Pentax DA 50-200 f/4-5.6 ED WR samples

kh1234567890 · 08-05-2011, 03:37 AM

The under-rated WR telephoto kit lens. More at Flickr: Search kh1234567890's photostream

kyteflyer · 02-01-2012, 03:51 PM

kyteflyer · 02-01-2012, 03:53 PM

It was raining.

kyteflyer · 04-21-2012, 10:38 PM - **1 Like**

replaced missing one with this. A little overexposed, thats user error, not the lens.

Last edited by kyteflyer; 07-06-2012 at 11:36 PM.

kh1234567890 · 04-22-2012, 01:04 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by kyteflyer

Nobody using this much. I like it.

It can't be any good, the reviews say so

I have both the DA50-200 and the DA55-300. I know which one I prefer.

- Handheld at 1/3 sec at 137mm - Pentax image stabilisation at its best.

chongmic · 07-06-2012, 01:05 AM

Just got this lens 2 nights ago, just one indoor test shot. Hope I can find more time to field test it.

kh1234567890 · 04-08-2013, 02:25 AM

kh1234567890 · 04-22-2013, 12:48 PM

komit · 06-22-2013, 03:41 PM

All taken with K-5

137,5mm, f/8, ISO 200

And next ones are shot after the "swimming" of K-5 and the lens (be careful when you're at a lake!!). After drying both were working but I sent them for repair anyway, the body was repaired (new mainboard installed) but the lens wasn't because it would've cost more than buying a new one. All that's wrong with the objective is that every single lens of it are dirty.

160mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

200mm, f/8, ISO 400

150mm, f/13, ISO 400

kh1234567890 · 08-26-2013, 10:08 AM

zosxavius · 02-21-2014, 03:31 PM

Thanks for posting these. I'm going to pick up a DAL 50-200 on the cheap, and these are very helpful. Needless to say if this particular copy is as good as half the images I see from here I'm sold. It would be used for people shots most of the time anyways, but I see that it might be a half decent nature lens too. The rendition is pretty nice. Definitely a step above the crappy takumar A70-200/f4 I've been slugging away with. I'll be sure to post something I get from a shoot I'll use it for tomorrow. I'll get a really good chance to test it out for a thousand shots.

zosxavius · 02-22-2014, 06:16 AM

Wow. Wide open this lens is very usable. Between 100-200 is very good. I've seen worse corner softness from a Canon L 70-200. This outperforms every old MF 70ish-2/300 I've tried. The center is tack sharp and the sharpness extends all the way to the edges. Only the corners seem to suffer wide open. I don't think I will be parting with this lens. I'd love to see what a 55-300 is like on my k-5 if it is indeed better optically. Even at 200 this lens is fully usable wide open. The reviews lie.

kh1234567890 · 02-23-2014, 02:42 AM

Originally posted by zosxavius

The reviews lie.

That is why 'a picture is worth a thousand words' or review measurements. I have both the DA50-200 WR and the DA55-300. There is really not that much difference between the two except in size and weight.

ruggiex · 02-23-2014, 05:46 AM

i bought this while I needed a telephoto WR lens. I've sold it after the WR version of 55-300 was released but it served me well. Must have gotten a really good copy to get such sharp image at 200mm

Crux · 04-19-2014, 05:09 AM

This is the lens I picked to go with my k5-II body. The price had a lot to do with that but I don't regret it at all.

08-05-2011, 03:37 AM	#1
kh1234567890 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Manchester, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,653	Pentax DA 50-200 f/4-5.6 ED WR samples The under-rated WR telephoto kit lens. More at Flickr: Search kh1234567890's photostream

04-22-2012, 01:04 AM - 1 Like	#5
kh1234567890 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Manchester, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,653 Original Poster	Originally posted by kyteflyer Nobody using this much. I like it. It can't be any good, the reviews say so I have both the DA50-200 and the DA55-300. I know which one I prefer. - Handheld at 1/3 sec at 137mm - Pentax image stabilisation at its best. Last edited by kh1234567890; 04-22-2012 at 01:17 AM.

06-22-2013, 03:41 PM	#9
komit Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lahti Photos: Gallery Posts: 28	All taken with K-5 137,5mm, f/8, ISO 200 And next ones are shot after the "swimming" of K-5 and the lens (be careful when you're at a lake!!). After drying both were working but I sent them for repair anyway, the body was repaired (new mainboard installed) but the lens wasn't because it would've cost more than buying a new one. All that's wrong with the objective is that every single lens of it are dirty. 160mm, f/5.6, ISO 200 200mm, f/8, ISO 400 150mm, f/13, ISO 400 Last edited by komit; 04-23-2014 at 04:45 AM.

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kyteflyer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newcastle, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,444

02-01-2012, 03:53 PM	#3
kyteflyer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newcastle, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,444	It was raining.

04-21-2012, 10:38 PM - 1 Like	#4
kyteflyer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newcastle, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,444	replaced missing one with this. A little overexposed, thats user error, not the lens. Last edited by kyteflyer; 07-06-2012 at 11:36 PM.

07-06-2012, 01:05 AM	#6
chongmic Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 42	Just got this lens 2 nights ago, just one indoor test shot. Hope I can find more time to field test it.

04-08-2013, 02:25 AM	#7
kh1234567890 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Manchester, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,653 Original Poster

04-22-2013, 12:48 PM	#8
kh1234567890 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Manchester, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,653 Original Poster

08-26-2013, 10:08 AM	#10
kh1234567890 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Manchester, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,653 Original Poster

02-21-2014, 03:31 PM	#11
zosxavius Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Somewhere, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 458	Thanks for posting these. I'm going to pick up a DAL 50-200 on the cheap, and these are very helpful. Needless to say if this particular copy is as good as half the images I see from here I'm sold. It would be used for people shots most of the time anyways, but I see that it might be a half decent nature lens too. The rendition is pretty nice. Definitely a step above the crappy takumar A70-200/f4 I've been slugging away with. I'll be sure to post something I get from a shoot I'll use it for tomorrow. I'll get a really good chance to test it out for a thousand shots.

02-22-2014, 06:16 AM	#12
zosxavius Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Somewhere, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 458	Wow. Wide open this lens is very usable. Between 100-200 is very good. I've seen worse corner softness from a Canon L 70-200. This outperforms every old MF 70ish-2/300 I've tried. The center is tack sharp and the sharpness extends all the way to the edges. Only the corners seem to suffer wide open. I don't think I will be parting with this lens. I'd love to see what a 55-300 is like on my k-5 if it is indeed better optically. Even at 200 this lens is fully usable wide open. The reviews lie.

02-23-2014, 02:42 AM	#13
kh1234567890 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Manchester, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,653 Original Poster	Originally posted by zosxavius The reviews lie. That is why 'a picture is worth a thousand words' or review measurements. I have both the DA50-200 WR and the DA55-300. There is really not that much difference between the two except in size and weight.

02-23-2014, 05:46 AM	#14
ruggiex Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: East Bay Area Photos: Gallery Posts: 811	i bought this while I needed a telephoto WR lens. I've sold it after the WR version of 55-300 was released but it served me well. Must have gotten a really good copy to get such sharp image at 200mm

04-19-2014, 05:09 AM	#15
Crux Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 56	This is the lens I picked to go with my k5-II body. The price had a lot to do with that but I don't regret it at all.