Review: Pentax 50-200mm
By
Andrew Alexander, The Imaging Resource
(Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 17:16 EDT)
Released in 2005, the Pentax 50-200mm ƒ/4-5.6 ED SMC P-DA represents the consumer end of Pentax's telephoto zoom lens offerings.
The lens is designed to fit the digital APS-C sensor, but I didn't find any evidence of corner vignetting on a film body until 135mm or longer. It's also a variable aperture lens, in that as you increase the focal length, both the minimum and maximum aperture sizes increase. The lens takes 52mm filters, comes standard with a circular-style lens hood, and is available now for around $200.
For more, read our Pentax 50-200mm ƒ/4-5.6 ED SMC P-DA review.
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