Originally posted by Srhphoto Oh, another thing :-).
There's been a few comments about the kit lenses. Between the 18-55 and 18-135, which has the best IQ? If I were to want a decent wide angle, what is the best in Pentax mount from both OEM and third party?
Cheers,
Simon.
In response to the 18-55 vs the 18-135... I have both. My 18-55 is version II, not the weather sealed variety. Savoche is absolutely correct, unfortunately, on edge sharpness on the 18-135. I bent over to get some great berry/moss/lichen shots while hiking in the mountains behind our house and, I should have taken a ladder and shot a wider swath as the edges were unusable for anything else other than a PowerPoint slide show.
I'd skip both and go with a Sigma or Tamron (check forum for member's Tamron 17-50 issues; I had the same ones) BUT, you won't have weather-sealing on either. If you have the money, look into a Pentax 20-40 for you walk around. I'd like that one but, I'd buy the Sigma 18-35 f/1.8 first and/or the Sigma 17-50 that I currently own. I have the K5IIs with no evidence of moire and as tack sharp as I can get with the lenses that I own. I find that some images don't tolerate, or need, a lot of sharpening right out of the box.