HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED WR Review

Sample Photos

The following samples images were taken with the HD Pentax DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED WR lens and the Pentax K-3 (firmware version 1.0) body in and around Bamberg, Germany. Note that minor post-processing has been applied only in cropping, minor straightening, and eV compensation. No adjustments were made to sharpening, tone, contrast, clarity, distortion correction (in camera or post), etc. All were shot RAW (DNG) and then converted to JPEG in Adobe Lightroom 4.4.

Larger versions can be viewed by clicking on the respective thumbnails below:

300mm, 1/1000s, F6.3, ISO 400, Handheld	150mm, 1/640s, F7.1, ISO 400, Handheld
55mm, 1/160s, F5.6, ISO 100, Handheld	300mm, 1/800s, F6.3, ISO 200, Handheld
170mm, 1/800s, F4.5, ISO 100, Handheld	62.5mm, 1/60s, F7.1, ISO 100, Tripod, 2s Timer
55mm, 1/160s, F5.6, ISO 400, Handheld	190mm, 1/200s, F4.5, ISO 800, Handheld
77.5mm, 1/200s, F5.6, ISO 100, Handheld	107.5mm, 1/200s, F5.6, ISO 400, Handheld
150mm, 1/1000s, F5.6, ISO 400, Handheld	135mm, 1/320s, F5.6, ISO 400, Handheld
230mm, 1/640s, F5.6, ISO 400, Handheld	300mm, 1/1000s, F6.3, ISO 1600, Handheld
260mm, 1/800s, F5.6, ISO 400, Handheld	190mm, 1/400s, F8.0, ISO 400, Handheld
70mm, 1/180s, F11, ISO 200, Tripod, Studio Lighting	70mm, 1/800s, F8.0, ISO 400, Handheld
150mm, 1/640s, F7.1, ISO 100, Handheld	300mm, 1/1600s, F6.3, ISO 800, Handheld
107.5mm, 1/400s, F5.6, ISO 1600, Handheld	78mm, 1/500s, F8.0, ISO 400, Handheld
135mm, 1/160s, F6.3, ISO 1600, Handheld	120mm, 1/1250s, F7.1, ISO 1250, Handheld
230mm, 1/400s, F6.3, ISO 1600, Handheld	107.5mm, 1/60s, F7.1, ISO 1600, Handheld
230mm, 1/160s, F8.0, ISO 1600, Handheld

The following samples images were taken with a Pentax HD DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED WR and the Pentax K-3 (firmware version 1.0) body while skiing in the Austrian Alps. Note that minor post-processing has been applied only in cropping, minor straightening, and eV compensation. No adjustments were made to sharpening, tone, contrast, clarity, distortion correction (in camera or post), etc. All were shot RAW (DNG) and then converted to JPEG in Adobe Lightroom 4.4.

Larger versions can be viewed by clicking on the respective thumbnails below:

300mm, 1/2500s, F8.0, ISO 1600, Handheld	97.5mm, 1/1000s, F8.0, ISO 200, Handheld
300mm, 1/1000s, F6.3, ISO 800, Handheld	55mm, 1/2500s, F7.1, ISO 1600, Handheld
300mm, 1/2500s, F14, ISO 400, Handheld	300mm, 1/1000s, F6.3, ISO 800, Handheld
300mm, 1/640s, F6.3, ISO 800, Handheld	170mm, 1/2500s, F6.3, ISO 1600, Handheld
300mm, 1/2500s, F7.1, ISO 1600, Handheld	97.5mm, 1/6400s, F8.0, ISO 100, Handheld

And last but not least, our conclusion and overall rating of the HD 55-300 can be found on the following page.

Value, Competition, and Pricing

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