Help: Lens for a Pentax *ist DS

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I'm buying a Pentax *ist DS digital camera, and I want to have
a decent lens telephoto zoom lens to go with it.

What's the best lens I can get at the 28-200 or 28-300 range?
It appears that not only do Tamron, Tokina, and Sigma, and
Pentax (who doesn't appear to make a 28-200/300 lens) have
varying lens, they also have different versions of the same lens.
I've read over a number of reviews, and I'm not sure which lens
is coming out on top.

I thought I would be paying around 400.00 for the lens, but I can
probably pay a little more than that.

Also, I wonder if I can use this lens with my Pentax PZ 1P, which
already has a Tamron 28-200, AF Aspherical XR (1f)

Thanks,

Mike

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<dj_nme@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1127701233.902437.28830@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> You seem to have answered your own question, considering that you
> stated that you already own a 28-200 zoom for your Pentax film SLR
> camera.
> Why not use the same lens on your (soon to be bought) *ist Ds?
> Both cameras have the same lensmount.
> Or, do you mean the same in 35mm equivalent as 28-200mm?
> That would be about a 17-140 zoom, considering the 1.5x crop factor on
> the DSLR.
> I found a 18 to 200mm Sigma zoom lens on eBay:
> <http://cgi.ebay.com.au/AF-Sigma-18-200mm-macro-DC-28-300mm-for-Pentax-ist-D-Ds_W0QQitemZ7548792659QQcategoryZ30020QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem>
> Maybe that would be the sort of lens you're after?

Thanks, well, I do have a zoom lens for my SLR film camera, but I
hoped to get a better lens, maybe, for my soon to be bought *ist DS.
You are right, though, it seems a little redundant to buy a similar lens if
I can switch them out.

I'm going to get some kind of zoom for my *ist DS. Maybe I should
re-think what I really need.

Mike

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<dj_nme@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1127710825.559400.204570@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I own and have used a Pentax *ist-DS for about two months.
> Previously I've used a Minolta XG-2 film SLR with a Tamron Adaptall-2
> 28-200mm zoom.

I'm thinking I need a 28-300 for more versatility and more fun
with the camera.

What's the best 28-300 I can buy for a Pentax *ist DS?

Thanks!

Mike

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"Pete D" <no@email.com> wrote in message news:WvMZe.14897$0E5.13368@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
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> "Michael" <emdeedubyatrois@cornell.edu> wrote in message news:hmLZe.56461$32.21066@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>>
>> <dj_nme@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1127710825.559400.204570@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>>I own and have used a Pentax *ist-DS for about two months.
>>> Previously I've used a Minolta XG-2 film SLR with a Tamron Adaptall-2
>>> 28-200mm zoom.
>>
>> I'm thinking I need a 28-300 for more versatility and more fun
>> with the camera.
>>
>> What's the best 28-300 I can buy for a Pentax *ist DS?
>
>
> Apparently the Tamron 28-300mm Xr IF is quite good, not outstanding but quite good, especially for the price. I intend to get one
> after I get a Tamron 90mm F2.8 Macro.

Thanks, Pete. The reviews are good for this lens, but it's a compromise
when using a 28-300, it seems, between picture quality and convenience.

m.