Kit lens photos

heatherslightbox · 02-11-2008, 08:19 PM

If you take a look in PPG, you'll notice that some of the shots were taken with this very lens. To be accepted into the PPG not only says something about the equipment being used--it also says something about the photographer and what he or she can do with the equipment he or she has.

Heather

jgredline · 03-25-2008, 02:17 PM

Hmmm, I noticed that B&H will soon have the new kit lens.
Pentax | SMCP-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL II Autofocus Lens | 21717
For the price of the thing, I would hope they made an improvement. Does anyone with a K200D have any images to share? Curious.

barbosas · 03-25-2008, 03:40 PM

Originally posted by jgredline

Hmmm, I noticed that B&H will soon have the new kit lens.
Pentax | SMCP-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL II Autofocus Lens | 21717
For the price of the thing, I would hope they made an improvement. Does anyone with a K200D have any images to share? Curious.

Woow, that is way overpriced, i bought mine from a German eBay seller for 79€

jgredline · 03-25-2008, 07:22 PM

Originally posted by Pornflake

Woow, that is way overpriced, i bought mine from a German eBay seller for 79€

Did you buy the new or old model?

Eliasson · 03-26-2008, 07:09 AM

I agree with the most things said in this thread. However, i recently sold my 16-45/f4 and now i´m stucked with the 18-55 again. It´s been a while since I used it so i thought i´d try it this weekend. And i did. One thing i noticed was that the 18-55 suffer from MAJOR vinjeting when used with a polarisationfilter. It also suffers from heavy distorsion at 18 mm. It almost ruined my easterphotos taken high up in the swedish mountains. Dont have any of them here now, i´m on work, but I´ll post some when i get back.

Of course, it might be a poor photographer rather than a poor lens

Fritz · 03-26-2008, 07:18 AM

In my experience with my own kit lens I've found it best to avoid the extreme ends of this zoom. If I keep it between 22mm to 50mm performance is much better. 18mm is useful if you want vignetting and distortions in your photo, which sometimes is ok.

Kguru · 03-26-2008, 08:19 AM

Kit lens doesn't mind a bit of light and clouds

Mechan1k · 03-26-2008, 08:32 AM

Not bad at all.

It's good for fireworks too.

bdann · 03-26-2008, 10:59 AM

1/125, f8, ISO 100, 55mm

jgredline · 03-26-2008, 11:31 AM

Originally posted by bdann

1/125, f8, ISO 100, 55mm

Very nice, very nice indeed!!!!!

Eliasson · 03-26-2008, 12:51 PM

Allright, here are some shots i took during the easter holidays.

All of those are at 18mm.

Now, it can of course produce good images aswell, such as this:

18mm, ISO200 f/11

I´m SO addicted to wideangle and i really miss the quality of the 16-45/f4. I guess I´ll have to save up to the DA 12-24.

nanok · 03-26-2008, 03:00 PM

here's my take on it, but before: let's not be mean, please. okay, i agree, one of the best kit lenses overall on the market, if not the best, but the others are not bad either. the nikon feels like shit, yeah, but opticaly it can outperform the pentax in some respects, and the canon... okay, i'll be quiet about it

. but really, i think nice pictures can be taken with any kit lens, by the right photographer.

with that out of the way, here are a few of my snaps with it. ofcourse i haven't even scratched the surface of what this lens can do (a clear case of the lens being better than the photographer

)

Jodokast96 · 03-26-2008, 03:20 PM

Originally posted by nanok

with that out of the way, here are a few of my snaps with it. ofcourse i haven't even scratched the surface of what this lens can do (a clear case of the lens being better than the photographer

)

I can only hope one day to "suck" as bad as you. Nice stuff!

jgredline · 03-26-2008, 03:56 PM

Originally posted by Jodokast96

I can only hope one day to "suck" as bad as you. Nice stuff!

LOL, this is what I was thinking.....

miniman82 · 03-26-2008, 07:01 PM

Originally posted by jgredline

...my wifes D40 and started to laugh, because her kit lens looks and feels like a toy...

So does the Pentax kit...

I never liked it, for the same reason. Maybe I got a bad one, but it always had issues with AF
at either end of the focal range, and I was just not impressed with the build quality. Now
that I have the Sigma 18-50 f/2.8 Macro as a walkaround, it really puts the cheap kit lens in
it's place. The trash. Maybe I'm being the lone dissenter here, but even the crappy Minolta
plastic zoom I have on my Maxxum works better. i wouldn't use one again if it was given to
me.

