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Zoom Lens Pentax DA 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED for Digital SLR Cameras From Pentax List Price: $281.88 Price: $175.00 You Save: $106.88 (38%) In Stock. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Ships from and sold by ShopCell 35 new or used available from $145.99 Average customer review:

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Great lens for the price
If you have the 18-55mm kit lens, then you’ll find that the da 50-200mm feels just about the same. This lens 200mm is slightly heavier and slightly longer than the 18-55mm, but still very easy to handle. I uploaded two images to the user gallery above, showing the 18-55mm next to the 50-200mm.

Most people seem to decide between this zoom 200mm lens or the Tamron AF70-300mm F/4-5.6, which is similarly priced. After doing a lot of research, I decided on the Pentax 50-200mm because of its compact size and much lighter weight. Although I haven’t used the Tamron lens myself, the specifications show that it is longer and twice as heavy as the Pentax.

Another thing to consider is that the Tamron AF70-300mm has a 62mm filter diameter, while the Pentax DA 50-200mm and DA 18-55mm share the same 52mm filter diameter. If you already own the 18-55mm kit lens, you’ll be able to use any filters that you already have on the 50-200mm. In my experience, larger filters also cost a bit more, so sticking with 52mm filters would mean cheaper filters that you can also share between lenses.

If you’ve never used a telephoto lens like this one (and I hadn’t), then you’ll find that slight movements are really exaggerated when you’re fully zoomed in. Also, at 200mm, the widest aperture setting is f5.6 (smaller f-number means a bigger aperture), which is fine if you’re outdoors and there’s plenty of light, but can make indoor/low light photography a bit difficult. Shake reduction will definitely help, but you’ll probably want a tripod if you’re shooting at 200mm in low light.

Keep in mind that the Pentax DSLRs like the K100D have a 1.5x focal length multiplier. This means that you need to multiply the specified focal lengths of the lenses by 1.5 to get their 35mm SLR equivalent. On a digital SLR, this lens will give you the equivalent of 75-300mm on a regular 35mm SLR camera. Overall, this is a great lens for the price.

Nice, small telephoto lens
This 50-200 is the best in its class for any Pentax digital SLR. It’s very small, light weight, internal focusing, and allows on demand manual focusing. If you haven’t purchased your K100D yet, you can probably find this in a two lens kit at a nice little discount.

The “on demand” manual focus (also on the kit 18-55), allows you to instantly teak the focus after the autofocus has locked on the subject. This is very handy, as the camera may pick a person’s shoulder rather than eyes on which to focus, etc. A very effecient lens hood is also included.

If you already have one of the digital SLR Pentax cameras, and if size is not critical, you might consider a long focal length lens. Pentax doesn’t really have a good option (as of this writing); therefore, I’d recommend the Tamron 70-300 LD Di zoom. It’ll give you 50% more range, a 1:2 lifesize close-up mode, and a 6 year USA warranty (vs. 1 year from Pentax). This brand new design features Low-Dispersion glass and is designed to work better than previous designs with digital sensors.

Exciting Lens from Pentax
I found this lens to be of very high quality. Small, light, and well built. Love the fast focus capabilities and the quick shift focus that takes you to manual from auto with just a twist of the focus ring. Color and contrast are good. Great lens for the price I paid on Amazon. I’ve had tons of fun with this versatile Pentax lens on my *ist DS. I highly recommend this lens to all digital *ist owners. Thank you Amazon for the great price and next day delivery. Another satisfied Pentax and Amazon customer.

Pentax DA 50-200 mm Lens,

The lens is doing just what I wanted. Will be using it alot more this summer. Love not having to manually adjust the camera. Quickly found I didn’t like using the manual lenses from my old Pentax film camera on the SLR Pentax K200D body I had ordered a couple of months before.

Lens pentax telephoto,

I haven’t had adequate time to use produ ct to give it a proper review. I have used it a couple of times and it works as expected. I believe for the price it was a excellent purchase and would recommend it to anybody interested in a telephoto. Shop and compare and I believe you will agree.

Lens 200mm

As advertised. The lens works great! It  gave me the range I was looking for at a price I could could live with. I would recommend the lens for anyone with a Pentax camera if they were needing the 50-200mm range. I get good sharp clear pictures and the color definition is as good as with the 18-55mm that came with the Pentax ist ds when I purchased it.

