Well it's a re-badged Tamron with Pentax Electronics and SMC. Tamron
makes good lenses. I used to use the Pentax 28-200, also a re-badged
Tamron, along with the FA 20-35 as a two lens kit, On the *ist-D the Ds
and the K20D and it was much better than it's reputation, (until I
banged it around enough that some of the elements decentered, not the
most robust lens, though there was a lot of metal in it's construction
for a bargain all in wonder). The 18-250 actually has a much better
reputation so I'd expect it to be pretty good. Keh.com actually has a
couple of Tamron branded versions in stock, so you might look at those.
http://tinyurl.com/hm6ext3
On 11/6/2016 8:01 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote:
I would be grateful for any views on this lens.
My health has slowly improved over the last year, and I'm both cycling again
and walking further. By the 14th, I hope to be up to doing my old 5 miles
walking route daily. At the moment for walks, I have a camera bag which is
big enough to take one DSLR with lens attached with a pocket for a 'phone
etc - ideal for this. At the moment I decide which range of lens I need
before I go out, but I really need a lens that covers from very wide to
distance as I go further afield.
Is this a good choice?
Malcolm
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