Pentax 55-300mm f4-5.8 ED WR DA Lens - Black

alaTest has collected and analyzed 10 user reviews of Pentax 55-300mm f4-5.8 ED WR DA Lens - Black from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers are impressed by the reliability. The design also gets good feedback. Reviews are divided on the price.

An excellent lens for casual wildlife photography, being well built, weather resistant and with good sharpness and contrast. Best used with centrefocus point or else it can can hunt, racking between close focus to infinity and generally shutter speeds...

This lens was supplied by Wex Photographic and I have had it for about a month now. Wex's service was excellent and the lens arrived promptly, very securely packed and in perfect condition. I have used it with a Pentax K-5 II S DSLR camera and it has...

This lens is not a stellar performer but it is a reasonable and durable 300 for the money. Like many testers I've discovered the drop off in light transmission across the frame - particularly when fully extended. Likewise, the sluggish AF - probably as...