Originally posted by hcc Does anyone know which lens(es) Steve Kroeger used?
Originally posted by Pentaxie Yes, I would like to find out too, which lens did Steve Kroeger used during the expedition to Aconcagua.
I have been in contact with Steve about this.
He used the 18-250 (I suppose the
smc DA 18-250 mm / 3,5~6,3 ED AL [IF]).
He thinks this combo (K-7 + 18-250) was "just perfect".
Personally, I agree that this is a quite versatile combo. I know, not weathersealed and not the best lens optically. But I guess, cold rather than wet was the issue here and having to change lenses can be too challenging in some situations.
BTW, everybody considering this combo: I strongly recommend to shoot PEF (rather than DNG) and use DxO to convert images (DxO doesn't recognize DNG yet). Because after the quite capable DxO treatment, images from the 18-250 have a much better image quality. I've returned to using this lens myself, now that the 18-250 DxO module is out.