Before I get started let me state for the record that i really like my Pentax 18-250mm lens.It's the lens that I have 0n my k20d nearly 100% of the time.
My better half got me the Quantaray 70-300mm lens for Christmas and I decided to compare the 2 at 250mm.I had theQuantaray once before but I sold it with my old K10d Pentax a couple of years ago and since then I kind of missed it.It had a special place in my heart . Several years ago i took a picture of jet liner with contrails flying by the moon (
Pentax User Photo Gallery - Miscellaneous Photos ) and it got me picture of the week in the nationally published Parade Magazine using the Quantaray.
The following pictures were taken from the same spot.At 250mm the Quantaray does a little better but you really have to crop it to see the difference.For $149 it does a decent job plus it's also macro.
For everyday use the Pentax 18-250 is the lens for me.For sports (Red Sox at Fenway Park) or birding i'll probably use the Quantaray.
I have a feeling that when I eventually get the Sigma 55-500 (Bigma) the Quantaray will end up in storage but not forgotten---charliezap
Last edited by charliezap; 09-28-2010 at 01:54 PM.