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

**Des** · 10-18-2017, 01:19 PM

Originally posted by Dewman

Very impressive detail! Once again, the magnificent 18mm-135mm "Kit lens" shines! Quite possibly my favorite lens.

Thanks Dewman. I wouldn't say it's my favourite lens (the FA 77, DFA 100 and FA*300 each produce more knockout shots), but the 18-135 does a lot of things well, without being bland (as zooms can be). It's got character - and you know it's a Pentax.

Originally posted by Weldon Berger

I never found the Esmeralda; don't know where they hid a 400-foot four-masted ship but it wasn't at any of the piers in town or at Pearl Harbor.

The Chilean Navy must know a lot about camouflage. ;-) Loving your B&W shots Weldon. It's a very different take.

Last edited by Des; 10-18-2017 at 01:24 PM.

Dewman · 10-18-2017, 02:01 PM

Originally posted by Des

Thanks Dewman. I wouldn't say it's my favourite lens (the FA 77, DFA 100 and FA*300 each produce more knockout shots), but the 18-135 does a lot of things well, without being bland (as zooms can be). It's got character - and you know it's a Pentax

Maybe "most used" would be more apropos.

**Des** · 10-18-2017, 03:35 PM

Originally posted by Dewman

Maybe "most used" would be more apropos.

Sure, me too, I think. But we're both saying it's more than that. With this lens, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Weldon Berger · 10-18-2017, 03:36 PM

Originally posted by Des

The Chilean Navy must know a lot about camouflage. ;-) Loving your B&W shots Weldon. It's a very different take.

Yeah, a four-master with stealth technology

Thanks for the kind words, Des. They're not to everybody's taste but I really enjoy working on them.

**rayallen** · 10-19-2017, 03:10 PM - **2 Likes**

Restaurant over the water at Lemon Tree Passage, Port Stephens.

sassinak · 10-20-2017, 01:29 AM - **1 Like**

Used this lens most of the time on holiday, only broke the 55-300 out for the whale watching. Definitely handles great in full daylight but I kinda like the early morning shot ...

**NS_Sailor** · 10-20-2017, 05:02 AM - **5 Likes**

Some Images shot with K70 and DA 18-135 WR

normhead · 10-20-2017, 05:13 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by sassinak

Used this lens most of the time on holiday, only broke the 55-300 out for the whale watching. Definitely handles great in full daylight but I kinda like the early morning shot ...

That's what the 21 ltd and 40 XS are for. They take no room, and fit in a pocket.

**pepperberry farm** · 10-20-2017, 06:41 AM

**mattb123** · 10-22-2017, 09:25 PM - **2 Likes**

Pseudo macro

Sweeping vista

normhead · 10-23-2017, 06:08 PM - **3 Likes**

A few from today.

K-3 and DA 18-135

Weldon Berger · 10-24-2017, 12:01 AM - **1 Like**

This is a pretty good "what it can do" example I think. Shot at 135mm with the popup flash at -3, mid-afternoon from maybe eight feet away with a dark-colored car about that same distance behind the cat. With the rapid drop off from the flash and the lens wide open and zoomed all the way in, what there was of the car in the picture basically disappeared. I took the background down some more to make the car go away completely when I did the black and white conversion, but it's 98% the product of the lens and the flash setting--you really had to strain to see the car bumper in the RAW file. The cat (cross-posted from K-3 thread) was in the parking lot outside the grounds of the Buddhist temple in the second shot.

Byodo-in Temple cat

Byodo-in Temple

PALADIN85020 · 10-29-2017, 08:23 PM - **5 Likes**

This is the ceiling of the rotunda at the New Mexico state capitol building in Santa Fe. I thought it made a nice abstract subject. Taken with the K-3 and the 18-135.

John

normhead · 10-30-2017, 06:07 AM

Originally posted by PALADIN85020

This is the ceiling of the rotunda at the New Mexico state capitol building in Santa Fe. I thought it made a nice abstract subject. Taken with the K-3 and the 18-135.

John

Very cool... the worst thing about the forum and best things is, you see images from all over the world, but you can't necessarily go sir them yourself.

