Having owned both at one point (I currently have the 16-45), the 16-45 is certainly worth the extra cost. While the 18-55 is a good little lens, and rather well built for a kit lens, the 16-45 has it beat in useful range (That extra 2mm at the wide end really shows, the missing 10 at the long end less so), the fixed aperture is a big win (Since it's a stop faster at the long end) and the 16-45 is a little sharper, has better contrast and seems to resolve a bit more detail.
-Adam J and K Messervy wrote: > When my K10D finally arrives, I'm trying to decide which lens to get with > it. > > My ist DL came with the Sigma 18-50, so the bar has been set pretty low. > > I gather the Pentax 18-55 is quite a bit better. > > My question is, is the Pentax 16-45 a big enough improvement over the 18-55 > to warrent the extra $? > > What are the areas where improvement will be noticeable? Sharpness, colour, > etc? > > James > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
