New Member Registered: March, 2023 Posts: 3 | | Review Date: July 18, 2023 | Recommended | Price: $496.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Outstanding image quality | | Cons: | Noisy AF | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 10
Bokeh: 10
Autofocus: 9
Handling: 10
Value: 10
New or Used: New
Camera Used: K-70
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Loyal Site Supporter Registered: October, 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,261
1 user found this helpful
| | Review Date: January 12, 2023 | Recommended | Price: $500.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Excellent sharpness and contrast, no flare, no CA, light and solid. | | Cons: | None | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 10
Bokeh: 10
Autofocus: 10
Handling: 10
Value: 10
New or Used: New
Camera Used: K3 III, K1
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Canada Post just delivered this new silver HD DFA 100 mm f/2.8 AW MACRO lens I ordered from Camera Canada (serial number ending in ...00055). I tried it on my K3 III @ f/8 with a backlit close-up of a sculpture my brother gave me (a wolf howling at the moon under a Saguaro). Excellent results, no flare, no chromatic aberrations. The lens is surprisingly small and light but is very solidly made of metal like the LIMITED series. I took some "far-away" images along the Saint Lawrence River with the K3 III that turned out stellar. Putting this lens through its paces will be my new project for 2023. The last 3 pictures were taken with a Pentax K1.
 @ f/8
 @ f/11
 @ f/16
 @ f/11
 @ f/11
 @ f/11
 @ f/11
 @ f/11
OPTIMUM APERTURE OPENING : f/11. | |
New Member Registered: November, 2014 Posts: 1
1 user found this helpful
| | Review Date: January 9, 2023 | Recommended | Price: $751.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Amazing CA control | | Cons: | | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 10
Bokeh: 10
Autofocus: 9
Handling: 10
Value: 10
New or Used: New
Camera Used: K1-II
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I was dreaming about a great Macro lens such as Voiglander 125 Macro Apo-Lanthar ; Pentax A* or FA* 200 Macro but these are too hard to find at a reasonable price.
This lens seems to be the one.
The first tests seem to give oustanding results : even in hard contrast conditions it is difficult to find purple fringing or chromatic aberrations, even with large apertures.
Here is a 100% crop without any correction ; take a look at the outline
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Forum Member Registered: December, 2012 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 66
8 users found this helpful
| | Review Date: November 18, 2022 | Recommended | Price: $720.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | sharp, no CA, lightweight, lovelly design | | Cons: | noisy AF | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 10
Bokeh: 10
Autofocus: 9
Handling: 10
Value: 10
New or Used: New
Camera Used: K-1
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I was looking for this kind of update of 100 Macro lens for quiet some time. The CA of previous WR version was annoying in some circumstances - especially on the surface of beetles or wet amphibians. New ED AW version has eliminated the CA to a minimum even wide open. I was not considering buying the lens, but limited Silver version forced me to pre-order one! The AF is still noisy since it's screw driven from the body. Design is still the same too - which is great. I love "Limited lens" look. Bokeh is still lovely. Not sure how the lens will do in terms of astrophotography - I'll see about that once the weather allows it (it might take a few months though!). Based on hendheld shots, I think the new version is a bit sharper too!
Crops from SOOC jpegs at f2.8 (one is from WR and the other from AW - guess which is which  )
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New Member Registered: June, 2017 Posts: 2
2 users found this helpful
| | Review Date: November 2, 2022 | Recommended | Price: $700.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Amazing. That's all. | | Cons: | | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 10
Bokeh: 10
Autofocus: 10
Handling: 10
Value: 10
New or Used: New
Camera Used: K1mk2
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