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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 05-24-2018, 04:44 AM  
Need Advice For Secondary Zoom Lens
Posted By Kozlok
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For indoors, I would recommend getting the Sigma 17-50/2.8. Used they are going for $300-350 these days. The Pentax 16-50/2.8 is going for similar prices, and it is WR, but there are some durability issues with SDM.

For general use, the Pentax HD 16-85 is really great. If you don’t have a need for WR, the Sigma 17-70 is also a fine choice. The Pentax 18-135 isn’t quite as good as the 16-85 or Sigma 17-70, but it has more range and it’s a fine compromise. For me, I’d rather shoot the 16-85 and carry the 55-300 for when I need telephoto. If I’ll be inside a lot, I use the 16-50/2.8 and the 55-300.

The extreme ranges 18-2xx are substandard. Fine for snapshots but the IQ isn’t really there.

HD is a coating, probably the best there is. If you had a blurry lens, it may have been defective. Don’t give up on all of them.
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