Pentax DA L 18-55/3.5-5.6 (K)

I bought the Pentax K-m (DSLR) with an 18-55 kit lens.

Early I already had the first version (Pentax DA 18-55/3.5-5.6, 12 elements in 9 groups), which I sold in 2020. It was not so good.

This later version is the Pentax DA L 18-55/3.5-5.6 (11 elements in 8 groups). 

While it is a cheaper design (there are plastic mount and lack of quick-shift), but I see that it is optically better than the first (12/9) version. Now it is closer to the Samsung NX 18-55/3.5-5.6. This is important because the K-m is not suitable for manual focus lenses and I have no other Pentax autofocus lens.

See also related notes:

• Pentax DA L 18-55/3.5-5.6: 24mm on FF (vignetting and Flat-field) (2024-04-30)
• Pentax DA L 18-55/3.5-5.6: Samples [1] - FF (2024-04-13)
• Pentax DA L 18-55/3.5-5.6: Using on FF (2024-03-19)

Image albums:

• Pentax DA 18-55/3.5-5.6