HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F/4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE

The HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F/4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE is a 55-300mm zoom lens designed for the PENTAX K mount and released in 2016. Manufactured by Pentax, it offers a maximum aperture of f/4.5, covering a 55-300mm focal range, weighs 442, accepts 58 filters. HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F/4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE is catalogued on lens-database.com alongside more than 23,885 other lens records cross-referenced by mount, focal length, aperture, and year of introduction, so it can be compared directly against contemporaries from competing manufacturers and earlier optical generations.

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Last verified 2026-06-11. Source: manufacturer specifications.

What is the HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F/4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE?

The HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F/4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE is a 55-300mm zoom lens for the PENTAX K mount with a maximum aperture of f/4.5. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.

What mount does the HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F/4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE use?

The HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F/4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE uses the PENTAX K mount. Lens-database.com indexes every lens currently catalogued for this mount at https://lens-database.com/mount/pentax-k.

What is the maximum aperture of the HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F/4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE?

The HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F/4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE has a maximum aperture of f/4.5, a slower-aperture design typical of zoom or specialty optics. Aperture is one of the cross-referenced fields used by lens-database.com to compare equivalent optics across mounts and eras.

When was the HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F/4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE released?

The HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F/4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE was released in 2016, placing it within the 2010s generation of lens designs catalogued at lens-database.com. Year of introduction is one of the indexed fields used by lens-database.com to track design lineage and family variants.

Where can I find specifications for the HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F/4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE?

Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/108147-hd-pentax-da-55-300mm-f45-63-ed-plm-wr-re. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.