Recommendations please

really? why? it should be very requested.
will they produce a similar one?

I was thinking to get one in the future for travels. Shall I buy it now?

thanks

If I'm not wrong Simply EL import from Hong kong as well

The DA18-250 was optical the same as the tamron lens and it also didn't had quick-shift.

So maybe the lens was made in the same factory as tamron and since tamron stopped production because of the newer 18-270.
Maybe we will see a 18-270 also for pentax or even with a pentax batch.

Also the 18-250 is one of the last lenses made in Japan all the others are made in Vietnam if I'm correct. Maybe that have something to do with it aswell. Who knows???

To be honest the DA18-250 is a fine lens, I had one and sold it to finance the DA*50-135. I didn't use it to often and didn't need to range.
The lens isn't so fast with focusing so maybe the Sigma 18-250 with HSM would focus faster and would have something like quick-shift but I don't know if the optics are as good.

After great deliberation, review reading and a consultation with my inheritance, I have ordered the Sigma 17-70

Thank you Stefan,
clear as usual!

from 18 to 270 all in one?amazing, but probably with the same (or more) defects

Congratz with your ordered lens, Andrew.
Let us know how it preforms.

Max,
From the reviews that I've seen from the Tamron 18-270 it prefoms just as good. It seems that optically it's the same design but it can strecth out a bit further so to say. It would be a great lens if Pentax would bring it out with SDM so that it has faster focus and quick-shift, that was something I really missed on the DA18-250. Maybe in the spirit of the upcoming kit lenses also with WR, that would be sweet.

Hi Andrew,

Enjoy the new lens!!

Cheers,

Annette

Annette, Stefan, thanks!! Ordered from Amazon UK, not quite the lowest available price but since I have an account with them......

Thanks also to all those who gave advice and recommendations, most welcome