Originally posted by Tony3d I had just about decided on this lens to take to Italy till I read the review at photozone. They really panned the optical performance. Saying it was not a good lens for architectural work. Well, thats 80% of Italy. What are your thoughts? I really like the fact it's weather resistant, and I love quick shift.
Few points/questions to ponder:
1. The bigger the zoom factor (max focal length / min focal length) - the worse (in general terms) the IQ may be. To achieve bigger zoom factor, manufacturers have to make compromises.
2. Do you think you can actually work around the specific issues of your specific lens, be it at shooting time or in post processing time?
3. What are your priorities - one camera - one lens combination, price, weight, etc? May I suggest something like a combo of two lenses; DA 21 (or may be even DA 15) for wide angle stuff and FA 50/1.4 for low light, modest tele photography? From experience I can tell you - this can be still very satisfactory gear to get both good shots and wonderful memories from your trip.
4. What are your shooting habits? zoom, prime, wide, tele, etc? Do you really need all the focal lengths between 18 and 135 mm?
5. What gear do you have right now? May be you don't really need the new lens?