Product Description

This lens blends versatility with affordability, giving the casual photographer a broader canvas without having to carry a multitude of lenses. It features great wide-angle capability with a standard 3x zoom range.

Product Details

• Brand: Pentax
• Model: 21717
• Released on: 2008-03-26
• Dimensions: 2.70" h x 2.70" w x 2.70" l, .49 pounds

Features

• Improved resolution to match with high resolution sensors
• PENTAX SP coating protects the exposed lens elements
• Aspherical elements compensate for spherical aberration
• Developed specifically for PENTAX digital SLRs
• Focal length equivalent to 27mm to 82.5mm in the 35mm format

Customer Reviews

Pentax DA 18-55 AL II for a Pentax Pro
I'm a former pro photographer for a newspaper & now freelance my skills for special events & corporate needs. The original kit lens was quite good for general use and serves well for newspaper shots, but not up to pro standards for high resolution work. Enter the AL II designed for the newly introduced high resolution Pentax K20D:

The new AL II has improved the resolution across the entire focal range, from corner to corner. Border softening is dramatically reduced, and the original lens vignetting is all but eliminated. Pentax has made a very good kit lens noticably better.

Nice improvement
This lense is a nice improvement over the original 18-55MM. You have about a 1 F-stop change in light transmission. The edges are much clearer. This is the best kit lense by far compared to any competitor.

Surprisingly good optics for a value-priced lens
A noticeable improvement over the first edition of this lens. Lightweight and small and the optics stand up to the much higher priced lenses. I recommend this lens to anyone interested in a great lightweight walk-around zoom.