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Loyal Site Supporter Registered: March, 2014 Location: California, 93004 Posts: 196 4 users found this helpful | Review Date: June 13, 2020 | Recommended | Price: $355.00
| Rating: 10 |
Pros: | sharp, price, handling | Cons: | none | | I have had this for 1 year and many of my favorite pictures for the year are from this lens. It produces great images. I also have the A version of the lens so expected good things. But it surpassed my expectations. It is light but not too light and handles very well. I have not reviewed since I have not done an objective analysis of the lens compared to other lenses. But on seeing that that there are only two reviews in the last year I thought I should let anyone know that this lens is definitely one to have with the 645Z. It is quite versatile and I've used it for landscape, portrait, still life and product photos.
I may update this after doing more formal comparisons and searching the archives. But if you have the 645Z and don't have this lens you won't go wrong buying one. Volleyball - What do I do now-6457134 by Jim, on Flickr
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Loyal Site Supporter Registered: October, 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,635 4 users found this helpful | Review Date: November 30, 2019 | Recommended | Price: $440.00
| Rating: 10 |
Pros: | Extremely sharp, very well-made, not too heavy, usable for landscapes. | Cons: | None | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 10
Bokeh: 9
Handling: 10
Value: 10
Camera Used: Pentax 645Z
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Senior Member Registered: June, 2016 Location: Paris Posts: 124 3 users found this helpful | Review Date: November 6, 2019 | Recommended | Price: $1,399.00
| Rating: 10 |
Pros: | iq, af, size, weight, hood | Cons: | none | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 10
Bokeh: 10
Handling: 10
Value: 10
Camera Used: 645Z
| | best macro 1:1 lens for Pentax 645 system.
if you need a more versatile telephoto lens with macro 1:2 go for the 90mm (weather sealing.. etc)
i ve been using the 120mm macro for the last 2 years for indoor & outdoor macro & semi macro product shots (jewelry, tissues, plastics) and can't see any flaws.
it is a perfect 1:1 macro lens with a very affordable price tag for its quality and usefulness.
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Inactive Account Registered: July, 2011 Location: www.flickr.com/photos/aseel Posts: 7 2 users found this helpful | Review Date: November 15, 2011 | Recommended | Price: $1,000.00
| Rating: 10 |
Pros: | Sharp,balance well with 645d. | Cons: | slow focus (acceptable for portrait) | Sharpness: 10
Bokeh: 9
Handling: 8
Value: 10
| | yes guys i see what you mean by sharp ,i used it with 645D, i was amazed at the details i got in portrait. it was like a macro scan.
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Forum Member Registered: July, 2011 Posts: 72 1 user found this helpful | Review Date: August 11, 2011 | Recommended | Price: $900.00
| Rating: 10 |
Pros: | Sharpness | Cons: | none | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 10
Handling: 10
Value: 10
| | This lens is very sharp on a 645D. I only can recommend to buy it. You will not be dissapointed.
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Junior Member Registered: November, 2009 Posts: 29 2 users found this helpful | Review Date: August 8, 2011 | Recommended | Price: $750.00
| Rating: 10 |
Pros: | Sharp | Cons: | A little heavy | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 10
Bokeh: 10
Handling: 10
Value: 10
| | This lens, while a little heavy (the 75mm and the 150mm seem so light weight in comparison), is exceedingly sharp. Once you see the detail using it on the 645D body, the weight issue disappears.
Auto-focus is reasonably fast and definitely accurate. Bokeh is excellent, giving a 3D effect to near objects isolated against a smooth, blurred background.
Pentax has a well-deserved reputation for macro lenses and the 120/4 FA is no exception.
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Site Supporter Registered: February, 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 423 2 users found this helpful | Review Date: August 31, 2010 | Recommended | Price: $300.00
| Rating: 10 |
Pros: | Sharpness, build quality, colors | Cons: | none | | I use this lens with the Pentax adapter on my K-7.
This is definitely one of the sharpest lenses I have used. I tend to use it for flowers/plant closeups. I rarely ever use it for any extreme macro (full 1:1) or at apertures smaller than f/4.5. The bokeh at close focus is great as well. I absolutely love it. It has a nice substantial feel to it and the build quality is superb. The hood is very nice and protects the barrel when it extends.
I have never used this lens on a 645n so I cannot comment on the auto focus capabilities.
Here is a link to my photos with this lens. All shots are either f/4 or f/4.5.
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Veteran Member Registered: February, 2008 Posts: 434 1 user found this helpful | Review Date: March 10, 2009 | Recommended
| Rating: 10 |
Pros: | sharp, sharp, sharp | Cons: | heavy and not great at infinity | | I'll join the chorus singing of the sharpness of this lens. I have both the A and FA versions of this lens; I will sell one of them at some point, but it's hard to do. The 120mm macros in either version are the sharpest close focus lenses I own.
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Site Supporter Registered: December, 2007 Location: Norway Posts: 4,371 2 users found this helpful | Review Date: March 20, 2008 | Recommended
| Rating: 10 |
Pros: | Incredibly sharp | Cons: | Awful bokeh | | Very sharp at all apertures. One of the sharpest lenses ever made for medium format by anyone. Few lenses for 35mm systems at similar focal lenghts can match it.
Bokeh is very harsh. Excellent metal built quality.
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Veteran Member Registered: January, 2007 Location: Hawaii Posts: 613 2 users found this helpful | Review Date: June 22, 2007 | Recommended | Price: $500.00
| Rating: 10 |
Pros: | Extremely sharp. | Cons: | Big, then again most 645 lenses are big. | | It's sooooo sharp. I bought this lens because the A version I had was becoming kind of frustrating to focus at times. This lens is everything the A version is, with autofocus. Mind you, AF with a 645 is not as fast as on my K10D, but I think it's acceptably fast with even this lens.
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