Pentax HD DA 20-40mm F2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR
Lens for Pentax K · Announced November 2013
Official page on us.ricoh-imaging.com (opens the maker's site in a new tab)
- APS-C lens
- Wide
- Standard
No live price in United Kingdom yet. We show a price only when a retailer's feed or API sends it: where to look.
- Launch RRP
- £849.99
- Zoom range: 20–40mm, 30–60mm equivalent
- Max aperture: f/2.8–4, Varies with zoom
- Optical stabilisation: None
- Autofocus motor: DC
- Weight: 283 g
- Weather sealing: Sealed
- Max magnification: 0.20×, Focuses to 0.28 m
HD DA 20-40mm F2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR overview
The Pentax HD DA 20-40mm F2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR is a 20–40mm f/2.8–4 zoom for APS-C cameras on Pentax K, announced by Ricoh in November 2013. 5 cameras we track take it without an adapter.
No store we track in the United Kingdom lists it today. It is listed in Australia. It launched at £849.99.
Worth comparing it with the Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art and Ricoh HD DA★ 16-50mm F2.8 ED PLM AW.
Where to buy the HD DA 20-40mm F2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR in United Kingdom
eBay.co.ukAd
New and used, from single sellers: check condition and returns
Search eBay at eBay.co.ukPaid link
Amazon.co.ukAd
Also check on Amazon: new, sold by Amazon and its sellers, the price shows there
Check Amazon at Amazon.co.ukPaid link
No live prices in United Kingdom yet
We list a price only when a retailer's own feed or API sends one, checked every day. None has for this product here yet.
Report a wrong price
Reviews
Loading reviews…
Own the HD DA 20-40mm F2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR? Tell other buyers what it's like to use.
Loading reviews…
Expert reviews
Each link opens that site's own search for the HD DA 20-40mm F2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR.
Member stories · HD DA 20-40mm F2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR
Write oneLoading stories…
Members' own words, not CamCompare's. All member stories
Things to know
- 20–40mm zoom, f/2.8–4 (the widest aperture narrows as you zoom); 30–60mm equivalent.
- APS-C lens: on a full-frame body of the same mount it crops the frame.
- Autofocus (DC motor); no optical stabilisation.
- 283 g; 71 × 68.5 mm; 55mm filters; extends as it zooms.
- Focuses down to 0.28 m, up to 0.20× magnification.
- Weather sealed.
- No used body-only listings at the stores we track in United Kingdom today: check eBay and the Used filter.
Price history
Price around the world
Prices are in each market's own currency. Under each: ≈ in GBP at today's exchange rate. Body only; where a market lists only kits, its cheapest kit is shown and marked.
| Market | Lowest new | Lowest used/refurb |
|---|---|---|
| United States | — | — |
| United Kingdom(you) | — | — |
| Europe | — | — |
| Australia | A$1,099≈ £564 | — |
| Singapore | — | — |
Each price is in its own currency, as the store charges it. The ≈ figures are approximate, at today's exchange rate (ECB reference rates, 2026-11-06), rounded, and leave out shipping, import duty, GST/VAT and card fees. A camera bought abroad may not carry a local warranty: see grey-market cameras before you buy.
Used: what it should be worth
No used HD DA 20-40mm F2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR listings at the stores we track yet. A "should be worth" value appears after a week of used prices.
From used and refurbished asking prices at the stores we track, checked every few hours. Confirmed eBay sale prices will be added once eBay grants us access to its sold-listings data.
Videos
Reviews, comparisons and sample footage of the HD DA 20-40mm F2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR, on YouTube.
Discussions & forums
What owners say about the HD DA 20-40mm F2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR elsewhere, and here.
On CamCompare
Ask on the Gear advice board →Loading comments…
Comments are members' own opinions, not CamCompare's. Votes never change the order of prices.
Alternatives to the HD DA 20-40mm F2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR
Sigma
18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art
18–35mm f/1.8 · 2013
- 27–53mm eq.
- 810 g
Ricoh
HD DA★ 16-50mm F2.8 ED PLM AW
16–50mm f/2.8 · 2021
- 24–75mm eq.
- Weather sealed
More Ricoh lenses
- HD D FA★ 70-200mm F2.8 ED DC AW · 2015
- HD D FA 15-30mm F2.8 ED SDM WR · 2016
- HD D FA★ 50mm F1.4 SDM AW · 2018
HD DA 20-40mm F2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR specifications
Optics
- Focal length
- 20–40mm
- 35mm equivalent
- 30–60mm equivalent
- Maximum aperture
- f/2.8–4
- Minimum aperture
- f/22
- Made for
- APS-C
- Elements / groups
- 9 / 8
- Aperture blades
- 9
- Closest focus
- 0.28 m
- Max magnification
- 0.20×
Focus & handling
- Autofocus
- Yes (DC)
- Optical stabilisation
- No
- Weather sealed
- Yes
- Internal zoom
- No
- Aperture ring
- No
- Teleconverter compatible
- Yes
Size & weight
- Weight
- 283 g
- Diameter × length
- 71 × 68.5 mm
- Filter thread
- 55 mm
Cameras it fits
All 5 →
Ricoh
K-3 Mark III
APS-C · 25.7 MP · 2021
- IBIS
- 4K 30p
Ricoh
KP
APS-C · 24.3 MP · 2017
- IBIS
- 1080p video
Ricoh
K-70
APS-C · 24.2 MP · 2016
- IBIS
- 1080p video
Ricoh
K-3 II
APS-C · 24.4 MP · 2015
- IBIS
- 1080p video
Ricoh
K-S2
APS-C · 20.1 MP · 2015
- IBIS
- 1080p video
An APS-C lens also mounts on full-frame bodies of the same mount, where it crops the frame; those aren't listed.