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DA18-55 kit is just fine! (IMGS) · 08:37 PM

After awhile of reading all the posts from people talking of the new DA* or the latest Sigma f2.8 or some other great lens, I start to feel bad that I cann really afford these fine lenses.

Then I take my little DA18-55 kit lens outside into my garden and I feel better. Why? Let me show you...

These are all JPG, straight from the camera, no PP, resized to 800 pixels and nothing else.

Mr Hyde · 09-03-2007, 08:56 PM

No doubt that the kit lens is the best bang for the buck. Nice shots

Fritz · 09-03-2007, 09:32 PM

Nicely done. I like the rose especially, and the last two sunflower shots came off nicely as well. The kit lens works just fine doesn't it.

Mechan1k · 09-03-2007, 10:05 PM

I too am surprised at the quality of images the kit lens does produce ... as it is the only lens I still have at the moment ... it's the all I have to take photos with.

I am very happy with my photos ... not all keepers ... but the ones I do keep come up pretty nice.

HowLowCanYaGo · 09-03-2007, 10:48 PM

I agree with you...I've purchased several more expensive lenses and have always found the 18-55 to be my favorite...

nathancombs · 09-03-2007, 10:54 PM

i use it OFTEN my self to photo fires wrecks people ect... all the time i VERY happy with it

thomasjmpark · 09-04-2007, 05:29 AM

I too only have tghis lens at the moment and am very pleased with it most of the time. I still cant wait to get my hands on a 200mm lens though. Am waitng for the new pentax fit sigma 18-200mm to hit the shops, although a bit pricey I think I wont need to purchase anything else for a while.

janver · 09-04-2007, 01:50 PM

especially when stopped down to, say, f5.6-f16 values!

Jan V.

edwin_1980 · 09-04-2007, 02:13 PM

Nice shots,
I like the Pentax kit lenses. i also have a 50-200 wich is fine to.

Eastern Shore Charlie · 09-04-2007, 03:49 PM

The 18-55 is a great lens...but it is also the photographer who knows how to use it too...beautiful pics....

axl · 09-05-2007, 02:25 AM

Nice pics, I personaly think that no2 is bit blured, but I really like the rose, the first one, and one before last sunflower...
btw, DA 18-55 is excelent lens for the money. It's my most used lens, and I don't think I'm going to get rid of it anytime soon...

RoxnDox · 09-05-2007, 07:43 AM

These were all shot with the kit lens:

https://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/photo-2406.html
https://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/photo-2720.html
https://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/photo-2405.html

*I* think they turned out pretty nicely.

Jim

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09-04-2007, 01:50 PM	#8
janver Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 26	Nothing wrong with the Kit lens... especially when stopped down to, say, f5.6-f16 values! Jan V.

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09-03-2007, 08:56 PM	#2
Mr Hyde Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 760	No doubt that the kit lens is the best bang for the buck. Nice shots

09-03-2007, 09:32 PM	#3
Fritz Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tillamook, OR Posts: 1,222	Nicely done. I like the rose especially, and the last two sunflower shots came off nicely as well. The kit lens works just fine doesn't it.

09-03-2007, 10:05 PM	#4
Mechan1k Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,891	I too am surprised at the quality of images the kit lens does produce ... as it is the only lens I still have at the moment ... it's the all I have to take photos with. I am very happy with my photos ... not all keepers ... but the ones I do keep come up pretty nice.

09-03-2007, 10:48 PM	#5
HowLowCanYaGo Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 243	I agree with you...I've purchased several more expensive lenses and have always found the 18-55 to be my favorite...

09-03-2007, 10:54 PM	#6
nathancombs Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Waysboro va Photos: Gallery Posts: 517	i use it OFTEN my self to photo fires wrecks people ect... all the time i VERY happy with it

09-04-2007, 05:29 AM	#7
thomasjmpark Inactive Account Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Keswick, England Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,134	I too only have tghis lens at the moment and am very pleased with it most of the time. I still cant wait to get my hands on a 200mm lens though. Am waitng for the new pentax fit sigma 18-200mm to hit the shops, although a bit pricey I think I wont need to purchase anything else for a while.

09-04-2007, 02:13 PM	#9
edwin_1980 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rotterdam Photos: Gallery Posts: 54	Nice shots, I like the Pentax kit lenses. i also have a 50-200 wich is fine to.

09-04-2007, 03:49 PM	#10
Eastern Shore Charlie Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: 21639/ USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 822	The 18-55 is a great lens...but it is also the photographer who knows how to use it too...beautiful pics....

09-05-2007, 02:25 AM	#11
axl Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nove Zamky, Slovakia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,183	Nice pics, I personaly think that no2 is bit blured, but I really like the rose, the first one, and one before last sunflower... btw, DA 18-55 is excelent lens for the money. It's my most used lens, and I don't think I'm going to get rid of it anytime soon...

09-05-2007, 07:43 AM	#12
RoxnDox Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gig Harbor, Washington, USA, Terra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,494	These were all shot with the kit lens: https://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/photo-2406.html https://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/photo-2720.html https://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/photo-2405.html I think they turned out pretty nicely. Jim

DA18-55 kit is just fine! (IMGS)

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