Bill, it is a Tamron rebadge, probably with Pentax coatings and electronics. Apparently it is a good lens. I will probably get one. It has been discussed here:
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/63557036 My main concern is that it is manufactured in Vietnam, not Japan like my DFA 15-30 and 24-70. They are quite good. Joe -- 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.

