Tamron has just increased the mail-in rebate on their 17-50mm F2.8 lens for Pentax to $75 and extended it through September, lowering the final price of the lens to $424, which is $50 less than last month's price. Secure your copy today!
Now that the price of the Pentax DA* 16-50mm lens has gone up to $1099, the Tamron is a better alternative then ever- and according to our findings, it has better image quality, too! Read the Tamron 17-50mm vs Pentax DA* 16-50mm vs Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 comparative review.



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The 16-50 is definitely not worth that much... For that amount of money the lens should be optically much better.
You just need a little BOOM!...Tough actin' Tinactin.
I loved my copy for the last 3 years, pity it has fungus now, damn fine lens, this could be the time to replace it!
This lens stays attached to my K5 most of the time. I'd highly recommend it. Yes, same here.
This lens stays attached to my K5 most of the time. I'd highly recommend it.