Hi all, the 18-55 kit lens might lack some quality compared to other, much more expensive lenses. But AFAIK it does perform surprisingly well for its price or value (about $50 to $100?).
How is the difference to its current successor? = 18-55mm = f 1:3.5-1:5.6 - lenses 12 -> 11 - groups 9 -> 8 = distance 0.25 m = fmin 22-38 = filter 52mm = length 67.5mm = diameter 68mm - weight 225 g -> 220 g Apart from the different label with an extra red "II" I do not see any outside difference. Specs are almost identical, mainly one lens and one group less, thus less weight and probably less manufacturing cost. Did they improve optical quality by omitting a lens? I guess it does improve profit only. Are there any side-by-side comparisons? -- Psssst! Schon vom neuen GMX MultiMessenger gehört? Der kann`s mit allen: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/multimessenger -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
