The SMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL lens is a standard zoom lens for the
Pentax K-mount
The Pentax K-mount, sometimes referred to as the "PK-mount", is a bayonet lens mount standard for mounting interchangeable photographic lenses to 35 mm single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras. It was created by Pentax in 1975, and has since be ...
. It is often sold as a
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with
Pentax
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digital SLR cameras and has a
35mm equivalent focal length
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of 27–82.5mm. Its optical formula is made of 12 elements in 9 groups. There are two variants of this lens:
*SMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 AL (first version of 18–55; LensType=252)
*Samsung D-XENON 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 AL (
Schneider Kreuznach
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branded variant; supplied with Samsung GX-series DSLRs; LensType=246)
A new optical formula (11 elements in 8 groups) was introduced in 2008 and exists in five variants:
*SMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 AL II (revised version with greater sharpness; LensType=229)
*Samsung D-XENON 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 AL II (
Schneider Kreuznach
Schneider Kreuznach () is the abbreviated name of the company Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH, which is sometimes also simply referred to as Schneider. They are a manufacturer of industrial and photographic optics. The company was founded on ...
branded variant of revised 18–55; LensType=223)
*SMC Pentax-DA L 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 AL (lightweight variant with plastic mount; LensType=222)
*SMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 AL WR (weather-resistant variant; LensType=218)
*SMC Pentax-DA L 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 AL WR (weather-resistant but with lighter build with plastic mount; introduced with
K-50; LensType=202)
All lenses except the DA L variants provide the Quick-Shift Focus System, providing full-time manual focus while in autofocus mode. The DA L variants also lack a distance scale and are sold without a hood. The hood for non-WR variants is PH-RBA52 while the hood for WR variants is PH-RBC52
External links
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SMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL IISMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR
* ttp://kmp.bdimitrov.de/lenses/zooms/short/DAL18-55f3.5-5.6.html Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount Page: DA L 18-55/3.5-5.6 ALbr>Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount Page: DA 18-55/3.5-5.6 AL WR
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Camera lenses introduced in 2008