You can get excellent shots with the DA 18-55 and 50-200. You just need to be more aware of where they perform best. So aim to use them stopped down to f8-f11.

I have no experience with the new versions of these two lenses so hopefully someone who has can chip in here.

I did quite a bit of homework before going, and eventually settled on booking everything myself rather than doing a ready-made "fly-drive".

I highly recommend this trip although unless you hop on a plane soon you will need to wait until next May when the snow has melted. The "rough guide" to Yellowstone and the Tetons was very helpful.

We flew to Denver CO. Picked up a car and spent the night in an airport hotel. Next day drove across Wyoming to Cody. Drive is about 500 miles but was not very exhausting (not much on the road). Two nights in Cody then drive into Yellowstone. Spent 2 nights in Mammoth Hot Springs in the north east and then 2 nights in The Lake area (south). Getting about by car is easy as there is basically just one figure-of-eight road in Yellowstone.

We then drove to Jackson Hole at the southern end of the Grand Tetons where we spent three nights before spending the last three nights in a log cabin in Signal Mountain (central Tetons). Overall covered 2,200 miles.

We had arranged to drop the car at Jackson Hole so we didnt have a long drive back at the end of the holiday. Flew from Jackson to Denver-Chicago-London.

I would recommend the Comfort Inn in Cody and the Trapper Inn in Jackson. The Cabin in Signal Mountain was a bit basic, but fun (imagine Goldilocks and the 3 bears). In Yellowstone you dont have much of a choice with generally one Lodge and restaurant at each centre (all run by the same company). They are all from the 1930's and again are not 4 star hotels. But they are all clean and the restaurants are all very good. Bison steak is lovely !

I suggest booking up your accomodation in advance. They will keep your room for you until the following day in case you arrive very late, and if you do need to cancel you can do so within a couple of days of arrival for a minimal fee.

Have a look at the US Parks websites for both these places, there is a wealth of information there.

If I would change anything I would add another night in Yelowstone and one or two less in the Tetons. If you like hiking/Trail walking then add another couple of months !!

Photography-wise....take a polariser/take lenses that will give you the complete focal range/and above all take your longest lens for the wildlife. I took the DA*16-50 and DA*60-250. This was a good choice, but if I went again I would take the 300mm (+ a TC) and leave the 60-250 at home. Basically you want your longest lens available.

We are going back for sure

With any newer lens A;F;FA and onwards, the metering is fine. With the older lenses M and K it suffers from the same problems as the K10/K20.

However spot metering is affected with all lenses.

I still have my DS, the first DSLR I bought, and apart from the SDM issues I would say it is a super little camera. I agree with the reviews which say it is best used shooting raw.

When my K10 was in for repair I gave it an outing with the DA* 300. This is one picture which shows what it is capable of.:

That number is only relevant for printing, and even then I believe you change that with editing/printer software.

It has nothing to do with resolution of the image in pixels

Excellent Amin....love the "hat".

Wow. Those are really good shots, well done.

Lovely portrait, so expressive.

Hi Amin

I had a holiday recently travelling round Wyoming and Yellowstone/Grand Teton National Parks in the USA. I highly recommend it.

These were taken in Yellowstone at the Black Sand Geyser Basin and the West Thumb basin.

If you are interested I have more posted on my Flickr site. I still have lots of photos to sort through yet.

Plenty Just not going to post those.