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McGuy asked in Consumer ElectronicsCameras · 1 decade ago

Which Pentax K-x kit should I get?

I've been looking into digital slrs and I think I'm pretty much set on the Pentax K-x. I saw a kit with the normal 18-55mm lens and a 200mm lens or one with a 300mm. The 300mm is $100 more, do you guys think it's worth the money or should I just stick with the 200mm?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Caoedhen is incorrect. The kit lenses are 18-55, 50-200 and 55-300

    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=pentax+k-...

    Here are the 50-200 specs

    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/634600-REG/P...

    And the 55-300 specs

    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/542146-USA/P...

    50-200 9.2 oz 3.1 in long

    55-300 15.5 oz 4.4 in long

    I doubt the extra inch length or 6 oz weight of the 55-300 will make a whole lot of difference. Ultimately it comes down to what do you need.

    I have a 70-200 but it was a bit too short on some occasions. I found a great buy on a 75-300 and got it. Now I rarely use the 70-200. The 75-300 is better when Im out shooting wildlife. Not an incredible difference but every little bit helps when you don’t want to carry all your gear.

  • 1 decade ago

    The kit will be the 18-55 and 55-200, or the 70-300.

    There isn't really a ton of difference between 200 and 300mm, and the 55-200 will be smaller and lighter than the 70-300. The 55-200 lenses out there now are pretty good optically, not stellar but decent, whereas the 70-300's tend to be on the lower end of image quality. Again, not terribly so, but the 55-200 would most likely be the better lens optically.

    Personally, I chose the 70-300 for my (not Pentax) kit when offered the same choice, but I wanted all the reach I could get.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I would look at my photography for the past. I personal have found the 200mm easier to carry and have used the 200mm for portraiture. especially when I want the background to blur on portraits. Also the images on my 200mm are "softer" than my lens of less focal length giving me less to retouch in Adobe Elements. This is as I see it a personal choice for which I and others can only give you ideas, which you might find applicable to your shooting habits.

    Source(s): 45 yrs. professional photographer
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