| Latest Review Posted | SMC Pentax-DA L 18-50mm F4-5.6 DC WR RE
What an awesome kit lens. It's portable and well made. The noise is almost zero(compared with those screw driven lenses). I use it as a wide angle lens only, so I'm not sure about the 35mm and 50mm parts, but I'm very satisfied with the 18mm part. The fact is all other wide angle lenses are far more expensive than this one, no matter prime or zoom.
My copy seems to backfocus somewhat on my K-30, so may be I'm not able to release its full power, but in my case, the Chromatic Aberration is kind of severe, rather visible at the edge between high contrast zones. Apart from that, I would say the sharpness can be better, but I'm comparing it with da35/2.4. When stand among other 18-55 lenses, there's no problem at all.
So, after all I would definitely recommend this lens, if you can get it at a reasonable price. Please look at pictures for real performance. |
