Road Trip w/ 50-135/K3ii

manual_focus wrote:

Drove up to Anderson, South Carolina to pick up a tool and on the way back shot some architectural images with the K3ii and the DA* 50-135mm. Drove back through Due West, which is near Level Land, to Abbeville and McCormick to see Greek Revival antebellum mansions.

These are beautiful mansions! I wish architects here (in Greece) knew how to biuld buildings like that.

The Presbytarian steeple is enourmous. I would not have guessed had i not read your comment about the vulture. I thought that was a pigeon!

Beautiful pictures, thanks for sharing!

Now knowing that Ricoh is updating the DA* 16-50mm my mind wandered to what I would want if they also decided to update the 50-135mm. Having the K1 and the FA* 70-200mm, my primary want was that the APS-C lenses should be relatively small and easy to transport. There needs to be a real difference between the two formats. The need to have large, heavy bulbous lenses to ensure edge to edge sharpness and reduced distortion at fast f-stops means I'm willing to compromise on those factors to a degree for the sake of size and weight.

i quite agree!

Here are some size (dia.) and weight information.

• DA*50-135 f2.8 67mm 685 g
• DA*60-250 f4 67mm 1040g
• FA*70-200 f2.8 77mm 1755g

What is the sweet spot for APS-C? Should the 50-135mm even be upgraded?

Just the AF motor, nothing else. I've never read anything bad about the optics, and the pictures are always very pleasing. They could call it the Mark ii.

Due West Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, You can generally tell the denomination by the steeple. I don't believe there is any significance to the vulture sitting on top!