| Author: | | New Member Registered: July, 2013 Location: Essen / North Rhine-Westphalia Posts: 8
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| | Review Date: August 19, 2014 | Recommended | Price: $140.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Lightwight, compact & cheap, nice color rendition, fast and very sharp | | Cons: | Plastic mount, no Quickshift | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 8
Bokeh: 9
Autofocus: 9
Handling: 10
Value: 10
New or Used: New
Camera Used: K20D, K200D
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The DA35/2.4 is a very good standard lens @ APS-C.
AF is fast, but a little noisy. The color rendition is very good and the wight/size value is excellent.
The only No Go is the plastic mount. Plastic body is ok for its value.
I change the plastic-mount crap to a metall mount from a Pentax F 28-80/3.5-4.5 and now i have a 1/4 Limited^^
 | | | | | | | Veteran Member Registered: November, 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,202
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| | Review Date: October 22, 2010 | Recommended | Price: $200.00
| Rating: 9 |
| Pros: | Excellent IQ, Beautiful Lens, Light and Compact, Cheap but Feels Nice | | Cons: | Plastic mount, no quick shift, no lens hood (but can use a screw on one). | |
DAL 35/2.4 - A Plastic Wonder!
I got the new DA35/2.4 lens along with my new K5 camera. It is a beautiful looking lens, kinda like a smaller sized FA77. But when held in hand, it feels really light. It's probably the lightest non-pancake lens I've every had. Yeah, it's plastic lens with a plastic mount like all the DAL lenses, and it doesn't come with quickshift feature. Why Pentax called this one as a DA instead of a DAL is beyond me, but I'd call it as DAL35 in this short review simply because it has a plastic mount, it doesn't have quickshift feature, and it's easier to differentiate from the DA35 macro lens.
I got it purely because of its price and curiosity, not because I need another 35mm lens (I already have the FA31 and FA43 Ltd lenses, two of my favorite lenses). Well, after two days play, I really like this little lens, and think its light weight is a selling point instead of a drawback. It is so light and compact, I don't feel much extra weight at all when mounted on the K5 camera. Believe it or not, this has been the only AF lens that I've ever used to actually take photos ever since I got the new K5 camera. Normally I'd try all my lenses on a new camera just to make sure the camera and all my lenses are matching well. But this time I decided to give this lens a really good run.
30mm to 50mm happens to be my favorite focal length on cropped dSLR cameras, and I've had pretty much all Pentax 35mm lenses except that mystery SMC M 35/1.4 which never came to production stage. The results from the K5 and DA35/2.4 have been very satisfactory so far, and I do think I've got some keepers.
Pentax has made quite a few 35mm lenses, other than this new DAL35, there is a DA35 macro which is still under production, and the highly rated FA35/2 might still be in production too. I guess sometimes we are spoiled by so many options offered by Pentax, just don't know which one to buy or keep. A few friends asked me to do a thorough comparison between a few Pentax 35mm lenses, two of them even offered their DA35 macro, FA35/2 and a rare A35/2 to me for the comparison review. To be honest, I'm not really good at reviewing lenses, normally when I got a new lens, I'd just bring it out for a spin instead of shooting some charts at home. But since this is probably the only prime lens under $250usd currently offered by Pentax, I'd like to see how it stands against the other few 35mm lenses too.
Enough said, let's get to the points. Obviously Pentax designed this lens based on the FA35/2. Both lenses have the same 6 elements in 5 group optical design, both feature the AL element to minimize aberrations, and both can focus as close as 30cm. The new DAL35 is much lighter at 124g vs 195g for the FA35 (and 215g for the DA35 macro). To save the cost, this new DAL35 lens doesn't come with bayonet fitting for a matching lens hood, only a 49mm screw on lens hood can be used. But this lens has Pentax Super Protect coating on the first lens element to help minimize dust & water to stay on the lens. AF is very fast, even faster than the FA35/2 which is considered as one of the fasted AF lenses by Pentax. During the test against the other 3 35mm lenses, I felt that DAL35 is actually slightly faster than F2.4. Photos taken at the same settings (iso/aperture/shutter speed) appear to be brighter than those from the other 35mm lenses. It is more or less an F2.2 lens I think.
