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My friend Stephen loaned me his Pentax SMCP-DA* 16-50mm f/2.8 ED AL (IF) SDM lens so I could put it through its paces and compare it to my kit lens (SMCP-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL). If you don’t know already, Pentax’s DA* (”D-A-star”) line of lenses are their highest quality zooms. They feature very high quality [...]

February 14th, 2009 | Tags: 12-24mm f/4 AT-X 124AF Pro DX, 18 pointed, aperture, B&H Photo Video, barrel distortion, battery grip, bazooka, bokeh, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM, center pinch lens cap, chromatic aberration, depth of field, DoF, expensive, field of view, focus, FoV, gasket, heavy, K100D, K110D, K200D, K20D, kit lens, lens hood, macro, MTF charts, Pentax K10D, photo, photozone.de, review, sample, shutter, Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC Macro, SMCP-DA 12-24mm f/4 ED AL (IF), SMCP-DA 16-45mm f/4.0 ED AL, SMCP-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL, SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited, SMCP-DA* 16-50mm f/2.8 ED AL (IF) SDM, SMCP-DA* 200mm f/2.8 ED (IF) SDM, SMCP-FA 50mm f/1.4, starbursts, Tokina, upgrade, user, weather seals | Category: gear, reviews | Comments (28)