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DA lenses on Full Frame: Test Shots thread
Posted By: falconeye, 07-07-2008, 02:50 PM

Hi everybody,

I would like to open up a thread dedicated to one topic:

DA lens on Full Frame: a sticky test shots thread.

This thread shall be dedicated to test shots of a DA lens mounted to a full frame body (e.g., a film camera body). By test shot, I mean shots dedicated to evaluate the performance. Shots of ordinary subjects aren't suitable to this task, normally, and should not be posted. So, these are the rules:
  • K mount lens dedicated to the APS-C form factor is used.
  • Image is taken full frame 36mm x 24mm.
  • Lens hood was removed.
  • And ideally, no filter is mounted.
  • The aperture used is specified (note that film cameras don't record EXIF...).
  • Sample image shows the entire field of view.
  • Sample image(s) show(s) corner, border and center performance at 10MP-100% (multiple crops, or single not-resized image).
  • The subject is such that resolution and vignetting at the borders can be compared to the center.
The idea behind this thread is obvious: To compile enough data to assess the spectrum of available lenses for a forthcoming full frame DSLR in K mount.

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Table of results as obtained in this thread (updated regularly):
SMC Pentax-DA primes...
SMC Pentax-DA zooms...
Sigma K mount DC...
  • Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC: -
  • Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 DC: - (below 14mm, Gooshin)
  • ...
Tamron K mount Di-II...
  • ...
Overall rating scale:
+++: no significant difference between APS-C and FF corners
++: difference but usable at full aperture with a small loss in corner IQ only
+: usable staring at f/4~f/5.6, with no or a small loss in corner IQ only
o: usable at f/11 or with big loss in corner IQ only
-: not usable


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03-25-2014, 03:27 PM   #286
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Is anyone aware of a test of the DA 20-40mm Ltd. on FF?

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Just for record - Pentax DA*55mm f1.4 test on SonyA7R.

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QuoteOriginally posted by arv Quote
a good and fair review
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Thanks for your review ... good to know, J

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Thanks for your review ... good to know, J
Well, it is not mine review - I am just linking it. Eric is a member here, but I am not him

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DA 50 def works on full frame. Here are some shots from my zx-7 on tmax 100 film.





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Thanks

arv, GateCityRadio, thanks for the information provided / linked.

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QuoteOriginally posted by c-meier Quote
Is anyone aware of a test of the DA 20-40mm Ltd. on FF?
APS-C lens. It covers FF only at ~ 30-40 mm with vignetting

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QuoteOriginally posted by c-meier Quote
Is anyone aware of a test of the DA 20-40mm Ltd. on FF?
QuoteOriginally posted by ogl Quote
APS-C lens
I'm sure he's aware of that and that's why he posted the question in the DA lens on Full Frame: Test Shots thread.

In answer to the question: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/122-lens-clubs/247859-da-limited-zoom-clu...ml#post2762148

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QuoteOriginally posted by Parallax Quote
I'm sure he's aware of that and that's why he posted the question in the DA lens on Full Frame: Test Shots thread.
Previous poster is correct. 20-40 does not work ff (only just covers aps-c)
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QuoteOriginally posted by Parallax Quote
I'm sure he's aware of that and that's why he posted the question in the DA lens on Full Frame: Test Shots thread.

In answer to the question: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/122-lens-clubs/247859-da-limited-zoom-clu...ml#post2762148
Could cover FF only at ~ 30-40 mm. But hard to say % of vignetting at 30-40 mm. It seems to me - it's APS-C lens.

Your samples say that it's not FF designed lens.

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Most APS-C zooms cover the FF circle in at least a little bit of the focal range. Even the 18-55 does. The 16-45 covers FF from 22mm on (24 on some accounts).
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QuoteOriginally posted by ogl Quote
It seems to me - it's APS-C lens.
Yes, it seems that way to Pentax, too. That's why they call it a DA 20-40 and not an FA 20-40.
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Your samples say that it's not FF designed lens.
First, they're not my samples, and yes, once again, everyone knows it's not a FF designated lens.
As I said, that's the point of this thread. to post TEST SHOTS of DA lenses on FF.
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I know this has been covered but here are my findings with the DA 15mm
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QuoteOriginally posted by Pablom Quote
I know this has been covered but here are my findings with the DA 15mm
Interesting. I did a quick attempt at cropping those images, and it seems like a slightly wider crop than APS-C (maybe 1.3-1.35) might be acceptable, at least for some images! I.e. it could be used like a 19 or 20 mm equivalent and not only a 23 mm.
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