Originally posted by frey71 Hi. I plan to change k-r to k-70. In the presence of lenses DA 18-55 and DA 55-200. The question is - does it make sense to buy K-70 from 18-135? Or is my set identical in quality to 18-135?
I have all three, and like them. Obviously what makes sense for me might not for you, but here are my views on the advantages of each to hopefully help you figure out what makes sense for you.
Advantage of 18-135 -- less weight, more convenience.
Advantage of 18-55 over 18-135 -- a little smaller, much lighter and a significantly shorter minimum focusing distance.
Advantage of 18-135 over 18-55 -- longer range and it's faster at 55 than the 18-55 is.
Advantage of 50-200 over 18-135 -- longer telephoto range, less weight and size (and it's faster at 50mm)
I won't address relative image quality because you're already looking at the pictures and drawing your own conclusions there.
Hope this helps.