DA 18-135 WR, Show us what it can do

Weldon Berger · 09-20-2017, 02:09 AM - **6 Likes**

Was at a small annual Japanese-oriented music festival recently and happened on an exhibition by the world champion jump rope team, which I didn't know was a thing, along with a competition for lesser mortals. Serious skills.

World Champions

Backstage Candid

Jump rope competition

**pepperberry farm** · 09-20-2017, 04:23 AM

Originally posted by Weldon Berger

Love the dogs.

thank you...

**RGlasel** · 09-20-2017, 09:50 PM

Two very different pictures, both taken at 135mm, from a day trip to Niagara-On-The-Lake. No way I was going to waste the best part of the day driving to the crowds at Niagara Falls on the August long weekend.

royd63uk · 09-21-2017, 11:33 AM - **4 Likes**

Carew Castle,Wales UK

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PALADIN85020 · 09-22-2017, 12:22 PM - **4 Likes**

Continuing our observations on the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu, here's a shot I took of the main lobby with the K-5 and the 18-135 in 2011. The old hotel just reeks of history and class.

John

**rayallen** · 09-22-2017, 02:56 PM

Originally posted by PALADIN85020

Continuing our observations on the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu, here's a shot I took of the main lobby with the K-5 and the 18-135 in 2011. The old hotel just reeks of history and class.

John

Class and elegance. Very pleasant viewing. TFS.

Weldon Berger · 09-22-2017, 07:25 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by PALADIN85020

Continuing our observations on the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu, here's a shot I took of the main lobby with the K-5 and the 18-135 in 2011. The old hotel just reeks of history and class.

John

Nice shot, conveys well the ambiance of the place. It's livable, too, not one of those hotels that are too toney for comfort.

While we're at it, here's a night shot of the exterior and points east. Again from the Sheraton, I think from one of the rooms.

Waikiki by night

**JimJohnson** · 09-24-2017, 04:51 AM - **5 Likes**

X-post Niagara Falls - American side - hand held (with SR on of course)

1/8 sec @ 3200 ISO

royd63uk · 09-24-2017, 12:13 PM - **7 Likes**

Small Copper Butterfly

I am constantly amazed by this lens

Unregistered User 8 · 09-24-2017, 03:12 PM

Originally posted by Des

Another forest walk. Errinundra National Park. Remote and special.

Gotta love the Aussie bush Des, well taken mate.

**Des** · 09-24-2017, 04:05 PM

Originally posted by pjv

Gotta love the Aussie bush Des, well taken mate.

Thanks very much Pete.

Weldon Berger · 10-01-2017, 03:19 AM - **3 Likes**

I have a Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 I got for concerts and other less than optimal lighting situations, and I left it on the camera for a couple of weeks after the last concert I shot. It was a constant low-level irritant, not wide enough, not long enough, finicky autofocus, except for one time stopped at a traffic light I got a good handheld night shot of the local Ferrari/Maserati franchise I couldn't have got with the 18-135mm. Anyway, I finally put old reliable back on the camera where it will stay for the nonce. Same day for all these*, divergent circumstances with focal lengths unavailable on the Tamron.

24mm

Diamond Head

100mm

Jeep full of blondes in my rear view mirror

18mm

Chinatown Honolulu

78mm

Chinatown Honolulu

118mm

Chinatown Honolulu

The last shot I got this nice compressed depth of field effect with the canopy at the back of the frame, which is across a three-lane street from where I was standing behind the shoppers. There's really not a lot you can't get this lens to do if you ask nicely.

*not the same day. First two on the same day, the rest on the next day. They're all starting to blur together

**sibyrnes** · 10-03-2017, 06:20 PM - **2 Likes**

Weekend hike:

AlexBW · 10-08-2017, 08:34 AM - **3 Likes**

A part of the Dutch countryside just before sunset.

**pres589** · 10-08-2017, 11:38 AM - **1 Like**

Taken at the Pez Factory Museum, Orange CT 2017

Richard M. Nixon Pez dispenser!

09-20-2017, 02:09 AM - 6 Likes	#2086
Weldon Berger Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Posts: 199	Jump rope as an extreme sport Was at a small annual Japanese-oriented music festival recently and happened on an exhibition by the world champion jump rope team, which I didn't know was a thing, along with a competition for lesser mortals. Serious skills. World Champions World Champions Backstage Candid Jump rope competition

10-01-2017, 03:19 AM - 3 Likes	#2097
Weldon Berger Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Posts: 199	First-world problems I have a Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 I got for concerts and other less than optimal lighting situations, and I left it on the camera for a couple of weeks after the last concert I shot. It was a constant low-level irritant, not wide enough, not long enough, finicky autofocus, except for one time stopped at a traffic light I got a good handheld night shot of the local Ferrari/Maserati franchise I couldn't have got with the 18-135mm. Anyway, I finally put old reliable back on the camera where it will stay for the nonce. Same day for all these, divergent circumstances with focal lengths unavailable on the Tamron. 24mm Diamond Head 100mm Jeep full of blondes in my rear view mirror 18mm Chinatown Honolulu 78mm Chinatown Honolulu 118mm Chinatown Honolulu The last shot I got this nice compressed depth of field effect with the canopy at the back of the frame, which is across a three-lane street from where I was standing behind the shoppers. There's really not a lot you can't get this lens to do if you ask nicely. not the same day. First two on the same day, the rest on the next day. They're all starting to blur together Last edited by Weldon Berger; 10-01-2017 at 05:48 AM. Reason: Descriptive error

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