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Pentax Lens Series Lenses Reviews
Digital Era Pentax K-Mount Lenses
Modern lenses designed for Pentax DSLRs (VIEW ALL CURRENT LENSES)
  DA Prime Lenses (10 viewing)
Current Pentax lenses, digital-only
12 508
  DA Zoom Lenses (14 viewing)
Current Pentax lenses, digital-only
15 721
  DA L Zoom Lenses (1 viewing)
Budget kit zoom lenses bundled with DSLRs
3 75
  D FA Prime Lenses (2 viewing)
Current macro lenses, film & digital
3 77
  DA XS Prime Lenses 
Compact lenses designed specifically for the K-01 camera
1 4
Film Era Pentax K-Mount Lenses
Compatible with all Pentax Digital SLRs
  FA Prime Lenses (4 viewing)
Autofocus lenses; some are still in production
22 512
  FA Zoom Lenses (1 viewing)
Autofocus lenses
20 235
  FA J Zoom Lenses 
Autofocus lenses
3 35
  F Prime Lenses (1 viewing)
Autofocus lenses
9 122
  F Zoom Lenses (1 viewing)
Autofocus lenses
11 150
  A Prime Lenses (4 viewing)
Manual focus, auto-aperture lenses
28 371
  A Zoom Lenses (2 viewing)
Manual focus, auto-aperture lenses
11 124
  M Prime Lenses (6 viewing)
Manual lenses
22 531
  M Zoom Lenses (1 viewing)
Manual lenses
8 78
  K Prime Lenses (7 viewing)
Manual lenses
34 370
  K Zoom Lenses 
Manual lenses
7 22
  Non-SMC Pentax Prime Lenses (2 viewing)
4 49
  Non-SMC Pentax Zoom Lenses (2 viewing)
11 47
  Pentax K-mount Teleconverters and Adapters 
10 44
Pentax M42 Screwmount Lenses
Manual lenses which can be used on DSLRs with this adapter
  M42 Screwmount Extreme Wide-Angle Primes 
6 19
  M42 Screwmount Wide-Angle Primes (1 viewing)
5 66
  M42 Screwmount Normal Primes (5 viewing)
10 134
  M42 Screwmount Telephoto Primes (5 viewing)
24 172
  M42 Screwmount Extreme Telephoto Primes 
5 14
  M42 Screwmount Zoom Lenses 
4 9
Pentax 645 Medium Format Lenses
Larger lenses designed for the 645 system
  645 Wide-Angle Primes 
8 24
  645 Normal Primes 
3 13
  645 Telephoto Primes 
13 44
  645 Zoom Lenses 
7 12
  Pentax 645 Teleconverters and Adapters 
2 1
Pentax 67 Medium Format Lenses
Larger lenses designed for the 6x7 system
  67 Wide-Angle Primes 
8 22
  67 Normal Primes 
4 14
  67 Telephoto Primes (3 viewing)
16 39
  67 Zoom Lenses 
2 6
  Pentax 67 Teleconverters and Adapters 
6 5
Pentax M37 Screwmount Lenses
The oldest Pentax lenses
  M37 Screwmount Prime Lenses 
6 4
Pentax Auto 110 Lenses
Tiny lenses for the Auto 110 mini-SLR
  Auto 110 Prime Lenses 
5 8
  Auto 110 Zoom Lenses 
1 0
  Pentax Auto 110 Teleconverters 
1 0
Pentax Q-Mount Lenses
Lenses designed for the Pentax Q interchangeable lens camera.
  Q-Mount Prime Lenses 
4 0
  Q-Mount Zoom Lenses 
1 0
  Pentax Q Mount Adapters 
1 0

