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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-14-2015, 10:51 AM
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What are your typical subjects when you're shooting outdoors and in what kind of light? When my husband is mountain-climbing, about 60% of his photos are of the landscape, about 20% are portraits of the people he's with and the remainder is mixed, including the occasional critter. Generally, there's lots of light (all that snow, not a lot of trees). So the WR 18-135 works well for him and he throws in the nifty fifty (because it's inexpensive, lightweight and fast) - but the 18-135 is what's on his camera most of the time.
On the other hand, when we were photographing wildlife in Borneo in 2014, I often wished that I had a fast zoom. The WR 55-300 was nice and produced some good images in many circumstances, but I often found that when I was shooting from a distance into a forest (where the monkeys were chilling out) I wanted something faster.
So, if the environment in which you often shoot on your adventures is low light - then it might be worth splurging on a faster zoom. But if those moments are rare, then I'd be inclined to go for the 18-135 because of its longer range.
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