01-25-2011, 03:23 PM
Indeed no magic combos out there. There's always a decision to be made about the trade-offs - either more gear (universality and quality) or portability.. In the latter case it all about our most useful range and a minimum IQ that we would want. 18-200 is not so brillant over 100 and I'd prefer having the extra 2mm at the wide end, because it is more useful in travel photography and not just sharper. For the occasional close-up a 55-200 serves better then the 18-200 and is cheap and lighweight enough to add it to the setup..
I'm facing a similar dilemma myself and I just can't make my mind whether to take the 16-85 or the 16-35 f4 (ruggedness and more weight versus better range and slower speed). Time to toss a coin ? <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
I'm facing a similar dilemma myself and I just can't make my mind whether to take the 16-85 or the 16-35 f4 (ruggedness and more weight versus better range and slower speed). Time to toss a coin ? <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />