Originally posted by Pepe Guitarra I just got the Pentax DA 18-250 and I like it.
It's my basic lens. All others are specialty items. I love all my MF primes that can do things the DA18-250 can't dream of. But it can do most of what's necessary. On a long road trip last year, with constant travel and few layovers, I took 25+ lenses. But what I *used* were: DA18-250 (80%), Zenitar 16/2.8 (10%), FA50/1.4 (5%), Nikkor 85/2 (4%), others (1%). Or thereabouts.
But then, I wasn't spending days walking around quaint dim places. The 18-250 is a great GP daylight lens. My various fast manual primes are for darker times. Next time I'm in Taxco, Guerrero, inside the 7-level-deep
mercado or the stunning spindly
parrochia, the Vivitar-Komine 24/2 will be my best friend.