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(Save OFF 46%) EF Canon Digital 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM Zoom Lens From Canon List Price: $390.00 Price: $209.95 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. You Save: $180.05 (46%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Ships from and sold by Amazon.com 19 new or used available from $188.38 Average customer review:

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I’m happy I chose this EF USM instead of the alternate EF-S

I needed to replace the lens on my Canon Rebel XT D-SLR. The EF-S on first glance seemed like the perfect replacement since Canon produced the EF-S series specifically for the compressed sensor D-SLR line. After weighing the pros and cons of the two, I chose this ef 28-105mm usm lens largely on the basis of price. It was the right choice, and I haven’t found any loss of features or quality.

Multiplying the range by 1.6 for a 35mm equivalence (if you have a Rebel XT, 20D or 30D), this 105mm lens is really just a slightly wide angle to stronger telephoto zoom. (about 45mm-170mm if it was a 35mm film camera) If this range suits you, then this lens is an excellent value over a EF-S wide-angle/telephoto zoom. You’ll keep all of the features, save money and have a faster lens.

The EF Lens meshes well with the current line of Canon digital SLRs. In addition, unlike the EF-S series, they are compatible with all of the Canon EOS products including higher-end cameras like the Mark II.

SPECIFIC OBSERVATIONS FROM WEEKS OF USE:
My first concern before purchasing this lens was the MINIMUM FOCUS DISTANCE of 0.5 meters, or approximately 18 inches. I do a lot of macro work transferring images into digital, so I was a tad worried. However, after getting the lens and zooming in, I realized that the focusing distance wasn’t really an issue after all. In most cases, I could manage to stand six or so inches further away and still get a highly magnified shot. So that you can see that the macro function works well, I’ve uploaded an image of a small hamster photographed at 102mm.

My second concern was lens QUALITY AND SHARPNESS, particularly in the wide-angle setting near the edges of the photo. This lens exceeded my expectations. So that you can see the quality of this EF zoom lens, I’ve uploaded an uncropped picture of the SF Bay Bridge taken at the 28mm wide-angle setting. You’ll see that the photo is sharp all the way through the edges of the frame. (it is a web-sized jpeg, so you should take that into consideration and use it mainly to see the sharpness of the photo, particularly near the outside edges)

I did get an unexpected bonus with this ef 28-105mm lens. The MANUAL FOCUS ring is in the front. I love it. Disabling the auto-focus is a snap, and the position and feel of the manual focus is perfect for sports or social activities where the subject is often not the closest object. The ring itself is ridged and made of rubber, making handling a breeze.

While I hadn’t expected to replace my stock lens so soon, I think it ended up for the best. This lens is actually superior to the one that came with the XT. I lost some wide-angle function but gained much more telephoto. The price is excellent and the quality of the lens is high.

Versatile and quick
I am very satisfied with the overall performance of canon 105mm. It focuses instantly and silently. USM is definitely an advantage and that was one of the reasons why I preferred Canon over other brands. The high pitched sound associated with focusing becomes quite irritating even at occasions when you do not need a silent operation. With a USM lens you do not hear anything and this is really fascinating. This lens produces very clear photos and is definitely better than the Canon EF 28-90 lens which is usually sold with the body for three reasons: 1. The grip feels much better. 2. The lens provides a larger aperture at longer focal lenghts. 3. Basically it has a focal length of 28-105 mm (vs 28-90). Even if there is a significant price difference I would suggest the 28-105 mm. You will NOT regret it.

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Canon Digital EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS SLR Camera Lens From Canon List Price: $199.99 Price: $139.99 You Save: $60.00 (30%) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Ships from and sold by Gigabargain 35 new or used available from $104.99 Average customer review:

