Originally posted by maxwolfie I have been looking for an "all in one" lens for travel however my attempts to find a Sigma with the Pentax mount have been in vain. Even finding the others mount types is proving to be difficult.
I have just located a second hand DA 18-250 from a nearby camera store for $295.
Any comments? Do I take it or hold out?
FWIW, I am traveling across Canada, currently in Vancouver and will be heading off into the Rockies in the next couple of days. Two weeks of travel left.
The issue seems to be what lens(es) you have now for your trip. If you already have a bag full of primes covering the same range then it's not a big deal to not have a superzoom too. On the other hand, if your only lenses are an 8mm fisheye and a 500mm mirror lens, then you'd do well to not delay and purchase a superzoom, and should try to purchase the best available to you in time to use on your trip. Minor differences in performance pale in comparison to having large gaps in your focal length range.
I don't understand the comments regarding the various superzooms. As far as I know the consensus has always been that, at least until the recent sigma releases (18-200, 18-300), the sigma 18-250 was the superior superzoom.