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Pentax SMC-DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 AL IF DC WR

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What Digital Camera
★★★★
12 years ago
Pentax DA 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6ED AL (IF) DC WR Review

Weather-resistant finish for use in all manner of conditions

Fuss-free operation

Distortion at extreme focal lengths

PC Magazine
★★★★★
13 years ago
Pentax SMC DA 18-135mm F/3.5-5.6 ED AL (IF) DC WR Lens

The Pentax SMC DA 18-135mm F/3.5-5.6 ED AL (IF) DC WR lens ($529.95 direct) is a weather sealed zoom lens that is compatible with Pentax D-SLRs and the K-01 ($899.95, 4 stars) compact interchangeable lens camera.

photodo
★★★★★
15 years ago
REVIEW: SMC Pentax-DA 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR

Weather resistant, compact, sporting the new DC motor and all in a very compact package, this new Pentax lens is very appealing. Braving the English rain, we shall see if its performance lives up to its potential.

Pop Photo
★★★★★
12 years ago
Lens Test: Pentax-DA 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 DC WR

With the widest zoom range of any current Pentax lens (7.5X), the new 18–135mm f/3.5–5.6 ($500, street) is the closest it has today to an all-in-one zoom. A 27–202.5mm full-frame equivalent, this is also one of the few lenses in its class with a weather-resistant (WR) O-ring on the lensmount.

ePHOTOzine
★★★★
12 years ago
SMC Pentax-DA 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 ED AL IF DC WR

John Riley reviews the SMC Pentax-DA 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC, a weather resistant, compact lens.

Superb handling; Weather resistance; Silent DC motor; Close focusing; Quick Shift manual focus; Visually appealing images

High distortion levels; High CA levels; Low fine resolution at longer focal lengths; High price

photozone.de
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★★★
13 years ago
Pentax SMC-DA 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] WR - Review / Lens Test

The Pentax lens features an internal "direct current" (DC) motor for focusing which is reasonably fast combined with low noise emissions. The focus accuracy of our test sample was very good. "Quick Shift" - manual focusing in single-shot AF - is supported.

pentaxforums.com
★★★★
11 years ago

Really sturdy, practical lens with an ideal (for me) zoom range. If you've never had a lens with a DC motor, it will astound you how silent it is. The biggest issue is zoom creep, which happens any time I walk around with it. Too bad they didn't include a lock button.

Practicality; build quality; weather sealing

Zoom creep; lack of distance scale

Amazon
★★★★
6 years ago
could not get a sharp picture

I could not get a sharp picture with this lens, even though it was brand new. Out of the first 200 photos, I got probably 1 genuinely sharp photo. I was using Pentax k-1 camera mounted on a tripod. Both still-life and people portraits were generally less sharp than my iphone 1.

slrgear.com
★★★★★
10 years ago
Pentax 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC SMC DA WR review by Waratah

I had visions of this lens being my day to day lens and saving the 50-135 for important shoots. Gotto say the images were never 'great', always ok but never great. After about 2 months I put my previous day to dya lens on for one special occasion (18-250) - and wow the photos of my kids at a school...

Well built; fast focus; weather resistant

Dissapointing shots

Ebay
★★★★★
10 years ago
Light, smooth operation, and quick connect. Perfect for varied situations.

I was looking for a 16-50mm since I already have the 55-200mm lens; however, I decided that this lens would serve a greater overall purpose for a variety of situations. It's light, quick to connect, and the auto focus is flawless--smooth and quiet. I'm delighted that I chose to go with this lens.

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