Anyway, after a couple of days play and some tests, here are my over impressions about this lens:
1. Looks beautiful, compact and light weight
2. Makes sharp photos even at wide open aperture
3. Produces very pleasing bokeh and colors
4. Hard to see any CA in the actual photos
5. SP coating for easy cleaning
6. Can focus down to 30cm for some nice closeups
7. Plastic mount might feel cheap, but it's not the first ever
8. Widest aperture is actually faster than F2.4, It's more like a F2.1 to F2.2 lens
Overall I'd say this is a plastic wonder.
A few samples on K5:
After some testing shots w/ this lens on an MZ-5n film camera, I'd say it has no problem working on an FF camera (well, it doesn't have aperture ring, so make sure you have a camera which can adjust aperture from the camera body - directly or indirectly). I can't see any vignetting or dark corners on any of the photos taken on film camera, wide open or stop down, closeups or far away subjects. I can't even see any sign of optical degradation at all on edges or corners. I guess Pentax should've called it a DFA 35/2.4
Here are some results on film by this lens:
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| | Review Date: August 17, 2014 | Recommended | Price: $230.00
| Rating: 9 |
| Pros: | great color rendition, very sharp wide open, very light, stuning flare resistance. | | Cons: | purple fringing, low quality build. | | Sharpness: 9
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 9
Autofocus: 10
Handling: 8
Value: 10
New or Used: New
Camera Used: K-3
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This lens has very few drawbacks.
One could say that the plastic finish is not good; This is very true. Compared to ltd, you don't benefit of an included hood (there no hood at all included in fact !). The plastic will suffer if you mix the lens with other more robust metal lens. It is also very important to have caps at any time to protect the lens as the lens body will not do anything on this topic.
The bokeh honestly I don't use it often. For me it is quite good and smooth, except it miss rounded blades. Stopped down it will show.
In term of aberrations you'll see purple frigging occasionnaly.
So you'd say me, what is good on this lens? Well everything else !
This is the best 35mm of all system you can get for the price. It is sharp, edge to edge from f/2.4. It perform very well in dim light allowing to use this f/2.4 apperture, and still get the whole scene in focus.
For landscape, you can see the really nice colors, the very good contrast and the sharpness, even for very distant background; Infinite focus it is very sharp even at f/2.4. It is also a flare killer, even if you don't buy a hood for it. That the perfect lens for landcape ! A little long, but if you can frame it, you'll love the result.
One could wish for more, that really the build quality. Overall nothing beat it for the price and optical quality is outstanding. A must buy for thoses on a budget. If money is not a problem you might look for FA31 or DA35 ltd instead. Having already this lens, I feel it is hard to justify any upgrade. It is just too good and too cheap to not buy it !
Edit: Now I have the DA35 f/2.8 macro ltd and man of course the ltd manage to be even better, more sharpness, more clarity, more flare resistance, and no minimum focussing distance constraint. So if you have the money, by any mean the 35 ltd is better... As would be I guess the FA31. But this doesn't mean this DA35 f/2.4 is not great. It truely is even if you can find better.
Some examples:
IMGP4316 by Nicolas Bousquet, on Flickr
IMGP8396_DxO by Nicolas Bousquet, on Flickr
IMGP8894_DxO by Nicolas Bousquet, on Flickr
IMGP0905 by Nicolas Bousquet, on Flickr
I didn't put 10 everywhere because it could have the nice hood system of the DA21 or DA15... It could have the build too. It miss rounded apperture. Other than that this a perfect lens, no less.
| | | | | New Member Registered: February, 2017 Posts: 1
5 users found this helpful
| | Review Date: May 29, 2018 | Recommended | Price: $98.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Sharp Fast Cheap | | Cons: | none | | Sharpness: 9
Aberrations: 8
Bokeh: 8
Autofocus: 8
Handling: 9
Value: 10
New or Used: Used
Camera Used: K3
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 Just picked up a used copy for under $100.00 Excellent walk around lens on my K3. It's very sharp and fast. Love the focal length. Might become my new favorite.
