Originally posted by gatorguy The K3IIIm won't be just a street camera and short compact lenses. For those with the DFA150-450 I think you'll find it makes a very viable "walkaround" lens.
When using my my K1 or K3 Monochrome, much of what I'm finding interesting, whether it's the shape or the contrasts, I'm capturing at a distance. which can mean some heavy cropping or a telephoto. The 150-450 works out so well because of the relatively close focus distance of just 2 meters, and the excellent performance at even full reach which is uncommon on long zoom lenses.
The Fuji XF 90/2 was my most-used landscape lens here in southeastern Arizona. Sometimes it was a little too long, sometimes too short. We have some very wide open areas where tele works great for landscape.
I've been debating the 60-250, focal length on the K3mkIII would work great for landscape stuff, and still offer options for other shooting I do now as targets of opportunity (birds, aircraft). I know the 70-210, 70-200 and 150-450 have faster AF but size, weight, sharpness across the frame, OOF transitions and cost... trying to figure the balancing point I'm comfortable with.
I had the DA*200 and 300 previously, and their AF performance improved significantly moving them from the K-1 to the K3mkIII. I'm curious if the AF performance on the 60-250 is similar to the 200 and 300?