Pentax DA 18-55mm lens
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The SMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL lens is a standard zoom lens for the Pentax K mount
. It is often sold as a kit lens
with Pentax
digital SLR cameras
and has a 35mm equivalent focal length of 27-82.5mm. There are four versions of this lens:
The DA II, DA L, and DA WR versions all share the same optical construction.
Pentax K mount
The Pentax K mount, sometimes referred to as the "PK mount", is a lens mount standard for mounting interchangeable photographic lenses to 35 mm single-lens reflex cameras. It was created by Pentax in 1975, and has been used by all Pentax 35 mm and digital SLRs since...
. It is often sold as a kit lens
Kit lens
A kit lens is a "starter" lens which can be sold with an interchangeable-lens camera such as a single-lens reflex camera. The kit consists of the camera body, the lens, and various accessories usually necessary to get started in SLR photography. A kit lens can be sold by itself; ie; not in a kit...
with Pentax
Pentax
Pentax is a brand name used by Hoya Corporation for its medical-related products & services and Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company for cameras, sport optics , etc. Hoya purchased and merged with the Japanese optics company on March 31, 2008. Hoya's Pentax imaging business was sold to Ricoh Company, Ltd...
digital SLR cameras
Digital single-lens reflex camera
Most digital single-lens reflex cameras are digital cameras that use a mechanical mirror system and pentaprism to direct light from the lens to an optical viewfinder on the back of the camera....
and has a 35mm equivalent focal length of 27-82.5mm. There are four versions of this lens:
- SMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL (first version)
- SMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL II (revised version with greater sharpness)
- SMC Pentax-DA L 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL (lightweight version with plastic mount, available in kits only)
- SMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR (weather-resistant version, available separately or in Pentax K-7Pentax K-7The Pentax K-7 is a 14.6-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced on 20 May 2009. This is the first new flagship model released by Pentax since its merger with Hoya Corporation on 31 March 2008.- Features :...
and K-5Pentax K-5The Pentax K-5 is a 16.3-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced on 20 September 2010. It began shipping in mid-October 2010.Externally, the camera body is almost unchanged from the Pentax K-7...
kits)
The DA II, DA L, and DA WR versions all share the same optical construction.
External links
- SMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL II
- SMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR
- Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount Page: DA 18-55/3.5-5.6 AL
- Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount Page: DA 18-55/3.5-5.6 AL II
- Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount Page: DA L 18-55/3.5-5.6 AL
- Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount Page: DA 18-55/3.5-5.6 AL WR