| Author: | | Forum Member Registered: March, 2010 Location: Norfolk Posts: 85
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| | Review Date: March 16, 2018 | Not Recommended
| Rating: 6 |
| Pros: | Superb build, nice handling, good balance on hefty K-3 | | Cons: | IQ at wide end (20~30) frankly poor. Weird hood probably not much use. | | Sharpness: 5
Aberrations: 8
Bokeh: 8
Autofocus: 8
Handling: 10
Value: 3
New or Used: Used
Camera Used: K-3
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Found an 'as new' copy from a highy reputable dealer but returned it. Using my K-3 this lens was very soft at 20mm and 30mm zoom settings unless stopped down to at least f5.6, so I did some careful indoor comparison shots against the 18~55 version II kit lens and an old 18~35 FA-J from the film era. These two budget lenses easily out-performed the 20~40 'Limited' at the wide end. That's not how it is supposed to be.
A big price for mediocre performance and not worthy of the 'Limited' tag, in my opinion. Possibly unlucky to be landed with a rogue copy, but that's enough to put me off searching for another one. A real pity, as it's beautifully engineered and great to handle. Judging by this experience and some other comments Ricoh maybe have a quality control issue here.
| | | | | | | Veteran Member Registered: July, 2007 Location: Brampton, Ontario Posts: 3,996
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| | Review Date: February 21, 2018 | Recommended | Price: $600.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | very sharp, pleasing color rendition, light weight and WR | | Cons: | mild distortion at wide-end but easily corrected | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 9
Autofocus: 10
Handling: 10
Value: 10
New or Used: Used
Camera Used: K-1 and K-3
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I bought this lens in Japan, it was in 'best' used condition category. I used this lens exclusively on the k-3 until I bought the k-1 last year. I consider this lens a perfect walk-around lens for street photography because of the focal lengths that suits my shooting style. I also find this to be suitable for 'event' photography especially when I can get close to the subject (performer). I am really happy with the pleasing tonal range and lively characteristic images I get from this lens. Although this lens is designed for the cropped sensor, it is completely usable on the k-1 FF camera with some vignetting to be expected at the wide-end. I wish there is DFA version of this lens with similar specs so I can fully utilize it on my k-1 without worrying about vignetting. Here is an example of the image I got from a recent event (shot at 1/200 f4 iso1000)
 | | | | | Veteran Member Registered: June, 2015 Location: South West UK Posts: 1,493
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| | Review Date: January 7, 2018 | Recommended | Price: $580.00
| Rating: 9 |
| Pros: | Pixie dust, WR, fast quiet AF, small and lightweight, great IQ | | Cons: | Bit slow, expensive at full retail price | | Sharpness: 7
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 7
Autofocus: 9
Handling: 10
Value: 7
New or Used: New
Camera Used: K-3II
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I have only had this lens a few weeks, after picking it up at an excellent discount in a black friday event. Right from opening the box and taking the first images, I was in love. The lens feels very well made and solid, yet at the same time lightweight and compact. The lens pouch is a nice, if superfluous inclusion, since I can't see it spending much time off my K-3II. The zoom ring falls nicely to hand, as does the focus ring. The focus scale is a nice touch and rare on a lens these days. All in all it handles beautifully on the camera.
The FL range for me is spot on my sweet spot for walkaround landscape, street and detail shooting. Makes a passable portrait length too on APSC, but its biggest weakness shows up here - it's rather slow. f/2.8 is only available at 20mm and you're limited to a paltry f/4 at 40mm. This is the trade off for the lightweight design, but it does feel limiting in some circumstances, particulary if you're trying to provoke some bokeh. However, it is possible if you try, and it is rather pleasing when it appears.
AF is excellent with its DC motor, both fast and quiet. But here again the lens speed means you may struggle to get a lock in low light. WR is an added bonus and was one of the main reasons for my purchasing this particular Limited over one of the primes, since I spend a lot of time on the beach and rather enjoy a rainy day.
In terms of IQ, it is not without its flaws. There is noticeable distortion at the wide end, but perfectly correctable in LR using lens profiles (and probably in camera too). There is also a slight softness in the corners, possibly more down to field curvature than anything else. Nothing major and not unheard of in wide-ish lenses and zooms, but worth knowing if you expect clinical sharpness across the frame.
All this said, despite (or possibly because) of its flaws there is a certain quality to the images, the famous pixie-dust, that is not easily described, but gives them a quality all their own. Almost all of the images I have taken, even the most hum-drum snaps, have a pop to them, and a colour rendition that none of my other lenses have. It makes exquisite mono images too. Away from the extremes, it has perfectly acceptable sharpness, and contrast. CA is almost non-existent and flare is very well handled, in fact shooting into the sun creates some of its most stunning images.
