P.J. Alling wrote: 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 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thanks, score two for the 18-250mm. It's a cheaper lens too, which given the use it will get with the worst weather months ahead, probably not a bad choice. I'll see what I can find - Pentax or Tamron. Malcolm -- 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.
