to have a DIFFERENT lens on each, in order to save time changing lenses? ... Not the SAME lens on both bodies !
(I'm assuming there's a perfectly logical explanation, something unintelligibly obscure to non-
Steam train shooters .... Risk of steam and coal dust ingress, that sort of thing ... )
StephenHampshire wrote:
...... I've just bought a second 18-135 so I can have one on both of my bodies.
...... I've just bought a second 18-135 so I can have one on both of my bodies.
??? Huh That's odd isn't it? I thought the point of two bodies was to have a DIFFERENT lens on each, in order to save time changing lenses? ... Not the SAME lens on both bodies !
(I'm assuming there's a perfectly logical explanation, something unintelligibly obscure to non-
Steam train shooters .... Risk of steam and coal dust ingress, that sort of thing ... )
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Posted 26/05/2015 - 19:59
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ilovesaabs wrote:
Body 1 high iso Body 2 low iso
No, the K5 and one 18-135 will live in the car, so I have a camera with me for those many times that I see things when I haven't got my main kit with me!
McGregNi wrote:
??? Huh That's odd isn't it? I thought the point of two bodies was to have a DIFFERENT lens on each, in order to save time changing lenses? ... Not the SAME lens on both bodies !
(I'm assuming there's a perfectly logical explanation, something unintelligibly obscure to non-
Steam train shooters .... Risk of steam and coal dust ingress, that sort of thing ... )
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...... I've just bought a second 18-135 so I can have one on both of my bodies.
...... I've just bought a second 18-135 so I can have one on both of my bodies.
??? Huh That's odd isn't it? I thought the point of two bodies was to have a DIFFERENT lens on each, in order to save time changing lenses? ... Not the SAME lens on both bodies !
(I'm assuming there's a perfectly logical explanation, something unintelligibly obscure to non-
Steam train shooters .... Risk of steam and coal dust ingress, that sort of thing ... )
Body 1 high iso Body 2 low iso
No, the K5 and one 18-135 will live in the car, so I have a camera with me for those many times that I see things when I haven't got my main kit with me!
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Posted 27/05/2015 - 12:31
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K10D wrote:
Just reading that Ricoh have discontinued the 18-135mm so maybe another version is due?
Best regards
Just reading that Ricoh have discontinued the 18-135mm so maybe another version is due?
Best regards
Having purchased this lens, only this year I'm surprised to read this.
I have have had some excellent results with it, and indeed it is my "always on" lens.
I have found no flaws or problems with it,and as their lens range is somewhat limited, wonder like yourself what the reasoning is behind this decision
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