Whilst not helping you find a 18-250, may I suggest you keeping the 16-45 and pairing it with a DA 55-300 (plenty of these going used)?

Yes, you would loose the convenience of a do-it-all lens, but on the other hand you gain 2mm on the wide and and 50mm on the long, plus superior IQ.

BTW, I have owned the Tamron 18-250, and thought it was a great lens. However I don't regret selling it, as I much prefer my current setup.

Adrian

Thanks Stuey.

Thanks all.
No idea what happened to the cat's eye, though

As the title suggests, here are some images from September's holiday on lovely island of Kos.

1 No idea what this building is/was..



2 Church in Kos town



3 Ruins at Asclepeion



4 Stray cat



5 Inside an old house



7 Local wildlife..



8 Church Kos town



4 and 5 taken with the 55-300, the rest with the Sigma 18-50.

Regards
Adrian

Great lens, good price

Thanks for the feedback Alan.
Adrian

Thanks Roger.

Regards
Adrian

I know what you mean, Ken, as the tweesers slipped a few times, resulting in a now scratched screen.

I was shaking like a leaf trying to get it back in, which didn't help matters.

It was still dirty when I eventually got it back in, so I had another go after walking the dog (less shaking when I got back)

Now that I had a better understanding of what to do, I got it out no problem. I gave it a gentle wipe with a anti-static cloth, which worked well. I repeated this a couple of times, and now the screen's useable again (albeit scratched/marked).

I can live with this until I can afford to buy a new screen (£48 cheapest from Taiwan) link.

I would agree that this would be easier with the proper Pentax clipper, which I presume would be supplied with an original Pentax screen.

Jeff, I initially tried blowing the particles off without removing the screen, but this had no effect.

Again thanks for all your help/advice.

Regards
Adrian

Thanks for all the replies.

Sorry for more dumb questions, but I cannot see how I can remove the screen..

What do I do to the metal lug that keeps the screen in place, i.e. how do you release the screen?
I can gently move it down, but I'm afraid that this will break it.

Thanks again.
Adrian

Thanks both for the info.
Puma, I have seen the video for the K10, trouble is I do not have the supplied tools for removing the screen.

Regards
Adrian