Your walk around lens?
Mainly because it is so small and image quality so good. Has good close focusing.
Pete
some len
Close to the Edge
Down by the River
Opportunities are made.
Having said that, when taking a variety of images the 18-135mm will be my lens of choice. For small flowers and other close details, the 100mm macro lens. For birds and wildlife something longer such as the 55-300mm. For portraits probably the 18-135mm again, but the 70mm f2.4 or 77mm f1.8 lenses could be very nice. For very, very close macro shots sometimes the W90 compact has its advantages.
Still had my 70mm with me but didn't use it.
If however I am out in the country or on the coast - it would be the Sigma 10-20 as landscapes will be my most likely subject. Or if I am likely to encounter wildlife - the DA 55-300.
If by "walk-about" you really mean a lens that will cover most eventualities - then yes the 18-135 would be a good choice or even the 18-250 if you really want to cover all eventualities with one lens. Of course there will always be a trade off.
In reality - it is rare that I only go out with one lens - and generally when I do - it is to force myself to work hard at one lens to master it or to challenge myself - for instance - I will occasionally use my FA 50 1.4 as a "walk-about" as it is not a length I often use and it forces me to think if I want to produce anything worth keeping.
Carl
Nowadays it's the 15 Ltd / 43 Ltd and 77 Ltd. However if you forced me to take only ONE lens then it'd be the Sigma 30/1.4.
Nikon. D800. D600. Sigma 500/4.5, Nikon 300/2.8 VRII, Sigma 120-300/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 21/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 35/2.0, Sigma 50/1.4, Nikkor 85/1.8, Nikon TC20EIII, Nikon TC14EII, Kenko x1.4, Sigma 2.0
Walking in the woods, 60-250, 300, 150-500, 180 macro, or 100 macro.
When I go out not knowing where I'll be walking, I take them all, and more.
There's no 'one size fits all' lens for me, but the 18-250mm would cover most of my needs except for tight city landscape shots, if I had one.
If I'm walking around a city or town, 12-24 or 16-50.
Walking in the woods, 60-250, 300, 150-500, 180 macro, or 100 macro.
When I go out not knowing where I'll be walking, I take them all, and more.
There's no 'one size fits all' lens for me, but the 18-250mm would cover most of my needs except for tight city landscape shots, if I had one.
You also need a porter to carry the bags with the lenses
My walk around lens is Sigma 28-300 on my K-7. It covers a great range and good for all kinds of shots. Image quality-wise and for decent range, I prefer my Pentax 28-105 which is real sharp and gives great colours. This I have on my k-10d.
Regards,
Jeeess
Just waiting for delivery of a macro lens. Now where will that fit in my Lowepro bag? What a wonderful compact system compared to full frame Canikon friends camera bags!!!
I do find myself using my 55-300 DA more and more.
Th only reason I don't have a set of prime lenses is I can't yet afford them!
If I'm on holiday/travelling then it's the Pentax 18-250mm no question. It didn't leave the camera once in three weeks in Asia last year. I still think it's Pentax's best value lens, though others would disagree I'm sure (mostly people who haven't used one though)
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
David
PG: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/davidtrout
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