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Great ef camera lens, especially for the very low price,* Very sharp across the image, even wide open.
* Low Chroma. I read a test ([...]) that found higher than normal amounts of CA in this canon 55mm lens at some apertures, but I don’t see it. My standard test is to shoot bare tree limbs on bright sunny days & look for purple fringing, especially at the edges. I’m not seeing anywhere near the level of fringing shown in some of their test shots.If anything, I’d call it “low” I read elsewhere that one of Canon’s goals in adding the aspherical element to this ef-s 18-55mm lens was to reduce CA, so I’m thinking maybe the lens tested in photozon.de was just a bad apple.
* Image Shake control works. I can’t attest to how often it provides a full 4 stops worth of shake reduction, but I can see a very clear result when using it.
* Fast accurate focusing. One of the reasons I purchased this lens was because I was dissatisfied with the performance of my (more expensive) Sigma 17-35 EX (the newer model), which while sharp, is just too slow and inaccurate a focuser for close work in action sports. The new Canon solved that problem.
* Compact, light weight & unobtrusive. Not much bigger than a normal lens.
CONS
* Barrel Distortion at 18mm (28mm) While not exsessive for an inexpensive lens, this is one area where you will see benefit from spending hundreds of dollars for a much more expensive Canon “IS” or “L,” or buying a fixed focal length lens. In most real world situations, it wasn’t all that noticeable. I could usually correct for it in Photoshop, but this is not a lens for critical architectural work etc. I have taken hundreds of photos with this lens and barrel distortion has only called attention to itself a few times. I suspect this is one price paid for the very compact design.
* Not very fast. Another area where an “L” has an edge. At F3.5 28mm equivalent and F5.6 85mm this ef zoom lens is relatively slow compared to a pro lens. This effects stopping the action in low light. OTH, you will have to spend hundreds more to get a usable top speed of F 2.8 and that is *only* one stop faster at 28mm equiv. I think both this lens’ sharpness and the IS system mitigate this “Con.” It took me a while to learn that I could shoot wide open at all focal lengths without having the outer third of the image turn to mush.That’s pretty amazing for a zoom at this price. You don’t have a stop or two you almost never use because it is too soft. And the IS system works well in low light, though that doesn’t figure in in stopping the action.
* Does not have that red stripe. Sad to say, some will never buy this sharp, handy little lens because in is not an “L” and/or doesn’t cost $[...]. Yes, it does does look a little “plasticy,” probably doesn’t have the build quality for heavy, everyday use by a real working pro, and does not look massive mounted on your camera body, like a “fast” pro lens that’s squeezing out that last F stop. But IMO, it looks very similar to Canon’s newer IS lenses, so there is no scarlet letter immediately identifying you as “cheap.” In other words, “Get over it.”

So, why did Canon produce such a good lens at such a bargain price? I’d say that it’s because Nikon announced their intention to do the same a little while ago. Also, Canon’s old non IS 18-55mm lens had the rep of being something of a dog. Finally, several competing cameras now have IS built into the body. Canon had to respond with a sharp IS lens that they could put on the Rebels & the 40D. In terms of sales, the low end of the digital ef market is both hot and very competitive. We’re the beneficiaries.

Not a professional photographer,

I know nothing about ISO, shutter speeds, Ring lag etc…I’m so not a professional Photographer far from it. I just set my Canon Rebel to Auto and push the button.

But what I do know is I have a canon 55mm-250mm lens (which cost way More then the canon ef-s 18-55mm) and the 250mm is better at getting far far away shots. But not so great on up close birthday pictures and fast action baseball shots. Were the 18mm-55mm is!!

I use my 18mm-55mm almost all the time. I only pull the 250mm lens out when I have to shot something really far away which isn’t often. I like that the 18mm-55mm is smaller and auto focus is faster compare to the 250mm lens.

When I download my s 18-55mm ef lens pics of my son’s baseball game to his team web page and get emails asking me “who was the photographer that took those great pictures??” me a photographer!! That is all that needs to be said about this lens!!

I don’t think it feels cheap and I don’t care if ISO are slow, etc.. that other reviews complain about. With my 18-55mm lens I get a prefect picture every time, I have never been Disappointed (with my 250mm I have been).

I wonder if maybe some of the people who have trouble with this lens is because you need to leave the ISO and speed alone and just let the camera do all the work; try auto once and awhile. Because I have no problems with getting prefect pictures every time I use auto setting with this lens.

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The Reviews Product of Nikon Body D40 SLR Digital camera

How to Nikon? The Nikon d40 slr digital camera is a trusted cast in the agenda camera industry. Some of the top end Nikons are staples of superior agenda photography. One archetypal in particular, admitting a little cher for accidental picture-takers, is a admired a part of professionals and industry insiders: the Nikon D40 camera.

The Nikon Body is a 6.1 megapixel agenda camera with 3x optical zoom. Pictures are taken in JPEG or NEF (RAW) format. The camera’s ISO equivalencies ambit from 200 to 1600. It has both programmed and automated focus modes and acknowledgment settings to ensure the actual best photographs behindhand of ambit or lighting. It uses a Nikon AF-S DX 18-55mm lens.

A cameras slr, the Nikon D40 weighs in at one and a bisected pounds. Its concrete ambit are 3.7 in x 5 in x 2.5 in (HxWxD), authoritative it a harder camera to fit into bound spaces, but aswell a harder camera to break. Users like the Nikon D40’s accustomed feel. It fits appropriate into the photographer’s calmly and doesn’t feel clumsy or bulky.

