Will A Pentax 18-135 Lens Work Well For Landscape Photography

I’ve had a few very very nice eyes, non moreso than the fifty-135 and D-FA 70-200 2.8’s.

Still both above are heavy and neither inspired me on the AF speed area. The l-135 seemed to be glitchy and caused no finish of jam ups on my K3.

I’m a contempo adopter of the 18-135, which ….. is not anywhere near in the same category for bodily optical clarity; however

Information technology is pretty quick focusing on my K3, (not ever reliably hitting focus as I often see with my eyes that it’s not quite locking on and requires some other press of the button), but in general, it’s streets ahead of the 50-135 and quicker than the 70-200, simply maybe not quite as ‘ reliable’ as the lxx-200.

So:

1. It’s low-cal weight, which makes it an ideal walkabout lens.

2. Atmospheric condition sealed on a K3 will mean it’s going to accept a shower and walk away unscathed.

3. At 18mm and f8 information technology’s pretty darn abrupt beyond the frame (ideal for landscapes); and so

4. At 135mm and f5.six information technology’s very sharp in the middle.

The reasoning of 1 & ii brand it a good starter, just using f8 at 18mm (mural) means shutter speeds are no issue and very much an subsequently idea. With IBIS it’s crazy low shutter speed territory.

There are a few telephoto zooms that need to be stopped down at the long end to improve sharpness, non so the eighteen-135,

Two stops wider at f5.6, the 135mm means that bird which flits past and into a tree / shade, means you’ve got a fighting take chances of a decent shutter speed and iso. or

That castle on the hill far abroad in the eye of your frame is going to be sharp.

Nosotros forgive soft edges at 135mm considering of the price and low-cal weight and in a large amount of circumstances the discipline volition be centre of frame.

I now intend to have information technology on board for my side by side wedding, whilst i’ll exist shooting my Nikon’s for the money shots, I tin’t help thinking the m 3 and eighteen-135 simply makes sense as a dorsum upwards and I don’t think it’ll allow me downwardly. F5.6 doing a portrait at 135mm is enough DOF without getting rediculously thin.

I besides found that with a subject which fills the frame, like a face, that Pentax AF-C and 9SEL will look for the near contrasty subject and a wee test at home with the 18-135 revealed at close quarters it to exist very reliably looking for the optics …… interesting,

mind you lot at that range, i’ll mostly apply selective AF points.

And so, it’s no Landscape ‘ machine’ , merely information technology’southward what it is …. a very very capable all-round kit lens, that when you know how to use it, delivers more than acceptable images, with reliable, fast AF. ……… oh and

v. It renders actually nicely with great flare resistance.

Heavily cropped, K3 & 18-135. This bird is a very pocket-size white-center and not very close.

Also at F5.half-dozen & 135mm, the aircraft hangars from nearby airfield are pretty good given atmospherics

18mm, f8 and using Live view ……

Focus bespeak in LV was the far edge of the rowing building … again f8 & 18mm

There you become, Sunday walkabouts with the K3 and xviii-135, mostly done in Live view, especially every bit i’k wary of soft images at around 1/100th ……… and it delivers great sharpness.