Shot taken hand held with K3 Jpeg.
| | | | | | | Pentaxian Registered: July, 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Posts: 9,912
5 users found this helpful
| | Review Date: June 22, 2017 | Recommended | Price: $182.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Very sharp, aberration control, good enough bokeh, so light! | | Cons: | None, especially for the price! But I do wish it was f2 or f1.8. | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 10
Bokeh: 9
Autofocus: 9
Handling: 9
Value: 10
New or Used: New
Camera Used: K20D, K-r, K10D, K-S1
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For the price of this lens, it has to be a 10. Even more expensive lenses can have some some qualities that make them more desirable (FA 31 Limited and Sigma 30 1.4 Art come to mind), but what the DA 35 2.4 accomplishes having such a light weight, is to me just incredible.
I love putting it on a camera and just walking around with it all day, it is so light that I forget I have it around my neck or on my shoulder.
Perfectly sharp wide open, fast AF, fit is really good on every camera I've had it on. By f/2.8 it's ridiculously sharp. If I could only have one lens, I think it would be this one - and I have the Sigma 30 1.4 which is also an excellent lens... but quite a bit heavier.
The best pictures of my family were taken with this lens, so I am quite fond of it.
Examples wide open:
 igreja são roque órgão by ChristianRock, on Flickr
 A Confused Pancake by ChristianRock, on Flickr
f4
 pink2 by ChristianRock, on Flickr
f/7.1
 pescadores by ChristianRock, on Flickr
| | | | | amateur dirt farmer Registered: December, 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Posts: 41,779
5 users found this helpful
| | Review Date: November 5, 2016 | Recommended | Price: $79.00
| Rating: 9 |
| Pros: | lightness, color rendition, clarity, easy to use | | Cons: | poor ergonomics if using as a manual lens, no hood from Pentax | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 8
Autofocus: 8
Handling: 8
Value: 9
New or Used: Used
Camera Used: K-50 and K-3
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what can you say about such a lens - inexpensive, versatile, useful.... I bought mine used from KEH for $79 and could not tell it from a new lens...
the ergonomics of the lens do leave something behind - if you intend to use this lens manually, you'll be sorely disappointed... the all-plastic build is does not offer any tactile-feedback, especially if using the focus ring...
however - you didn't expect this to perform as a manual lens, since it is a DA lens (why is it not a DA L lens?) and designed specifically for a DSLR and to be controlled entirely through the camera body...
now then - my month with Marigold was awesome - wide enough, fast enough to do just about anything you ask of a standard-length lens... typical Pentax color rendition, quick to focus, flare-resistant - there truly are not many things wrong with the lens...
but can a lens be too sharp and clinical? I've read discussions on this point for this lens, that it tends to render images almost sterile in their lack of aberrations, or character...
there has also been discussions on the lens' AF and how it occasionally will need to be point away from the scene at hand, focused, and brought back to allow it to focus properly - is that a lens problem or a camera problem (this is a very occasional issue and I have found it with my DA 50 also)...
the lens is a keeper, based on its performance in October (Single In Challenge)...
sample images:
 tree frog by Pepperberry Farm, on Flickr
 jeans and pegs by Pepperberry Farm, on Flickr
 morning light - desaturated by Pepperberry Farm, on Flickr
 vanilla by Pepperberry Farm, on Flickr
my flickr album for the DA 35:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pepperberryfarm/albums/72157666281579370 | | | | | Forum Member Registered: October, 2013 Posts: 94
5 users found this helpful
| | Review Date: November 24, 2015 | Recommended | Price: $150.00
| Rating: 8 |
| Pros: | Cheap, fairly sharp, light weight | | Cons: | Poor build quality, rotating front | | Sharpness: 8
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 8
Autofocus: 8
Handling: 8
Value: 10
New or Used: New
Camera Used: K30
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I'm rating this relative to other lenses I own, with no regard for price. If one considers the price (new: £99 or $150) then I'd add at least +1 to each of the scores.
