Originally posted by vmax84 I think I'm looking for something that will go up to around 135mm. Any other ideas?
Depends on what else you need it to do. If you just need 135, thn I'd suggest the M135/3.5, which is of course 135mm only, but is a full stop faster than most affordable zooms at that focal length. If you want something to use in conjunction with the kit lens, the DA50-200 would seem to make the most sense. It's enough smaller/lighter than the 70-300 to make a significant difference in how I feel about using the lens - and starting at 50mm rather than 70mm makes a big difference, too.
Otherwise, if you're looking for a one lens wide-telephoto solution, the 18-125-ish lenses other mentioned are possibilities, but also worth considering is the FA28-105 (the one that starts at f/3.2). It's not made any more, but isn't *that* hard to find, and is very much liked by a lot of people. Not quite as wide or as long as you might prefer, but cheap and excellent.
All that said, I concur with the idea that what you *really* need is not another slow zoom, but something fast for low light, portraits, etc.