Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL II Lens for Pentax and Samsung Digital SLR Cameras
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Manufacturer: PentaxRelease Date: 2008-03-26
Model: 21717
Product features:
- Improved resolution to match with high resolution sensors
- PENTAX SP coating protects the exposed lens elements
- Aspherical elements compensate for spherical aberration
- Developed specifically for PENTAX digital SLRs
- Focal length equivalent to 27mm to 82.5mm in the 35mm format
- Dolica CF-C52 52mm CPL Filter
- Dolica CF9-ND52 52mm 0.9ND 8X Neutral Density Filter
- Dolica CF3-ND52 52mm 0.3ND 2X Neutral Density Filter
- Tiffen 52mm 25 Filter (Red)
- Tiffen 52mm 11 Filter (Green)
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL II Lens for Pentax and Samsung Digital SLR Cameras
Customer Review: OK, not great
Summary: 3 Stars
I got this lens in a kit w/ a K20D body (excellent overall camera). After looking at the positive reviews here I had to do a double-take, to see if we were talking about the same lens (we were) and the next question was, if, as some reviewers noted, this is an improvement over a previous model, I don't think I'd want to use the original.
Don't get me wrong, the lens is not bad. Construction quality is good and it works well with the K20D. The biggest problem I have with it is at short focal distances 18-24mm I can clearly see (and I am not a pro by any stretch of the definition) the problems with image quality:
1) Distortion (images start looking fish-eyed)
2) Vignetting
3) Chromatic aberration
Now, there are two pieces of good news: (1) these effects almost completely disappear at 24mm and up (2) at shorter focal distances raw processing software can deal with these problems to some extent (I use Bibble, YMMV). At 24+mm this lense is EXCELLENT and overall a good value. So the drawback is that now any time I take a picture with it I have to weigh the advantage of a wider angle vs. the guaranteed distortion and other problems I will have to deal with in post-processing.
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Description of Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL II Lens for Pentax and Samsung Digital SLR Cameras
This lens blends versatility with affordability, giving the casual photographer a broader canvas without having to carry a multitude of lenses. It features great wide-angle capability with a standard 3x zoom range.Zoom
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