Pentax SMC-DA 18-250mm f3.5-6.3 Superzoom Lens Photo Gallery by Jim King at pbase.com

Pentax SMC-DA 18-250mm f3.5-6.3 Superzoom Lens

This lens is said to be a rebadge of the excellent Tamron 18-250. It appears to be very well-built and has good image quality for a lens of its type. I expect that it will be an excellent walkaround/travel lens.

Page 1 shows the lens at its minimum and maximum extension, along with a few of the initial test shots I took using my Pentax K10D DSLR. Page 2 shows some typical images of various subjects. All images are unadjusted except for exposure (levels).

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IMGP1582 Snowy view.jpg	IMGP1587 Closeup.jpg	IMGP1592 Tara.jpg	IMGP1641Tasha.jpg
IMGP1613 The Mailbox.jpg	IMGP1638 Rake Me!.jpg	IMGP1636 Still Life@50mm.jpg	IMGP1637 Still Life@250mm.jpg

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Guest		14-May-2008 04:47
This lens will be on my bag when on travel which need a compactness luggage. Its performance at any focal length is more than acceptable for general use phothograpy. For maximum performance, I still need some prime lens to accompany it and didn't impact much on weight. My only complaint is not have well ballance on my Pentax *ist DL when extended nor shorted. BTW, this lens is good move from Pentax which lack on this wide focal length and will be very atractive for almost everyone.

Guest		20-Jan-2008 02:56
As convenient as this lens might be its expensive. Current Canadian pricing for the Pentax SMC-DA 18-250mm is $550. Even if you buy the K1D body by itself the 18-55 and the 50-200 lens run $400 together, buy the K1D body with the 18-55 kit and technically it only costs you $70-ish plus $200 for the 50-200. IQ is no better and you lose a stop at the long end, 6.3 on the 18-250 and 5.6 on the 50-200. The savings would get you another lens and filters, eg; the excellent P-FA 50mm F1.4.

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