I have done some basic, subjective testing, the first results of which I've uploaded to Flickr - you can draw your own conclusions. More will follow soon.
This first test was conducted in overcast conditions so the light was even. You can read the EXIF. All shots were hand-held because at that distance and those shutter speeds, there would be little advantage in using a tripod (and I'm lazy).
The focus point is about 4m away. At this distance, AF is not very accurate. I have checked the AF with close-ups and it's good, so in this test it's not a problem with the camera. As a result, the centre of the frame is not sharp at wide apertures. By f4.5 the centre of the frame is sharp enough.
All images were opened in PS RAW and saved as JPEGs with no editing. With my K30, it is necessary to sharpen images as they are very soft SOOC. Here is a full res crop of the f/6.3 shot, with minor levels and sharpening.
Colours are accurate, contrast is so-so. Sharpness is fairly even across the entire frame, however there is noticeable distortion. In shots taken in brighter light with high contrast, I have not yet noticed any CA.
The lens looks and feels cheap, and you need to keep your fingers well away when using AF because everything moves. The focus ring is large enough and the manual action is smooth and precise.
Some people might appreciate the light weight, especially on smaller cameras. It's a simple unit and I doubt build quality would be an issue for casual use. The mount is plastic, which personally I have no problem with on such a small, light lens - if anything, the reduced wear on the camera mount is a bonus.
Focal length is equivalent to 52mm in 35mm film SLR terms, which gives a "natural" field of view and is ideal for portraits and small groups of people.
Minimum focusing distance is about a foot / 30cm and at this range there is a nice defocused area at f2.4, and quite acceptable centre sharpness.
For £99 (Jessops, Nov. 2015) this is a very usable prime. On an APS-C sensor this is a useful focal length, more so than a 50 or 55mm. It's the sort of lens you can keep on the camera to deal with most situations.
Is it a huge improvement on the kit 18-55 WR? Not in terms of IQ, but the wider aperture is certainly more desirable. If you want a fast, sharp prime for a reasonable cost then I would recommend this lens, but be aware of it's limitations - soft wide open unless the subject is quite close, and with dubious build quality.
| | | | | Veteran Member Registered: June, 2011 Location: Chester Posts: 719
5 users found this helpful
| | Review Date: August 8, 2011 | Recommended | Price: $230.00
| Rating: 7 |
| Pros: | Size Feel Weight Look Bokeh Sharp | | Cons: | Aberrations Fringing or something like that No Quick Shift | | Sharpness: 7
Aberrations: 4
Bokeh: 9
Autofocus: 8
Handling: 7
Value: 10
New or Used: New
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A staple of my kit, this is small, lightweight and reliable. It has a few issues here and there, but at the price you have literally no reason not to buy this lens.
Unless you've already bought the 35/2... But that's like, twice the price.
EDIT: I now use this, with my 15mm Limited and DA* 50-135 as my staple kit, generally with this or the 15 mounted on a K-x, and the 50-135 on a K-5. And I am absolutely loving it. I do stage work, and the ability to grab wider shots of the stage with this is great. It's faster than the 15mm f/4 so I generally use this more often. And I love the look of the bokeh from this lens, not sure what everyone else thinks, but it's impressive when you stop it down to about 3.5, and even at 2.4 it's still very nice.
Edit 2: It's become one with my admittedly neglected K-x now, they both feel as rigidly plasticky as each other and they're small light and high quality. I've since become addicted to my DA* zooms, so it's not seen that much use, and handling wise it's not much to shout about. Fits the K-x like a glove though.
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| | Review Date: September 29, 2020 | Recommended
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Light weight, price, IQ | | Cons: | None | | Sharpness: 9
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 7
Autofocus: 7
Handling: 8
Value: 10
New or Used: New
Camera Used: K3, KP
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This is the first DA prime lens I bought for my K3, back in 2016. It is the best value prime lens along with its sister, the DA 50mm f1.8, that you could wish to buy. So, if you are looking for your first prime, look not further than this (or the 50mm).
I also now own the HD DA Ltd. 35mm f2.8 Macro, and since the acquisition of that lens, the DA f2.4 sees rare use. Let me explain why.
