zoom close up zero in far away range in Reviews and Ratings

from "BSG", Adorama.com

…Great all around lens, not pro glass but plenty sharp for every day use, good value for the money 18 -24 zoom ranges are very close on lens and can be hard to fine tune.… 161 more reviews »

from Amazon.com

… only problem is that if I want to take a close up pic I have to switch back to the original lens. There is probably a reason for this that I am unaware of. Minor inconvienience for great zoom capability.…

from Amazon.com

… only problem is that if I want to take a close up pic I have to switch back to the original lens. There is probably a reason for this that I am unaware of. Minor inconvienience for great zoom capability.… 425 more reviews »

from Amazon.com

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Addendum: I shot some *close up* shots over the weekend, and was blown away by the results. I could focus from extremely close and at full zoom, and absolutely no problem in rendition or sharpness… 68 more reviews »

from "Pete", Bhphotovideo.com

…Quick focus improves the focusing accuracy and speed even on my E-500 but way better on the E-3. It's got and amazing close up ability and an awesome zoom range. It's a heavy lens but you soon… 32 more reviews »

from Amazon.com

…This lens is really well put together like all genuine brand name Pentax products. The zoom range from 35-80 mm offers great versatility, from wide angel shots to very nice crisp and clear close up… 1 more review »

from Amazon.com

…I got this lens for everyday use. It has a decent zoom range and a macro mode, making it more versatile than its Canon counterpart. The regular mode takes beautiful pictures at any distance… 7 more reviews »

from Adorama.com

…I have been very impressed with this lens. I have used it mostly for nature and bird photography and have had excellent results. The zoom range is great, very accurate focusing even between blades…

from Amazon.com

… at the 1.6 cropped market but the zoom range isn't very useful so that's why I give it two stars. If you know that the zoom range is what you want and this is how much money you have, it's a decent lens.… 102 more reviews »

from Amazon.com

… is the additional zoom range, making good for portraits and has some wide angle for those spontaneous group photos.
The lens tends to get lost in details at its widest range of 28mm when is very sunny… 15 more reviews »

from Amazon.com

… lens
Sweet Bokeh at subject filling close range!
Image stabilizer lets you get away with crazy like shutter speeds
Raw photos respond well to sharpening and contrast / colors in Canon…

from Amazon.com

…. This lens provides a wide zoom range, has a minimum length of 3.3" and weighs about 1 lb. It is not very fast with a maximum aperture of F 3.5 at 28 mm and 6.3 at 300mm but when used with a Pentax K10D… 2 more reviews »

from Amazon.com

…Lens was good up to full range. It gets a little hard to hold focus even with tripod. Good at close in shots.… 11 more reviews »

from eduj, Shopping.com

…Pros: Construction, range, zoom versatility, balance…

from mimoid, Shopping.com

…Pros: Very usable zoom range, VR… 67 more reviews »