| Latest Review Posted | SMC Pentax-DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED
I bought this lens as compact tele-zoom to extend my 70-210 Tokina. It allows 190/4.5 and 260/5.6. It's quite good for cheap lens.
You should purchase this lens carefully with testing - some pieces are good, some are not. My ticket was lucky.
I was surprised by sharpness and contrast, using the lens as tele-portrait. But don't expect great bokeh - it's absolutely boring, even if you'll compare it with DA 50-200.
The AF lifehack for this lens: if you want to speed up your AF, don't use it longer than 260mm. It will give you /f5.6, and AF speed will really improve.
However, it's noisy and I'm always afraid, it will self-destruct. :D But you have no other options for cheap tele-zooms. I tried Tokina 70-210 and 75-300, some Sigmas 75-300 and Tamron. No other choice. Nothing compares with this one - if you are lucky.
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