Most Popular Lenses
SMC Pentax-DA 40mm F2.8 Limited review
SMC Pentax-DA 40mm F2.8 Limited
SMC Pentax-DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED review
SMC Pentax-DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED
SMC Pentax-DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED [IF] SDM review
SMC Pentax-DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED [IF] SDM
SMC Pentax-DA 35mm F2.4 AL review
SMC Pentax-DA 35mm F2.4 AL
SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1.7 review
SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1.7
SMC Pentax-DA 35mm F2.8 Limited Macro review
SMC Pentax-DA 35mm F2.8 Limited Macro
SMC Pentax-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL [IF] SDM review
SMC Pentax-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL [IF] SDM
SMC/S-M-C/Super Takumar 50mm F1.4 review
SMC/S-M-C/Super Takumar 50mm F1.4
SMC Pentax-FA 50mm F1.4 review
SMC Pentax-FA 50mm F1.4
SMC Pentax-DA 16-45mm F4 review
SMC Pentax-DA 16-45mm F4

Random Lenses
SMC Pentax-A* 200mm F4 Macro ED review
SMC Pentax-A* 200mm F4 Macro ED
SMC Pentax 20mm F4 review
SMC Pentax 20mm F4
SMC Pentax-FA* 300mm F2.8 ED [IF] review
SMC Pentax-FA* 300mm F2.8 ED [IF]
Tele-Takumar/Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 400mm F5.6 review
Tele-Takumar/Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 400mm F5.6
Ultra-Achromatic-Takumar 300mm F5.6 review
Ultra-Achromatic-Takumar 300mm F5.6

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Pentax-DA L 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 Review
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Rating: 8 | Recommended: Yes Read More
Pentax-FA 28-70mm F4 Review
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I just bought it and test around over hundreds photos with it...and...!? Pros: - Light weight (Is this pros or cons ? Someone love light but someone like me love solid lens) - Fast AF (Sure ! It only has 40-3m and then infinity) - Colour looks fine. - Sharpness at f8. Cons: - Soft at f4...
Rating: 7 | Recommended: Yes Read More
Pentax-DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 Review
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Maybe i had a bad copy but i was not satisfied with this lens for the main reason AF was so noisy! AF is not quick and hunt in low light.
Rating: 5 | Recommended: No Read More
Pentax-DA 14mm F2.8 Review
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Very good lens. I love it!
Rating: 10 | Recommended: Yes Read More
Pentax-D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro Review
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The reviewers(Penta x Forum's detail review) say that this lens can't be used with extension tubes because of the lack of an aperture ring. I was able to find a Kenko 1.5x DG series Teleplus teleconverter (used) that seems to work well with the WR macro and allows aperture adjustments- as it has a...
Rating: 10 | Recommended: Yes Read More
Pentax-DA 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 Review
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I purchased this lens as a kit with my K-20. It's a very useful range but the quality you can expect from these superzooms is not great. I use it for holidays and family pics. The good: - Decent IQ until 100-150mm - Color rendition is quite ok - Unbeatible versatibility - Very good under good light ...
Rating: 7 | Recommended: Yes Read More
Pentax-DA 16-45mm F4 Review
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I don't understand all the people saying that this lens doesn't worth buying it. This is a bang for the buck! For 190€ new (in pentaxeros.com store) it really delivers. It's sharp, even wide open, there's a macro function very handy for close ups, color rendition is great. Sure it has some flaws, bu...
Rating: 9 | Recommended: Yes Read More
Pentax-D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro Review
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So I can only say that it has filled my hottest photo dreams. None of my many previous Nikon-lenses can beat this fantastic Pentax-lens, so I'm just so in love with its possibilities and qualities. It can be used for much more than macro photography, such as portrait photography and general everyday...
Rating: N/A | Recommended: Yes Read More
Pentax-FA 31mm F1.8 Limited Review
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I've been using this lens in all kinds of conditions for all kinds of purposes; nightclubs, events, street, landscapes, and portraits. I can confidently say that I now know this lens well enough to give an informative review on all aspects of this lens in various demanding conditions. I will not ...
Rating: 3 | Recommended: No Read More
Pentax-DA 35mm F2.8 Limited Macro Review
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Like the 31/1.8, I've been using this lens in all kinds of conditions for all kinds of purposes; nightclubs, events, street, landscapes, portraits, pseudo macro, and even some sports. I can confidently say that I now know this lens well enough to give an informative review on all aspects of this len...
Rating: 7 | Recommended: Yes Read More


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