Originally posted by pentaphil Hi everyone,
I am looking for 1-2 new lenses for my K-3ii. I had an 18-135mm, but it's broken. Now I am looking 1 or 2 new lenses for travel and landscape photography.
I am thinking about Pentax HD DA 16-85mm f3.5-5.6 ED DC WR and Pentax DA 55-300mm f/4,5-6,3 ED PLM WR. The 16-85 for landscapes, and the 55-300 for wildlife and also landscape.
I've read many threads and thought about getting 1-2 limited primes, but I think the option with the two zoom lenses is more versatile.
What do you guys think?
Next destination will be Azores ;-)
I hike a lot and love to shoot photos in all weather conditions.
Thanks
Philipp
That's exactly my travel kit. A K-3II with the 16-85 as my walkaround lens (for both landscapes and in-city) and the 55-300 PLM is for everything else (i.e. wildlife, aircraft, etc.). A light lens package with great image quality, so you don't sacrifice much compared to the primes, with the added benefit of typically not needing to lose shots due to a need to change lenses.