The Nikon D40 uses SDHC Anamnesis Card, MultiMediaCard, or SecureDigital (SD) anamnesis cards. It comes with A/V and USB cables, as able-bodied as a shoe cap, strap, eyepiece cover, dust cap, physique cap, lens cap, and eyecup. All of this accouterments makes the camera complete like austere business, and it is. This is no child’s toy. The Nikon D40 stands at the point area agenda cameras alpha to get expensive. Its users would pay a college amount still for such crisp, bright photographs and easy-to-use added features. This is one camera that’s account the cost.

User sentiments are overwhelmingly positive. This camera is accustomed as the next footfall afterwards arrive point-and-shoot. When the beginners get austere about demography abundant pictures, the D40 camera will be cat-and-mouse for them. Barter assert that the camera is simple to use, even with all the added features. You absolutely don’t accept to be a able to yield professional-quality photographs with the Nikon D40 agenda camera.

User complaints are minimal. Some barter don’t like the actuality that the D40 has alone three auto focus points, while Nikon’s D80 agenda camera has 11. There is aswell some affair over the way the D40 tends to ablution humans out in calm photography, admitting this is calmly remedied with the use of the camera’s “warm” photo alteration tool.

True Nikon body complaining the actuality that the D40 can alone use auto focus lenses that accept their own congenital auto focus motors, appropriately preventing the use of earlier Nikon lenses with this agenda camera. These complaints are rare, though. Far added often, users say that they haven’t had any problems at all with the camera, and would pay the somewhat ample amount all over again.

The Nikon D40 sells for about $500 US. It can be begin online or off, anywhere agenda cameras are sold.

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Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras

• 75-300mm telephoto zoom lens with f/4-5.6 maximum aperture for Canon SLR cameras
• Improved mechanism makes zooming smoother; front part of zoom ring sports silver ring
• Measures 2.8 inches in diameter and 4.8 inches long; weighs 16.8 ounces; 1-year warranty
• 4.9-foot closest focusing distance; 32- to 8-degree diagonal angle of view

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Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM IF Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

• Equipped with Sigma’s own unique OS (Optical Stabilizer) technology
• Four SLD elements and three Aspherical lenses provide high image quality throughout the entire zoom range
• Minimum focusing distance of 45cm/17.7 inches and a maximum magnification of 1:3.4 makes it ideal for close-up photography
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• For Canon digital SLR cameras

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The Kodak EasyShare C613 is a top 10 best camera zoom advised to abridge account sharing. It comes with appropriate Kodak EasyShare software that makes uploading a breeze. Users like the camera’s bright pictures, ample LED, and affordable price. It’s aswell got abundant buttons to accomplish advantageous functions, but not so abounding that the camera becomes complicated. It can aswell bifold as a video camera, and a custom camera advancing base can be purchased and added to the top of your printer to accomplish photo administration and press easier than ever. The athletic body of the camera and the abundant Getting Started adviser included with the software accomplish this a nice megapixel camera for adolescence or digital slr photographers.

First appear at PMA 2007, the Kodak EasyShare C613 is a six megapixel camera with a 3x optical zoom lens, a 2.4″ acceptable LCD display, and 10MB of congenital memory. Attractive and compact, this is the absolute agenda camera for accustomed use. The camera sports a USB anchorage for simple connectivity, and an SD/MMC agenda slot. It is powered by two AA batteries. A wrist band keeps the camera from falling out of the photographer’s grip.

One affair professionals and hobbyists like about this camera optical zoom is its alternative of arena modes. There are settings for portraits, caliginosity portraits, landscapes, close-up pictures, documents, action, and low lighting. The camera has a top ISO acuteness of 1,250. Arena modes cover sports, snow, beach, backlight, museum, fireworks, top ISO, self-portrait, and abounding more. There is a appropriate ambience for just about annihilation you’d wish to photograph, which makes for clearer pictures with accurate colors.

Even added fun for kids of all ages is the camera’s video mode. You can almanac up to eighty account of movies complete with audio. The videos are recorded in Quick Time MPEG4 format, in VGA or QVGA resolutions. Kids abnormally like this option, back the videos can be uploaded to the computer in a ready-to-play architecture that they can allotment with ancestors and friends.

How to digital camera? User reviews camera are enthusiastic. Abounding amount this camera’s achievement according to that of cameras which amount abundant more. Some users didn’t accept top hopes if they saw the low amount tag of the EasyShare megapixels camera, but they were afflicted the moment they started demography pictures. This affordable agenda camera gets top marks beyond the board. In fact, the alone accepted complaint is the acceleration with which this camera drains it batteries. Some users atone for this by axis off the camera in amid shots, but the archetypal activity of the AA batteries seems to be about 200 photos. Rechargeable batteries are recommended.

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Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras

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• Micro UltraSonic Motor (USM) Includes case and lens hood

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