Originally posted by Javaslinger
What lens would you have preferred? and why?
Generally it's not a good move to shoot landscape with super-zooms, so I should have used a prime. Since this needed 40mm, I could have used my DA40, which is very sharp across the frame, optically good, and also a very bright and contrasty lens. But I didn't have it with me. In a pinch I've also found my Tamron 17-50 is very good for landscape since it is very sharp (indeed, someone has printed a 4m wide poster of a panorama I shot of Mt Lindesay with the Tamron and K-5).
I'm still getting to know the 18-135, I guess. It seems a pretty good lens, even at the corners, where its performance has been criticised. DxO also has a lens module for it, and Lightroom also has a good profile for it too, which helps get the best out of it.
Last edited by rawr; 09-13-2012 at 04:47 PM.