The 60-250 is a fixed ap f4 lens and a DA*. It’s the premium long zoom for the
Pentax APS-C cameras. The DA 55-300, while very good, was meant to be a bargain
zoom. I don’t now how the two lenses compare in use. But the 60-250 is of
course faster at full zoom, and I suspect image quality is somewhat better.
> On May 16, 2018, at 11:19 AM, ann sanfedele wrote:
>
> Paul - I wonder why this one is going for over $800, even on ebay, and a
> pre-owned DA 55-300 1:4-5.8 is only going for around $100.
> I was going to be happy selling my lens for $100.
>
> ann
>
> On 5/16/2018 11:04 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> My DA*60-250/4 has served me well for several years. I paid about $1700 for
>> it back then, B&H now sell it for $1296. I use it on the K-1 in both full
>> frame and crop mode. It vignettes slightly in full frame mode. I’m moving to
>> the D FA 70-200, so I would like the sell the 60-250. My sample doesn’t show
>> any signs of wear. The glass appears to be perfect. The zoom has always been
>> slightly stiff through the midrange, but I was told that is native to the
>> lens. It comes with original caps, the hood and the tripod mount. All the
>> goodies that it came with when new. I will let it go for $700, with free
>> shipping to a United States address. Will ship anywhere but will need
>> shipping fee to non-U.S. addresses.
>>
>> Paul
>
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