Originally posted by 11GTCS I’d definitely prefer a lens with WR, since part of the draw of Pentax to me is the all-weather shooting capability. That’s why I was so drawn to Olympus in this past as well. Nothing against the sigma stuff; ignoring size and weight their lenses are usually spectacular.
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I’m definitely all over the place on this. Part of me just wants to get the 200 and 300 primes (since the 100 macro is on my list anyway as is the 300), but the shots from the 60-250 do look nice! It’s really a toss up, for how few lenses there are in this focal range they’re really all winners
When I go to a shooting location where I know what I'm getting I take primes. When it's just a walk I take the 60-250 or 55-300 PLM.
The focal length on this is 150mm. Closer is always better, and zooms let you take advantage of closer when you can get it.
I met this bird on a hiking path in a spot where I don't usually find these birds. Thanks to having a zoom on, I was up to the occasion.
My philosophy has always been "Cover the range with zooms, buy the primes based on zoom usage." For me that stops at 300mm of course. But I have 8-350mm covered with zooms (and TCs), and then appropriate primes where usage dictates.