Zeiss Batis 18mm F2.8 Q&As

hi, I'm quite excited that in a few weeks I'll be doing a helicopter ride pre-dawn as the sun rises around Ayers Rock, a huge monolithic iconic rock in the middle of Australia surrounded by desert. i did a photo chopper ride once before, but in the middle of the day, and most of my shots then were at 18mm using a Nikkor 18-105 zoom with a D7000. this time it'll be much darker and I have a few more lenses, plus now two Fuji cameras because one us an old XE-1 the other an X-T1. so I was...

I am very picky about brand selection to keep my lens collection the same as well as having the photo characteristics come out consistent. Just wishful thinking and probably unrealistic in my goals but I am curious about your thoughts. If I were to dive into the a7r2 with a brand new set of lenses, which brand should I go with? I do travel photography so I need the versatility of 24-70 mm zoom. I would need the primes 18, 50, 85 for creative moments. There are a few rare occasions where I...

Hello,Apologies if a similar question has been asked already, but I find this difficult to explain and therefore also difficult to identify in forums.I have been having problems with the auto focus on my Canon EOS 650D for about a year now. It all started suddenly, even on a bright day, it has problems focusing when the AF switch is on. However, the weird thing is that it only focus without any kind of problem with my lens is on either of its extremes (be it 18mm or 55mm). If I leave it...