| Latest Review Posted | SMC Pentax-DA 16-45mm F4
This zoom lens is awesome! I love how lightweight it is, and the beautiful "Pentax" colors it produces. Sharp wide open and the 16-45mm range is a great walkaround, though it's missing the telephoto zoom end. And on the used market, it is so cheap and makes a great bang for the buck! There are times when the images I take with this lens pop almost as much as my DA limited primes... My only negatives are its lack of any WR and the weird zoom operation (where it's longest at the wide end and shortest at the telephoto end). Autofocus operation is blazing fast and accurate, though sometimes a bit noisy because it doesn't have a silent AF motor. I'm thinking of replacing it with newer zoom lenses like DA* 16-50 or DA 16-85 but those are a lot more expensive. As a step up from the 18-55 kit lens, this can't be beat!! |