Since putting this lens on my camera I already feel no more need for my Tammy 28-75, despite losing out on the constant f/2.8 and the longer reach, thanks to the pixie dust and the huge reduction in weight. The Samyang 16mm now feels clunky, oversized and hard work with its manual focus. The Pentax 18-55 is going straight on ebay - it's a good lens, but not remotely in the same league. The only lens I will be keeping in this general range now is the Sigma 50mm macro and the Lensbaby Velvet for their specialities, and the 70-200 for its incomparable reach and boceh-liciousness for portraits and nearby wildlife.
This lens has stolen my heart. I only wish I'd had it sooner. The one and only reason I hadn't was the hard-to-swallow price. But a 30% discount made that problem go away for me and now that I have it in my hands, I feel I got a hell of a bargain.
I had to mark sharpness and bokeh down because of its weakness in the corners and slow aperture, and value because at full price you might assume it should be hewn from pure unicorn horn. I only wish there was a 'pixie dust' category, to make up for it...so I gave it an overall 9 to reflect this. If there was just a half a stop more speed, it would be a perfect 10 for me.
| | | | | Forum Member Registered: April, 2015 Location: Italy Posts: 72 | | Review Date: October 29, 2017 | Recommended | Price: $800.00
| Rating: 9 |
| Pros: | WR, no CA, build quality, IQ | | Cons: | shortness of zooming range | |
Stunning image quality. This lens deserves the Limited moniker. Everybody shooting a lot of pictures within the 20-40mm range can't go wrong buying one of these marvels; it's expensive - no doubt about it - but its image and build quality make it worth to acquire it. The absence of CA is remarkable, in terms of optical quality this is one of the best lenses I have ever had.
My only regret is that already at 25mm you have a 3.5 lens, so I wonder if it would have been better a fixed f4 lens with a slightly extended zoom range.
| | | | | | | Senior Member Registered: February, 2010 Location: California Posts: 142
7 users found this helpful
| | Review Date: September 29, 2016 | Recommended | Price: $600.00
| Rating: 9 |
| Pros: | Sharp, WR, light weight, build quality, flare resistance, lack of CA | | Cons: | focus is not super fast, and sometimes inconsistent, vignetting at 40mm | | Sharpness: 9
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 7
Autofocus: 7
Handling: 8
Value: 8
New or Used: New
Camera Used: K3 II
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One thing about upgrading to the K3 is that it really shows you how sharp your lenses are (or aren't!). Anyway, one of my film era zooms was really soft at the edges on the wide end, and having sold my DA 21 limited to help purchase the K3 II, I had nothing that could deliver the goods between my DA 15mm and my DA 40mm limiteds. Also, I was looking for a general purpose zoom.
I was leaning toward the DA 16-85mm or the Tamron 17-50 f2.8. I had initially discounted the DA 20-40mm because of rather negative reviews and the high price. The DA 16-85mm was appealing for the range, WR, and good IQ, but is a bit slow at the long end, and a bit big and heavy. The Tamron is appealing for its f2.8 and good IQ, but no WR.
Trying to figure out what being limited to f5.6 at 85mm meant, I started looking at pics on the web from the DA16-85mm. I found many nice photos, but nothing that was really saying wow. Not very scientific, but still telling. While doing this I came across a number of shots from the DA 20-40mm that caught my eye. I found the reviews on this site that are generally positive, and full size images that were definitely sharp across the frame. That, along with the substantial price reduction this summer, made me reconsider this lens.
I am so glad that I did. I ended up ordering the 16-85 and the 20-40, with the intention of keeping one of them. I did a quick test to make sure neither were decentered or otherwise defective. I was mostly concerned with across the field sharpness at infinity, as that was what I was not getting with my film era zoom. Neither lens was obviously decentered, but the 20-40 was definitely a little sharper than the 16-85 across the 20-40 range. I wasn't expecting this. Sharp enough wide open, (much better at the deges than my DA 21mm f3,2 was) and razor at f5.6
My first outing was an overnight ski trip above Lake Tahoe to shoot panos of the Milky Way. Admittedly I used the 15mm for the star shots, but I got some beautiful sunsets with the 20-40mm. The rendering was definitely showing that limited quality, and shooting right into the sun is no issue with this lens. Sharp across the frame, no flare, no CA, great color. You got to love it! The next outing was in the High Sierra and I got the same results.
I tried some Miky Way shots, and I was disappointed that the combination of coma and sagittal astigmatism at f2.8 is quite bad. The good news is that is way better at f4. With the astrotracer, f4 is doable for the Milky Way.
My last outing was on the San Francisco bay shooting sailboat races. Once again, sharp and no flare. The wind really came up, and I was getting splashed frequently. It was really nice to be able to put the camera under the faucet at the end of the day to get the salt water off.
I am very happy with the lens, and I would recommmend it to anyone looking for a light, well made, good IQ lens in this focal range.