Overall I prefer the handling and build quality of the Ltd. - as to be expected considering the price difference. Also, the close focus abilities of the Ltd. suit my shooting better, and despite the DA being marginally sharper at f2.8 than the Ltd. I prefer the "look" that the latter's images produce. However, this is all subjective, and if not for the ownership of the Ltd., I would never feel I would be lacking anything when using the DA.
From f2.8 the DA is plenty sharp enough for any ones needs. Its images are crisp and punchy. There are some handling limitations - no quick shift MF and it does not focus as close as I would like - but for the money you will not find better IQ. In fact you will not find better IQ unless you spend considerably more than several more times its price. The low cost is of course the result of the plastic construction and plastic mount and lack of weather resistance, but due to its size this does make the lens fragile. The plus side of this construction is that it is very light and easy to pack around with you. The AF is relatively noisy, being screw drive, but no worse than other screw drive lenses. I do not find it distracting
In short, if you are wondering whether or not to dip your toe into the waters of prime ownership, there is no better place to start. Small financial outlay means minimal risk should you decide that primes are not for you, and you will not be disappointed with the IQ. The only question you should be asking is "this or the DA 50mm f1.8?"
 | | | | | Junior Member Registered: May, 2015 Posts: 33
4 users found this helpful
| | Review Date: August 13, 2018 | Recommended
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | | | Cons: | | | Sharpness: 9
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 9
Autofocus: 9
Handling: 10
Value: 10
New or Used: New
Camera Used: Pentax K-5II
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For 150euro this lens is awesome.
It is made from plastic, but a good quality one. It is very light, very small and does an excellent job.
Sharp, great bokeh at 2.8 and very nice colours.
I also own Pentax DA 16-50 f2.8 and even the 35mm is 5 times cheaper, it ca be compared with the 16-50/f2.8 at 35mm focal legh.
I can say is a great lens for holiday when you want a light camera on your shoulder that could take awesome pics.
I have attached some photos.
  | | | | | Site Supporter Registered: December, 2010 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 894
4 users found this helpful
| | Review Date: July 24, 2018 | Recommended | Price: $169.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | light weight, compact, sharp | | Cons: | Plastic lens mount | |
I bought this lens as a "walk-around" lens for my K-X. With that body, it makes a very light weight, compact assembly. The image quality is great, I have nothing bad to say about it. Especially for the price1
| | | | | Forum Member Registered: February, 2014 Location: Zagreb Posts: 73
4 users found this helpful
| | Review Date: October 22, 2014 | Recommended | Price: $200.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Best cheap Pentax prime; sharp, very useful focal leinght | | Cons: | Slight AF micro-adjustment needed (on mine) | | Sharpness: 9
Aberrations: 8
Bokeh: 10
Autofocus: 9
Handling: 10
Value: 10
New or Used: Used
Camera Used: K-500
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This was my first ever Pentax prime, and the first lens that showed me what my Pentax camera is really capable of. It's everything a prime should be: Fast, Light, Sharp wide open (razor sharp from f3.5), with quick AF. Great for low light photography and the perfect walk around prime. Lovely color and bokeh. Also, it's pretty much dirt cheap for the quality you're getting. Together with the 50mm f1.8, the best bang for buck Pentax prime out there.
If you're looking for your first prime lens, or just looking for the best bang for buck, the 35mm f2.4 will not let you down.
Here are a couple of examples shot with the K-500 and the 35mm f2.4:
For more examples, check out my Flickr Page | | | | | Pentaxian Registered: April, 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,911
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| | Review Date: November 21, 2012 | Recommended | Price: $100.00
| Rating: 8 |
| Pros: | Small, light, cheap, sharp, fast AF | | Cons: | Not that fast, lacks many features, overall IQ, build quality | | Sharpness: 8
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 8
Autofocus: 9
Handling: 3
Value: 8
New or Used: New
Camera Used: K200D, K-3
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Review revised 09/07/2019.
