Yes, but Godfrey's awful can be other peoples acceptable. IIRC the
Tamron 18-200mm is like the 28-200 both were available in Pentax livery.
(pretty much the same lens), with better coatings, and similar results.
I'm wary of greater than 3-4x zoom ratios anyway, but the Pentax version
of the 28-200 gave pretty good results on APS-C digital until I knocked
it around enough to cause some decentering. That's a hazard with any
complex lens design, but I despite the seemingly robust construction of
the 28-200 it proved to be a bit fragile. I expect that the internals
of the 18-200 won't be any sturdier, and possibly a lot less so given
it's greater range and price point..
On 3/19/2013 4:27 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Tried one. Returned it. Found it awful.
G
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Charles Robinson <[email protected]> wrote:
There's one of 'em on CL here for $80.
Seems like (for my son or daughter) that would be a handy "travel zoom". But
not if it sucks.
I've used the 28-200 product and found the results to be "ok" at best.
Thoughts? Opinions?
-Charles
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