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02-11-2008, 08:19 PM	#31
heatherslightbox Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gainesville, FL Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,599	If you take a look in PPG, you'll notice that some of the shots were taken with this very lens. To be accepted into the PPG not only says something about the equipment being used--it also says something about the photographer and what he or she can do with the equipment he or she has. Heather

03-25-2008, 02:17 PM	#32
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628 Original Poster	Hmmm, I noticed that B&H will soon have the new kit lens. Pentax \| SMCP-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL II Autofocus Lens \| 21717 For the price of the thing, I would hope they made an improvement. Does anyone with a K200D have any images to share? Curious.

03-25-2008, 03:40 PM	#33
barbosas Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lisbon Photos: Gallery Posts: 683	Originally posted by jgredline Hmmm, I noticed that B&H will soon have the new kit lens. Pentax \| SMCP-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL II Autofocus Lens \| 21717 For the price of the thing, I would hope they made an improvement. Does anyone with a K200D have any images to share? Curious. Woow, that is way overpriced, i bought mine from a German eBay seller for 79€

03-25-2008, 07:22 PM	#34
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628 Original Poster	Originally posted by Pornflake Woow, that is way overpriced, i bought mine from a German eBay seller for 79€ Did you buy the new or old model?

03-26-2008, 07:09 AM	#35
Eliasson New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 22	I agree with the most things said in this thread. However, i recently sold my 16-45/f4 and now i´m stucked with the 18-55 again. It´s been a while since I used it so i thought i´d try it this weekend. And i did. One thing i noticed was that the 18-55 suffer from MAJOR vinjeting when used with a polarisationfilter. It also suffers from heavy distorsion at 18 mm. It almost ruined my easterphotos taken high up in the swedish mountains. Dont have any of them here now, i´m on work, but I´ll post some when i get back. Of course, it might be a poor photographer rather than a poor lens

03-26-2008, 07:18 AM	#36
Fritz Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tillamook, OR Posts: 1,222	In my experience with my own kit lens I've found it best to avoid the extreme ends of this zoom. If I keep it between 22mm to 50mm performance is much better. 18mm is useful if you want vignetting and distortions in your photo, which sometimes is ok.

03-26-2008, 08:19 AM	#37
Kguru Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Perth - WestAust Posts: 602	Kit lens doesn't mind a bit of light and clouds

03-26-2008, 08:32 AM	#38
Mechan1k Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,891	Not bad at all. It's good for fireworks too.

03-26-2008, 10:59 AM	#39
bdann Inactive Account Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Rowlett, TX Posts: 61	1/125, f8, ISO 100, 55mm

03-26-2008, 11:31 AM	#40
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628 Original Poster	Originally posted by bdann 1/125, f8, ISO 100, 55mm Very nice, very nice indeed!!!!!

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03-26-2008, 12:51 PM	#41
Eliasson New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 22	Allright, here are some shots i took during the easter holidays. All of those are at 18mm. Now, it can of course produce good images aswell, such as this: 18mm, ISO200 f/11 I´m SO addicted to wideangle and i really miss the quality of the 16-45/f4. I guess I´ll have to save up to the DA 12-24.

03-26-2008, 03:20 PM	#43
Jodokast96 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Erial, NJ USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,134	Originally posted by nanok with that out of the way, here are a few of my snaps with it. ofcourse i haven't even scratched the surface of what this lens can do (a clear case of the lens being better than the photographer ) I can only hope one day to "suck" as bad as you. Nice stuff!

03-26-2008, 03:56 PM	#44
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628 Original Poster	Originally posted by Jodokast96 I can only hope one day to "suck" as bad as you. Nice stuff! LOL, this is what I was thinking.....

03-26-2008, 07:01 PM	#45
miniman82 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Waukegan, IL Photos: Gallery Posts: 83	Originally posted by jgredline ...my wifes D40 and started to laugh, because her kit lens looks and feels like a toy... So does the Pentax kit... I never liked it, for the same reason. Maybe I got a bad one, but it always had issues with AF at either end of the focal range, and I was just not impressed with the build quality. Now that I have the Sigma 18-50 f/2.8 Macro as a walkaround, it really puts the cheap kit lens in it's place. The trash. Maybe I'm being the lone dissenter here, but even the crappy Minolta plastic zoom I have on my Maxxum works better. i wouldn't use one again if it was given to me.