Lazydog21

In June 2016 I spent a few weeks travelling in Italy. For ease of use I took the X-T10 and 18-135 lens. I have no regrets. I returned home with around 10 000 photos (RAW & JPG). I am very satisfied with the exposure, focus speed / accuracy and IQ of the images. Sure, some pics didn't work out, but that was largely due to my poor choice of subject, bad composition or timing. I had an exhibition booked at a local gallery to display my street photos but I decided to display some of my Italy travel photos instead. Around 32 images were selected and printed at 30 x 40 cm (11.8 x 15.7 inches). Another 6 images were printed at 50 x 70 cm (19.7 x 27.6 inches). The prints were of excellent quality in all respects. Yes, you may get better IQ with prime lenses, but you'll miss many great shots. The photos selected were all taken in Venice on 1 day. Difficult to get many photos when you're constantly changing lenses. And travel takes you to dusty locations, not a great time to be swapping lenses. The light in Italy was amazing and I didn't find the slower lens to be a limitation at all. Even in the alleys of Venice and the darkness of churches the lens coped admirably. In the evenings when light levels were low I tried to steady myself against against a wall or pillar. It was a great travel combo. Those prints on my walls are a great reminder of a great vacation.