Still trying to decide

some have said due to the weakening pound that prices will go up. I don't buy that. I think the 16-45 will come down further in price and it's worth waiting even with the current cashback. Then again I'm not in any hurry and am happy enough with the 18-55 until I'm getting up close to a building and find its limits. Then again I might save for a bit longer for the Sigma 10-20mm. Whatever you go for you will get a lot out of and inevitably hit the limits of what you have and want t buy something else.

Methinks the Nobel Prize for economics is going to elude you again.

G

Just hold on, have a think about this, buy the K20d body only and then buy the Pentax 18-250 lens or the Tamron 18-250 Macro I wish I had, then you won't have change lenses so often, It will give you a good idea of what your will be into in the long run.

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[quote:3496ace15f="jackitec"]Just hold on, have a think about this, buy the K20d body only

Hi Jackitec,
The point of getting the 16-45 is to maximise the cashback offer, currently £100.In any case 18-250 seems quite a longway, am going for high IQ on this setup so probably would not consider such a long zoom range. Have read reviews and it does seem somewhat compromised. My next buy will be a 50mm prime then shall look at SMC Pentax-DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED, or possibly something a bit better.

Davex

Agree, Davex,

18-250 mm is a very long zoom range for good IQ, too many compromises. I feel anything above 1:3 zoom ratio is stretching the limits.

Hi Davex, I know what you mean about cash back, I bought the K200D with the 18-55 lens from a company on Ebay then I bought the Tamron 70-300 from Microglobe then I bought the K20d body in Gibraltar and then the sigma 10-20, I didn't get cash back on anything, what I was trying to say was the 18-250 is a good all rounder and as it is his first DSLR I just thought that was a good starter lens until he finds his way, I am still going to buy this lens because I'm fed up changing lenses and as its only a hobby I do not need overpriced expensive lenses.

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