Russell Kerstetter wrote: > On 9/25/06, Patrick Genovese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>I'm considering whether or not to get a DA 18-55 as a Kit with a K10D > > > keeping in mind that I am relatively new to photography..... > > I was very pleased with the quality of the 18-55 conmpared to what I > read about what to expect from a kit lens. I also have the A24/2.8 > which my (untrained?) eye cannot differentiate from the 18-55. Also > (someone mentioned Canon), I ran into a Canon user somewhere who > remarked that this lens was much better than the kit he got when he > recently purchased a new body (I am not sure *how* he knew though). > It is a bit slow, but it's also a bit more affordable than a 16-45, > especially if you need to conserve funds for the 16-50. > > Russell >
The 18-55 is a good little lens, by far the best of the 'kit' lenses for digital (The only other Kit lens I consider to be in the running is the Nikon 18-70, which is better built, with AF-S focusing and more range, but optically similar and twice the cost. All others are worse perfomers, typically for similar or more money). -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
