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Possibly the best zoom lens Pentax has ever produced. Superb image quality and rock solid mechanical construction. Built at a time when lenses were made of glass and steel, despite coming up to 30 years old, it's still able to match or beat similar lenses available from Pentax or other manufacturers today. The 'no compromise' design includes both internal zoom and internal focus - so the lens does not change in length at any zoom or focus setting and provides minimal opportunity for ingress of dust and moisture (despite not being weather-sealed like Pentax's current 'Star' lenses). The power zoom is a great feature and it is a shame that some of the more advanced power zoom features (eg. image tracking and zoom clip) are no longer supported by Pentax DSLRs.
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Lightweight lenses, perform well, provide good colors, sharp images.
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It is said that the only lens that can be on par with this one is the Canon 70-200/2.8 II IS. But the Pentax still has an advantage in a unique colour rendition. I've got to compare both lenses myself.