Pentax smc DA 50-200mm f/4-5 : smc DA 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED WR Zoom Lens opinion.

February 05, 2020

Pentax smc DA 50-200mm f/4-5 : smc DA 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED WR Zoom Lens opinion.

I opine: i found it an excellent lens. Eg: by sight a trawler at sea appeared to have no crew on deck but with this zoom lens attached i could pick out the head and shoulders, clearly though not facial features at about 300 yards; the lens being weather resistant, i have used it in light rain without problems and without water remaining on the lens glass.

Really well constructed and a great addition to my cheaper (but what i can afford) photography collection. Superb for capturing sports but light and available for immediate use when travelling, where i rarely felt the need to change lens.

This is a wonderful lense for my pentax k-50, it matches the rest of the kit in most areas including the wr part. I am getting some great shots with it, even as a complete ameteur when it comes to photography. Although 200mm isn’t that far in front of you in real turms and i have no doubt that i will have to purchase a telephoto lense at some point, this does produce good results and is an essential lense for you kit.

I thought very, very, hard hard about this purchase. With my k10/k500 kit i already had the previous, non-wr da version of this lens and wondered if i was really buying the same lens twice. But my first impressions are very favourable – the lens looks and feels like a good heavy-duty pro lens and with the wr seals is a proper match for my k-3 for dodgy conditions. My first results are great – glad i bought it.

Well built and smooth operation. Probably not the best lens if you are after perfection but then you would expect to pay a lot more than this. Not tried in the wet yet but sure it will be ok.

Perfect condition no complaints.

Pentax smc DA 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED WR Zoom Lens

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SP (Super Protect) coating
Weather-resistant construction
Reduced flare and ghost images
Quick-Shift Focus system
Backwards Compatible

I wanted a weather resistant zoom lens to go with my weather resistant pentax k50 camera and i’m delighted with the result. Nice, bright and clear images even at full magnification.

Good value for muny, easy to use, pictur quality just down on mor expencive lenz.

Love the lens for my pentax k5 and a good price.

Very pleased with my new pentax da 50-200 zoom lens. It arrived on the 20th may 2015 which was very good service.

I needed a telephoto lens to get some better shots of the wildlife around my house and garden, particularly the birds, close up they are fantastic. I just had the standard 18 – 55mm lens before so thought the pentax smc da50-200mmf4-5. 6ed wr zoom lens would be ideal, and it is. No problems, it is easy to attach and use and the results are great. Really recommend this medium price addition.

I bought this lens for my pentax k-x. It is a useful length, slightly overlapping the 18-55mm kit lens at its shortest focal length and extending to the equivalent of 300 mm in the old 35 mm format its longest. Not being a serious wildlife or sport photographer, i can’t imagine ever needing anything longer than this. It is very light and compact, not much bigger than the kit lens at its shortest extension (so no problems holding it steady), and sharp and bright enough for me. The zoom ring turns smoothly with a reasonable amount of resistance, though the focusing ring is rather loose for my liking, and i do use manual focusing quite often. It comes with a lens hood that fastens easily and which can be reversed so that the assemblage can be stowed away compactly when not in use. It does not come with a carrying case, but i’m sure you’ve got plenty of odd socks in which to keep it protected. This lens’s predecessor had a 52mm filter thread, which is the same size as that on the 18-55mm kit lens, so why when upgrading the lens did pentax choose to downsize the filter thread to 49mm?. Surely it would have been (at least) as easy to stick with the 52mm thread, thereby obviating the need to buy an ungainly adaptor for one’s 52mm filters. . Anyway, a decent enough lens that produces acceptable pictures, though i doubt whether i’ll be using it as much as my kit lens or super wide zoom.