Pentax DA 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED Lens for Pentax and Samsung DSLR Cameras by Pentax
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Digital camera reviews of Pentax DA 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED Lens for Pentax and Samsung DSLR Cameras
Digital camera Review: Dream Telephoto Lens
Summary: 5 Stars
This lens work with Pentax digital SLR's. It's advantage over the Pentax 35mm SLR lens is it works with the camera to do part of the work, so you can concentrate on the picture. It is light weight and quite clear.
The only draw back is that the F stop is a little slow.
Digital camera Review: Excelent lens
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought it to cover the upper part of the tele-range. So far I'm a happy camper.Digital camera Review: Excellent "kit" tele-zoom, complementing the standard zoom lens
Summary: 4 Stars
The Pentax K10D SLDR is a superstar in the competitive under-one-thousand camera market, giving the much higher-priced Nikon D-80 a stiff run for the money. The Pentax (and Sony Alpha) camera-body-based anti-shake construction allows for lower cost lenses than Canon or Nikon [where the anti-shake function is built into each lens you purchase]. Hence the production cost of Pentax (and Sony/K-M) supplementary lenses is much lower for the quality received. As the K10D standard kit lens is an 18-55mm zoom [26 to 82 mm in 35mm equivalents], the 50-200mm tele-zoom [75 to 300 mm in 35mm equivalents] nicely extends the standard lens range, bringing your lens power into the portrait and medium tele category ... perfect for most hobbyists.
The f5.6 aperture when fully zoomed transmits adequate light for autofocus to function well [unlike the f6.3 limit in some other kit zooms]; the one caveat being that very fast sport and action shots may encounter modest focus delay. The construction quality was noted 'best of the kit lens group' by PopPhoto, with minimal (basically invisible) distortion at either end. This is about as good as it gets in the one hundred-buck field; sure you can buy bigger and faster zooms, but you'll also carry more weight (and fewer coins). Highly recommended.
Digital camera Review: Excellent value - high image quality for a reasonable price
Summary: 5 Stars
The Pentax DA 50-200 lens is inexpensive but a reasonably good performer. When combined with a Pentax body such as the K10D that offers in-body image stabilization, the main limitation in obtaining good images is not the camera or lens but the photographer's imagination. Unless you are a professional photographer specializing in sports, this lens would be more than adequate, especially if you are looking for a good travel lens to complement the 16-45 or the 18-55 lenses.
PROS: Very lightweight lens with adequate zoom range. Good image quality. Focuses as fast as most other Pentax lenses in bright light.
CONS: f5.6 is rather limiting if you plan to photograph sporting events in twilight or artificial lighting. The depth of field at 5.6 is rather wide. Due to the f5.6, you may be forced to use higher ISO with resulting higher noise. You really should not plan on combining this lens with a teleconverter.
Digital camera Review: Exciting Lens from Pentax
Summary: 4 Stars
I found this lens to be of very high quality. Small, light, and well built. Love the fast focus capabilities and the quick shift focus that takes you to manual from auto with just a twist of the focus ring. Color and contrast are good. Great lens for the price I paid on Amazon. I've had tons of fun with this versatile Pentax lens on my *ist DS. I highly recommend this lens to all digital *ist owners. Thank you Amazon for the great price and next day delivery. Another satisfied Pentax and Amazon customer.