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18-135mm lens advice Pentax or Sigma AF

Started May 1, 2012 | Discussions thread
jimrpdx
jimrpdx Veteran Member • Posts: 3,954
Re: 18-135mm lens advice Pentax or Sigma AF

tellem_esdreamin wrote:

Thanks for that. I did mean the sigma 18-125. As I thought the 250 would be a bit large. I am traveling now and think the 18-125 is a better balance. I am in the states for another week ( from Australia ) and the Pentax lens is a couple of hundred dollars cheaper than at home. So wondering whether to pounce!

Sigma lenses seem about the same price.

I went down the middle on this, with the Sigma 18-200. They make a new one now, 200g heavier (and me $200 lighter?) for stuff I don't need = no thanks. My 18-200 outperformed both Tamrons (18-200 and -250) due to equal or better IQ and Zero zoom creep.

I'm watching for the DA 'high-magnification zoom' news later this year; if it does not meet my needs the old 18-200 mark I could be back in my hands. I'd love it to be WR, could tolerate XS if it fits the K-5. That would be a great hiking lens if it were XS and WR! Question is, what will make it enough different from the DA 18-135? We shall see. If it were 17-170 I'd be even happier!

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