For photographing subjects that are situated further in the distance than your kit lens can handle, you can reach for this Pentax DA 55-300mm f4-5.8 ED WR zoom lens. Common practices for a lens of this range include portraits, to sports and wildlife and thanks to an excellent design it is still compact enough to comfortably cart around in your gadget bag. Pentax have pulled out all the stops to ensure this lens performs in all conditions and at all focal lengths and a rugged metallic lens mount and weather-resistant construction means it can confidently escort you into the wilderness.