18-250 zoom Pentax vs Tamrom

Olrocker · 02-05-2008, 03:01 PM

Hmmm...

Pentax name vs Tamron warranty (assuming lenses are otherwise identical); $50 less for Tammy...

Which should it be?

ftpaddict · 02-05-2008, 03:25 PM

Whichever looks better.

Confused · 02-05-2008, 04:11 PM

Hi Olrocker

The choice is yours, just simply toss a coin.....heads it's Pentax, tails it's Tamron. Either way you can't lose, because they're both brilliant all-round lenses which should suit your needs almost perfectly. The only time I ever remove mine is when shooting either landscape or interior architectural photographs with the equally astonishing rectilinear Sigma 10-20mm superwide zoom. I'm sure you'll have endless fun with whatever you eventually end up buying. Incidentally, in the USA the Tamron comes with a SIX year warranty !

Best regards
Richard

P.S. Try the link below for some examples taken with the Tamron 18-250mm:

http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/85055-post8.html

http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/83871-post6.html

http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/83875-post7.html

metalfab · 02-05-2008, 05:23 PM

I ordered the Pentax version last Friday and it will be in tomorrow (Wednesday). The Tamron version was back-ordered and I didn't feel like waiting 3+ weeks for it.

lapeen · 02-05-2008, 08:00 PM

I got mine today... you are gonna LOVE IT!!!

Olrocker · 02-06-2008, 07:49 AM

Yeah, I like my old 80-200 but I'm thinking AF would be nice...I figure the 18-250 plus my FA35 prime would be a good combo and not too much to schlep around...

I'll probably go for the Pentax brand for continuity.