As a rule of thumb the greater the focal range of a lens the more compromises are made which affect image quality. I would go for the 18-135. The chances are it will cover the majority of things that you want to capture. Pair that with the 55-300 which is a decent and cost effective lens and you'll have most situations well covered, but if you only want to carry one lens take the 18-135.

I had an 18-135 which I sold to get a 16-85 and I don't often miss losing 50 at the long end but I do find the extra 2 at the wide end very useful. You may find differently, but for general use the 16-85 is my most versatile lens.

When buying a lens just remember the old adage "Long, sharp, fast & cheap - pick three"

A high resolution IPS monitor.
24" or larger.
My preference is for a 16x10 aspect ratio, rather than the more common 16x9.

It's not always the case but the old saying 'you get what you pay for' is generally true, and you tend to find the cheaper ones are lower resolution and often not as well built.

I use a Dell Ultrasharp monitor at home, and we have quite a few at work. They are generally pretty good.

eBuyer is well worth a look. They're usually pretty competitive on price and I've always had good service from them, both at work and personally.

1, 2, 3 and 9 for me, with 3 at the top of the list.
But the whole set is good and I'd be happy with any of them.

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Caught no. 4 quite nicely. A good capture with another car catching up in the background
A pity there was such heavy rain

Nothing special on this outing which was my introduction to rallying (on a very wet day), thanks to Reso. But hopefully I've learned something for the next time






















All with K-3 & 60-250

Any C&C gratefully received

A great selection. 2, 4 & 5 are the best for me, with 4 at the top of the list.

Nice

A 10mm lens would be needed on an APSC camera to get the same (or very similar) field of view to a 15mm lens used on a full frame camera.

Yes, it would be the same. 15mm is 15mm whichever lens you use.

It's the size of the sensor that makes a difference to the field of view.

To get the same FOV as a 15mm lens on APSC you would need a 22½mm lens on a full frame sensor - hence the 1.5 crop factor.