(From Pentax lens literature) Pentax has updated the standard smc PENTAX DA 18-55mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 AL II with improved resolution to match higher resolution sensors. This lens offers the ideal zoom focal range (focal length equivalent to 27mm to 82.5mm in the 35mm format) for a wide range of shooting applications.
Key Features:
- Ideal zoom focal range for a wide range of shooting applications
- Improved resolution to match with high resolution sensors
- Pentax SP coating protects the exposed lens elements
- Aspherical elements compensate for spherical aberration
- Developed specifically for Pentax digital SLRs
- Focal length equivalent to 27mm to 82.5mm in the 35mm format
Note: a less expensive "L" version of the lens is available bundled with some bodies. L version lenses have a plastic lens mounts, don't not include a lens hood, and do not support Pentax's Quick Shift Focus System. Optically, they are identical.
