SMC Pentax DA 50-200mm F4-5.6 ED review
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Re: SMC Pentax DA 50-200mm F4-5.6 ED review
jamesm007 wrote:
It is a nice lens for the price. When Pentax designed this lens more than likely it was to be the classic in 35mm/FF equal of 70-300mm. What they designed is a remarkably small lens that does that range as well as any in the price range.
Its small but has some heft to it, feels well built.
I personally wipe the barrel in down pours of rain before retracting. That's up to you.
It comes with a large thick lens hood, nothing cheap about it.
There is a pretty bad review from Photozone. They probably had a poor sample of the lens. Owning this lens I know its not that bad. The good reviews -
https://www.ephotozine.com/article/pentax-smc-50-200mm-f-4-5-6-da-ed-interchangeable-lens-review-4568
Popular Photo tested the WR version which is optically the same as all others.
http://www.popphoto.com/gear/2010/09/tested-pentax-50-200mm-f4-56-da-wr
Now after reading them, this lens should be a really good performer, better than Average. Well wide open and I will have some issues at certain focal lengths. However at f/11 it does produces a picture that is uniform across the whole 50-200mm frame and detailed enough for good prints 8X10. Pentax keeps it in the catalog. A good performing and feature rich lens for the money.
A out of K-5 jpeg with minimal PP not cropped, no sharp mask
K-5, 1/500, iso400 200mm equal to 300mm FF. Out of Cam JPEG
nice shots
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