I bought the 18-250 re-badged Tamron lens the other day from Adorama. I, too, wanted a lens that could substitute for other zooms. I'm headed for China in March and didn't want to have to change lenses very often when I am there.
Jim A. > Has anybody used the Pentax version of the 18-250 (smc P-DA 18-250mm) yet? > Any impressions about it? I don't seem to find any reasonable reviews. > > I know, I know, many people here have a snobbish attitude towards this > lens. It is not as great as 85/1.4 or 77/1.8. However, even though I am > not a soccer mom or dad, but I am considering getting this one -- > suitable for trips where I have weight/volume limitations, or for > occasions where I need wide range of focal lengths but cannot > switch lenses (e.g. when it is too dusty or there is no time for that). > For the former occasions, it would replace Tokinas 19-35,28-70,and Tamron > 70-300, while possibly leaving some space for 1 or 2 primes. > > Igor > > PS. Interesting reading regarding Tamron cousin (brother?) lens: > http://forums.steves-digicams.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=579477&forum_id=94&jump_to=806201 > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
