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Binding: ElectronicsBrand: Pentax EAN: 0027075079762 Item Dimensions: Label: Pentax Manufacturer: Pentax Maximum Focal Length: 45 millimeters Minimum Focal Length: 16 millimeters Model: 21507 MPN: 21507 Optical Zoom: 2.8 unknown-units Publisher: Pentax Studio: Pentax Features:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: The Pentax interchangeable lens system provides a complete line of high-quality lenses to satisfy your every creative need. Offering a wide range of focal lengths, functions and effects for different formats, Pentax lenses are designed to maximize each camera's capabilities. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Excellent valueFor my first DSLR I bought this zoom for general shooting through recommendations from dpreview web site forums. It is not the most solid built zoom, but it does fine for wide angle to normal scenics at f8-f11. The color and constrast are very good. Close ups are easy also. For much more cash I am sure more resolution might be available, and possibly more edge detail, but I intend to use the cash for primes later Rating: - Five decades and they are still at itPentax have always produced fine glass at a manageable price, and this lens is no exception. I own Pentax primes going back to the 1960s and have been spoiled by the wonderful qualities of those lenses; to the point where I--like other reviewers--did not consider zooms. However, when I purchased a K20D I felt it deserved better than the 18-55 kit lens (version I not II) I had floating around for a general-purpose 'travel' lens. Reading the reviews on the 16-50 I was concerned with the quality ... Read More Rating: - The Pentax 16-45mm f4 is a Keeper.Ditto Dana G's review. I migrated from a pretty extensive Nikon film system, and have used all kinds of other brands of film camera equipment, either on assignment or as a community college photo instructor during the 70's and 80's. I tried a variety of zooms, including varifocals with ELD glass. They were visibly softer than their equivalent single-focal-length counterparts. I noticed this after I had spent a long time using one particular varifocal. One day I switched back to a prime and when the ... Read More Rating: - Great image quality for a reasonable price, with few "issues"I have had this lens for almost a year, and taken hundreds of photographs with it. It is usually on my K10D with a circular polarizer. There are many "pros" and few "cons": Pros: 1) It is considerably lighter and smaller than one would expect for a constant aperture f4 lens, as it is designed for digital SLRs. You can leave it on the camera as your walk-around "normal" or "street" lens. 2) Image quality is superb, from the center out to the corners, even at f4. I have the 18-55 kit ... Read More Rating: - Clear and flexiableI bought this lens instead of the 18-55 mm kit lens and I am very satified with that decision. The images are clear and the colors true. For normal picture you really don't see any distortion. I don't have a good prime lens to compare it to yet, but for general use and walking around this is a very good choice in a mid- to high-end lens. This glass will most likely become my general use lens. |
