| Author: | | Junior Member Registered: March, 2010 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 47 | | Review Date: April 24, 2010 | Recommended | Price: $150.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Sharp, complete lack of chromatic aberration and PF | | Cons: | Not produced anymore ! | |
What a lens ! Considering its price, its the best lens I have (and I have a lot of them like Limiteds etc). Sharpness on par with FA31! No chromatic aberrations at all (this is a truly APO lens), no Purple fringing, no distortions. Precise focus.
When I received the lens, the aperture driving ring (not blades) had some oil and the operation was slow. After removing the back cover and cleaning the ring everything is fine.
It is not a fast lens, but in all the apertures 3.5 - 11 it is outstanding (for digital sensors f8 - f11 is the upper limit)
Excellent lens. Highly recommended (provided it is a good copy)
| | | | | | | Veteran Member Registered: October, 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 359 | | Review Date: April 11, 2010 | Recommended | Price: $200.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Contrast, sharpness, 3d rendering, compact, build quality | | Cons: | none | |
I am stunned. This lens is unbelievably sharp. I have compared it to my DA 40mm F2.8 Ltd.....the K 35mm F3.5 is sharper at every aperture. Perhaps I have a mediocre copy of the DA 40?
It is also sharper than my K 28mm F3.5 at F3.5 to F5.6. At F8 I can't see much difference.
Contrast and colors are great and I simply love its rendering.
I paid $200 and this lens is worth every penny.
Kind regards
.lars
| | | | | Site Supporter Registered: January, 2009 Location: Champagne Ardennes, France Posts: 20 | | | | | Junior Member Registered: April, 2008 Location: Hayward, California Posts: 40 | | Review Date: October 22, 2009 | Recommended | Price: $110.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Sharp. | | Cons: | Hard to find nowadays. | |
Acquired one on ebay a few months ago. When I first saw the picture taken on my DS, my jaws dropped. This little unassuming lens can make such picture. Excellent IQ and color rendition.
| | | | | | | Site Supporter Registered: October, 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,093
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| | Review Date: October 11, 2009 | Recommended | Price: $195.00
| Rating: 9 |
| Pros: | Sharpness, size & build quality. | | Cons: | Speed | | Camera Used: K Series film bodies (K1000, KM, KX, K2, K2DMD)
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The K35/3.5 is a perfect example why Pentax was so popular in the late 70’s.
A small light weight lens at a modest price, that was also very well built and extremely sharp. You’re not likely to find a lens like this in today’s camera market.
The K35/3.5 is far sharper than its more expensive and faster cousin the K35/2. It also weighs almost half as much. The K35/.35 is the smallest of the Pentax K series lenses, but retains the famous K series quality.
The K35/3.5 has a 52mm filter thread and shares the same lens hood as the: K28/2, K28/3.5, K30/2.8 and the K35/2.
The K35/3.5 only has one negative and that is its speed, for low light shooting, where sharpness is less important, the K35/2 is a better option. For everyday shooting go for the K35/3.5, it is a Pentax gem!!
Overall I rate the K35/3.5 a 9.5.
Sample shots taken with the K35/3.5. Photos are medium resolution scans from original slides.
Camera: K2 Film: Kodachrome 64 ISO: 64
Camera: K2 Film: Kodak E100G ISO: 100
 | | | | | Veteran Member Registered: March, 2009 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 509 | | Review Date: April 13, 2009 | Recommended | Price: $65.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | affordable, high quality, light, extremely well built. | | Cons: | No P-TTL | | Sharpness: 9
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 8
Handling: 10
Value: 10
Camera Used: Me Super, Kx, K10d, K5
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I have owned this lens for more than 15 years. In fact, this was my first Pentax OEM lens. But I have not used much since I left Virginia. I used to shoot a lot of slide films on natural scenery. It rarely left my ME Super.
I began to use the lens on my K10D. While it does not support auto aperture, it works fine for daily use. IMQ and color are superb at f8, especially given the price and the weight. The best part is the high contrast even when wide open. IMQ does suffer a bit at f3.5.
Why was Pentax not able to make it into the "M" or "A" era? It is pretty light. I suspect that the design was the same as the Takumar one. Best for natural scenery.
| | | | | | | | Review Date: February 15, 2009 | Recommended | Price: $160.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | sharp as a razorblade, small, metall | | Cons: | manual | |
This is the most sharp lens from pentax i know. its a little bit of limited feeling and i never give this lense away. very nice handling and focussing. I'm loving this lens.
Picture 2 is a 100 % crop of Picture 1
 | | | | | Senior Member Registered: February, 2007 Location: Michigan/USA Posts: 173 | | Review Date: March 3, 2008 | Recommended | Price: $129.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Small/light, fairly inexpensive, sharp, great colors | | Cons: | f/3.5, 'bokeh'. | |
This lens is quite sharp, even from wide open I think. It does get sharper stopping down. Mostly I have used it for indoors, as a normal lens. I think it would be great for landscapes. I love the color reproduction, it basically looks PP'ed right out of the camera as .jpg file. Bokeh is more like you expect from a wide angle lens, not so great, not like the 31/1.8. But still, I do love the colors and sharpness very much.
| | | | | Veteran Member Registered: April, 2007 Location: Uppsala, Sweden Posts: 576 | | Review Date: June 29, 2007 | Recommended | Price: $40.00
| Rating: 9 |
| Pros: | Sharp, nice feel to it. | | Cons: | f/3.5? if speed is an issue. | | Sharpness: 9
Aberrations: 7
Bokeh: 7
Handling: 9
Value: 10
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This is one sharp lens! When the first roll of film came back from processing I was amased with the images. And I love the field of view of 35mm, it also has the very nice older pentax lens feel. If you find one for sale don't miss the chance!
| | | | | Site Supporter Registered: September, 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,449 | | Review Date: February 11, 2007 | Recommended
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Size, sharpness, tone rendering, optical correction | | Cons: | none | |
This lens works well wide open and only improves over the next few f-stops. It is, statistically, one of the highest resolution lenses that Pentax has ever made. It functions well even with digital cameras and does not leave you wanting.
The images quality is nothing short of outstanding and the tones are beautifully rendered just slightly warm of neutral with excellent bokeh (for a 3.5lens) distribution in the OOF areas.
Flare is nicely controlled and focusing is smooth and well controlled. Pincushing and barrel dostortions are very well controlled as well. The lens is a pleasure to use and the results are simply about as good as you can get at this focal length from any lens manufacturer.
Sample image shown in link below.
http://www.pbase.com/scgushue/image/66965687 | | | | | Senior Member Registered: September, 2006 Location: Grand Junction Colorado Posts: 209 | | Review Date: February 4, 2007 | Recommended | Price: $75.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | very sharp and of compact design | | Cons: | none | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 8
Bokeh: 9
Handling: 10
Value: 10
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When speed is not a factor, this is a "go to lens"! Very sharp from f5.6 to f11. Its performance surpasses most highly fancied lenses.
A truly great all around lens where speed and auto-focus are not required.
Not to be confused with the 35mm f3.5 "M" (which is a decent lens).
Unfortunately, these lenses are not too common but are worthwhile seeking out.
1/1/2013
This lens, either the Takumars or this SMC Pentax versions, should be in everyone's kit. Pentax would do well reviving this design again. It was unfortunate that Pentax decided to cheapen their lenses for the M series cameras.
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