She'll probably still get better results with the K10D and the 18-250 than with most P&S cameras. And if she decides she needs a better lens, it's an option...
Photozone.de reviewed it recently. It seems a decent performer, within the limits of the kind, on Klaus' test bench. <http://www.photozone.de/Reviews/Pentax%20Lens%20Tests/48-pentax/367- pentax-smc-da-18-250mm-f35-63> or http://tinyurl.com/2jwnzp But she is going to need a good flash unit too, to use that lens effectively indoors. The built-in flash unit only has so much power and will likely be occluded by the lens/lens hood at even modest focal length settings. Godfrey On Mar 10, 2008, at 10:44 AM, Steve Desjardins wrote: > I have been nagging my friend and colleague for years to get a DSLR > for > travel photos. She'll take 500-700 pictures in a week with a P&S. > After borrowing my DS (and seeing better results), she's giving > in. She > wants to get a K10D and a Pentax 18-250. I'm not thrilled about the > superzoom, but she's still not thrilled with changing lenses and some > online comparisons with the 18-200 and the 18-55, 50-200 combo are > favorable. > > I think she's doing well but I am always nervous about making > recommendations. Thanks for reading, just venting. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
