From pentax lens literature the new smc pentax da 18 270mm f3. Speech is free, but discussion at lenshero is moderated. Pentax da 18270 sdm vs 1770 sdm vs 18250 af speed test. What i am wondering is should i go for a dedicated zoom lens 70300 mm or should i go for a more all purpose lens 18 270 mm. Please discuss your opinion of this lens here, and discuss feedback for lenshero at our support community. First was a six week combination photo tour and personal trip to nepal, bhutan and india. The pentax 18 270mm lens has a very quiet af motor. I had the chance to try out the 18 270mm lens i recently received from pentax on the k50.
Unfortunately the autofocus of this new lens sometimes doesnt work, on occasion locking at infinity or at the shortest range. But because it isnt a ringtype ultrasonic system, its. New version of topaz labs denoise ai released coupon code included. The tamron 18 270 pzd shows a build quality which is typical for consumer grade zooms.
Benefitting the long reach of this lens, two extralow dispersion elements have been incorporated into the lens construction to help reduce chromatic aberration and improve overall image clarity. My local repair people said it needed to go back to japan, but given its age and the potential repair cost i decided to splash out on the new pentax 18 270 superzoom. This large range of zoom allows the photographer to capture a variety of subjects without changing lenses. Its extra ordinary wide angletolongtelephoto zoom coverage makes this zoom lens extremely versatile and handy, as it allows the user to effortlessly capture a wide variety of subjects, ranging from landscapes and snapshots to sports events, without having to. To test this lens, i took it with me on a couple of trips.
This entry was posted in uncategorized and tagged hd pentax d fa 70210mm f4 ed sdm wr lens. Both lenses are based on a design by tamron who has been a leader in super zooms for many years. It provides the same field of view as a 27405mm lens on a fullframe camera. Just about every close focusing, internal focus, super widerange zoom changes in. With greater sharpness, less distortion, and fewer chromatic aberrations, the sigma 18 300mm is the bestperforming lens of its type on the pentax k5 iis, slightly outperforming pentax s own 18 270mm alternative.
Pentax da 18270mm top 100 interesting lenses youtube. First hd pentaxd fa 70210mm f4 ed sdm wr lens field test. Pentax da 18 270 sdm vs 1770 sdm vs 18 250 af speed test. Save up to 40% off sale price and get a 180day warranty. This large range of zoomallows the photographer to capture a variety of scenes and subjects without changing lenses. The pzd autofocus is a lot quieter than the standard micro motor fitted to tamrons older 18 270mm lens. The 18270mm is meant for casual pentax dslr users who want to stick to just one lens. Review by klaus schroiff, published september 2008 special thanks to jerome hubert for providing the lens for testing. Which pentax is best for general use, 18 5 or 18 270. Discussionwhat do you think about the pentax smc daa 18 270mm f3. The tamron 1750 is my most used lens and with the 18 5 as my rainy day lens.
We do not formally test the quality of background blur for such slow lenses, but feel the need to illustrate if a lens shows extraordinarily good or bad behaviour in this regard in our field tests. Used pentax lenses for sale buy or sell online keh. Handling this is a very chunky lens and, unusually for pentax, the manual focusing ring is. The tamron 18 270 pzd unfortunately qualifies for a nonhonorable mention. Apochromatic lenses have special lens elements aspheric, extralow dispersion etc. This is a pretty good lens if you want a doitall lens. The pentax 18270mm zoom is designed exclusively for digital cameras and only covers the apsc image circle. Personally i use the two lens solution and not accept the optical compromises, especially in. Ricoh imaging kmount telephoto lens page is smc pentax da 18 270mmf3. Mar 16, 2017 im going to buy a k70 and i have no intention of buying lenses, i want to have. Find out which is better and their overall performance in the camera lens. Hd pentax d fa 70210mm f4 ed sdm wr lens preorder links.
This lens features a super high magnification of approximately 15x with a ultrasonic drive av and enables shooting from wide to super telephoto. This variableaperture zoom covers a 18mm to 270mm focalrange. Because it is compact and covers such a broad zoom range, its the ideal travel lens. Which pentax is best for general use, 185 or 18270. Here are a number of sample photos taken with the new pentax smc da 18 270mm f3. For the camera have antishake function in the camera body, this lens s hybrid optical stabilizer provide not only antishake function for the camera body compensation, but also provide the function to compensate the image shaking in the view finder of the camera.
For the same money you can get both the nikon 18 55 and 55 200 lenses and get much less distortion for the same price, but you have to carry two smaller lenses and change them as needed. Reviews beyond the studio tests feature articles and videos see how we see sample galleries real world performance field test videos throwback thursday classic cameras from days past whats. This lens foregoes the traditional pentax screw drive focusing mechanism and features a builtin super sonic focusing motor sdm only. Pentax da 18 5mm dc wr tamron 18 250 for pentax almost the same as da 18 250 pentax da 18 270 ed sdm pentax da 17.
Unofficial fullframe compatibility tests by pentax forums. Introduction it is an open secret that the pentax smc da 18 250mm f3. This lens is manufactured by tamron, and thus it is made in china rather than in vietnam, where the pentax lens factory is located. From pentax lens literature the new smc pentax da 18270mm f3. Buy or sell used pentax camera lenses at keh camera. Find out if the pentax 18270mm lens is right for you. This highmagnification zoom lens offers a 15x zoom ratio to cover focal lengths from wide angle to super telephoto.
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