| SMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL II | |
| Maker: | Pentax |
| Application: | Standard zoom |
| Type: | z |
| Flength: | 18-55mm |
| Flength-Eq: | 27-82.5mm |
| Fov: | 1.5 |
| Aperture: | f/3.5-5.6 / f/22-38 |
| Groups: | 8 |
| Elements: | 11 |
| Diaphragm: | 6 |
| Close-Dist: | 0.25m (00.82feet) |
| Max-Mag: | 0.34x |
| Max-Diameter: | 68mm |
| Max-Length: | 67.5mm |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Filter: | 52mm |
| Hood: | PH-RBA 52mm |
| Case: | S80-120 |
| Av-Diag: | 76°-28° |
| Start: | 2008 |
| Msrp: | $199.95 |
The SMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL lens is a standard zoom lens for the Pentax K-mount. It is often sold as a kit lens with Pentax digital SLR cameras and has a 35mm equivalent focal length of 27–82.5mm. Its optical formula is made of 12 elements in 9 groups. There are two variants of this lens:
A new optical formula (11 elements in 8 groups) was introduced in 2008 and exists in five variants:
All lenses except the DA L variants provide the Quick-Shift Focus System, providing full-time manual focus while in autofocus mode. The DA L variants also lack a distance scale and are sold without a hood. The hood for non-WR variants is PH-RBA52 while the hood for WR variants is PH-RBC52