**mattb123** · 10-30-2017, 09:10 AM

Out for a Sunday ride
K-3 & 18-135

10-20-2017, 05:13 AM - 1 Like	#2123
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by sassinak Used this lens most of the time on holiday, only broke the 55-300 out for the whale watching. Definitely handles great in full daylight but I kinda like the early morning shot ... That's what the 21 ltd and 40 XS are for. They take no room, and fit in a pocket. Last edited by normhead; 10-20-2017 at 07:45 AM.

10-20-2017, 06:41 AM	#2124
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,676	K-50 with DA 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 ED AL (IF) DC WR

10-23-2017, 06:08 PM - 3 Likes	#2126
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	A few from today. K-3 and DA 18-135 Last edited by normhead; 10-23-2017 at 06:13 PM.

10-24-2017, 12:01 AM - 1 Like	#2127
Weldon Berger Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Posts: 199	This is a pretty good "what it can do" example I think. Shot at 135mm with the popup flash at -3, mid-afternoon from maybe eight feet away with a dark-colored car about that same distance behind the cat. With the rapid drop off from the flash and the lens wide open and zoomed all the way in, what there was of the car in the picture basically disappeared. I took the background down some more to make the car go away completely when I did the black and white conversion, but it's 98% the product of the lens and the flash setting--you really had to strain to see the car bumper in the RAW file. The cat (cross-posted from K-3 thread) was in the parking lot outside the grounds of the Buddhist temple in the second shot. Byodo-in Temple cat Byodo-in Temple Last edited by Weldon Berger; 10-24-2017 at 12:36 AM. Reason: added info

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10-18-2017, 01:19 PM	#2116
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,423	Originally posted by Dewman Very impressive detail! Once again, the magnificent 18mm-135mm "Kit lens" shines! Quite possibly my favorite lens. Thanks Dewman. I wouldn't say it's my favourite lens (the FA 77, DFA 100 and FA300 each produce more knockout shots), but the 18-135 does a lot of things well, without being bland (as zooms can be). It's got character - and you know it's a Pentax. Originally posted by Weldon Berger I never found the Esmeralda; don't know where they hid a 400-foot four-masted ship but it wasn't at any of the piers in town or at Pearl Harbor. The Chilean Navy must know a lot about camouflage. ;-) Loving your B&W shots Weldon. It's a very different take. Last edited by Des; 10-18-2017 at 01:24 PM.*

10-18-2017, 02:01 PM	#2117
Dewman Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 5,492	Originally posted by Des Thanks Dewman. I wouldn't say it's my favourite lens (the FA 77, DFA 100 and FA*300 each produce more knockout shots), but the 18-135 does a lot of things well, without being bland (as zooms can be). It's got character - and you know it's a Pentax Maybe "most used" would be more apropos.

10-18-2017, 03:35 PM	#2118
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,423	Originally posted by Dewman Maybe "most used" would be more apropos. Sure, me too, I think. But we're both saying it's more than that. With this lens, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

10-18-2017, 03:36 PM	#2119
Weldon Berger Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Posts: 199	Originally posted by Des The Chilean Navy must know a lot about camouflage. ;-) Loving your B&W shots Weldon. It's a very different take. Yeah, a four-master with stealth technology Thanks for the kind words, Des. They're not to everybody's taste but I really enjoy working on them.

10-19-2017, 03:10 PM - 2 Likes	#2120
rayallen Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Forresters Beach, NSW, Australia. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,014	Restaurant over the water at Lemon Tree Passage, Port Stephens.

10-20-2017, 05:02 AM - 5 Likes	#2122
NS_Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Dartmouth Nova Scotia Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,020	Some Images shot with K70 and DA 18-135 WR

10-22-2017, 09:25 PM - 2 Likes	#2125
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,872	Pseudo macro Sweeping vista

10-29-2017, 08:23 PM - 5 Likes	#2128
PALADIN85020 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 442	This is the ceiling of the rotunda at the New Mexico state capitol building in Santa Fe. I thought it made a nice abstract subject. Taken with the K-3 and the 18-135. John

10-30-2017, 06:07 AM	#2129
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by PALADIN85020 This is the ceiling of the rotunda at the New Mexico state capitol building in Santa Fe. I thought it made a nice abstract subject. Taken with the K-3 and the 18-135. John Very cool... the worst thing about the forum and best things is, you see images from all over the world, but you can't necessarily go sir them yourself.

10-30-2017, 09:10 AM	#2130
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,872	Out for a Sunday ride K-3 & 18-135