Update 06/11/2020 - I've sold this lens after acquiring the HD 35mm f/2, which is better than the DAL in every aspect and performs better at f/2.2 than this one does at f/2.4. It's also compatible with film cameras.
This lens is small and light, which is handy in many situations. It's nice and sharp stopped down a little, wide open it's acceptable. It's an excellent first prime for kit-lens users, exactly what it appears to be designed to be. The build quality is not great, but miles ahead of the cheap Canon 50/1.8 mark II for example.
The IQ is good for the price and compares favourably with a constant f/2.8 zoom such as the Tamron or Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8, and it's much smaller and lighter of course. I've gotten good results from it, especially in circumstances where the DA 35mm limited is not ideal, such as in poor light. The DAL 35mm focuses much faster and does let in a little more light.
When compared to the DA 35mm limited though, this lens shows more weaknesses than strengths. My tests show it to let in only 25% more light than the DA 35 ltd, a quarter stop which should be a half stop. The limited lens is the same size, is sharper, has better contrast, has a hood, quick-shift, a metal mount, MUCH better build quality, 1:1 macro and better rendering.
This lens should really have an f/2 maximum aperture and a metal mount for the price, and to compete with similar lenses for other systems.
I would recommend this as a first prime (though the M 50mm f/1.7 might be a better choice) or for use when small size and light weight are paramount (this is why I've kept it). Overall, there are better-performing alternatives that will provide a more satisfactory photographic experience. The good value cannot be ignored though and if you can get it for a good price then it's worthwhile to have. There are a lot of mentions of front or back focusing, so make sure you check when buying or buy from somewhere that will give you a refund or exchange if needed.
On my K200D this lens didn't focus properly and it was relegated to use on film SLRs that can handle a lens with no aperture ring, and didn't get much use there either. On the K-3 I've found that it focuses much better and the IQ is better than I'd originally thought, so it gets more use these days. However, I now have a Fujifilm camera with 35mm f/1.4 lens and that's much more compact than the K-3 and DAL 35/2.4 and with much better image quality, overall a much more flexible package. It seems there is almost always something better to use than this lens.
Some samples:
Green by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
Bilbao by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
IMGP1067a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
IMGP1064a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
IMGP1072a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
| | | | | New Member Registered: March, 2021 Posts: 8
3 users found this helpful
| | Review Date: March 21, 2021 | Recommended | Price: $150.00
| Rating: 9 |
| Pros: | Sharp, fast enough and lightweight | | Cons: | Not weather sealed | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 8
Autofocus: 9
Handling: 7
Value: 10
New or Used: New
Camera Used: Pentax K5 iis
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This little plastic fantastic was my first lens with autofocus, and I can say I was not only surprised by how useful it is, but also by the quality of the images I can get from such a cheap lens. I do love some sharp images, and with the K5 iis, this lens delivers in that respect. Strictly speaking of image quality, it won't disappoint. My only gripe is how the lens handles. It's not too bad, but the lack of weather sealing and on-the-go focus adjustments and a decent focus ring are minor annoyances. All in all, I can't complain for the price. Us Pentax users are lucky to have access to this much quality at this price!
| | | | | Pentaxian Registered: September, 2018 Location: Poland Posts: 1,800
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| | Review Date: December 6, 2019 | Recommended | Price: $95.00
| Rating: 9 |
| Pros: | image quality, price | | Cons: | for the price - nothing | | Sharpness: 9
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 9
Autofocus: 9
Handling: 9
Value: 8
New or Used: New
Camera Used: K-50
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I bought this lens new in 2018 and have been using it quite a lot with my K-50. Image quality is ok wide-open (certainly usable) and very good stopped down.*The 2.4 maximum aperture is not very fast, but for the price it's fair and I've been using it wide-open in many low-light situations (like concerts).
Build quality: it has kind of plastic feel, but apart from that it seems fine - I've been treating it like every other lens and nothing bad happens. Plastic lens mount doesn't fall off  *
AF works well, a bit noisy like every other screw-driven lens. Altogether I like this lens a lot and I can recommend it as an everyday prime.
A few pictures below.
F/2.4:
F/2.8
F/5.6
F/22
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