Here are some example shots:
The last two were using a polarizer.
| | | | | New Member Registered: September, 2016 Posts: 4
3 users found this helpful
| | Review Date: September 29, 2016 | Recommended | Price: $650.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Compact,sharp,built quality,WR,Diaphragma,range,colors ... | | Cons: | none so far ( if you set the Sensor shift right ) | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 10
Autofocus: 10
Handling: 10
Value: 10
New or Used: New
Camera Used: K3 Prestige Edition
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I was searching for a better walk around lens than the Kit -
and I have a great collection of K,M,A and M42 Lenses , so I like the look
and the feel of it as much as the extraordinary quality of this lens !
You have to try it to say such things - and after setting the right Focus in my K3,
there is no doubt about the optical quality as well !
This is the right Lens I expected for my needs - lovely rounded Blades give a nice bokeh even at 20mm ;-) For more angel I take my 15mmLtd. or my 10-17mm fisheye with me ... It give a nostalgic feel in f2,8 and is extra sharp from 3,6 / 4 upwards - like also the 3D Rendition especially for HDR-Shots !
A quite good reason to stay with my lovely K3 Prestige Edition ...
Not cheap, but the output gives the answer !
Highly recommended !
| | | | | Forum Member Registered: June, 2016 Location: Gislev Posts: 87
2 users found this helpful
| | Review Date: September 15, 2016 | Recommended
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Image Quality, Build, Handling, Zoom range, Size and Weight | | Cons: | None | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 10
Autofocus: 9
Handling: 10
Value: 10
New or Used: New
Camera Used: Pentax K-3 II
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This is an extraordinarily good lens of perfect build quality.
Optically it's among the best on the market (I've tested mine against some renowned lenses - and it more than holds its own):
IQ is gorgeous being razor sharp at practical working apertures (I do not venture farther than f/11 on any lens, if I can help it). More over CA's, fringing (if any at all) and distortion are negligible. Flare and reflexes are next to non-existent (Sigma Art's are a pain in this department), and it does an unbelievable job of retaining information and details in highlights and shadows (something that distinguishes excellent lenses from the rest - ask Leica-aficionados).
The zoom range is perfect for street photography and the likes, and the size and weight of the lens - though larger than the rest of the DA-Limited lenses - are non obstructive. The Sigma Art's are way to large and heavy in comparison (I do, in fact, own a couple of them). On top of that, I do prefer lenses from the camera producers, as they do have their brand much more at stake - also in the mechanical build department - as compared to third party producers.
Did I forget to mention the Bokeh? Smooth, lovely and unbelievably buttery for a zoom - then again, this seems to be a prime lens with a variable focal length-type of lens.
IMHO this piece of Pentax-glass is worth every last penny - and if you still don't believe it, please read this review:
https://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/sigma-18-35mm-f18-dc-hsm-art/introduction.ht...
Clearly a FIVE STAR Lens. And Pentax does make a lot of them ...
| | | | | New Member Registered: October, 2014 Posts: 8
1 user found this helpful
| | Review Date: September 7, 2016 | Recommended | Price: $650.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Beautiful rendering | | Cons: | Within the accepted constraints; none. | | Sharpness: 8
Aberrations: 10
Bokeh: 10
Autofocus: 9
Handling: 10
Value: 10
New or Used: New
Camera Used: Pentax K3
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Knowing how anal most review sights are about technical specifications I read the reviews with a pinch of salt. I have the classic limited primes and have always admired the amazing rendering of colours, focus transition, local contrast, and accurate colour separation and definition within complex images. The 15 f4 ltd is my favourite. Appreciating the complexity of design that is required to re-create those characteristics in a zoom, I am very happy with my 20-40 ltd. It maintains the same character in performance as the limited primes. Considering this and the amazing construction I would consider it an absolute bargain.
| | | | | Veteran Member Registered: April, 2014 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 935
9 users found this helpful
| | Review Date: August 18, 2016 | Recommended | Price: $600.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Compactness; fantastic sharpness, color, and clarity | | Cons: | Nothing major | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 9
Autofocus: 9
Handling: 10
Value: 10
New or Used: New
Camera Used: K-3
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I wanted a small-ish all-around weather-sealed lens to take with me on my recent cross-country road trip. This lens was perfect, and I love it. It's my shiny silver buddy who's fun to be with.
This lens filled the "travel lens" niche perfectly. It's lightweight and reasonably small (about the same size as my 31mm Limited, but lighter), so I can carry it with me almost everywhere. The 20-40mm zoom range covers the focal lengths I most commonly use, though I should note that I brought along a second K-3 with the 15mm Limited. The f/2.8-4 maximum aperture seems a little slow, but in practice, I never had trouble using it indoors. When I'm visiting museums, I tend to use the wide end anyway, and f/2.8 is fine. I never had to test the weather sealing, but it was very good to have it.
As far as image quality goes, the 20-40mm Limited is fantastic. The sharpness, color saturation, and clarity are simply outstanding. It stacks up well against my other Limited lenses. (I put together a whole gallery here, if you're interested).
-- It's sharper than the 21mm, and has comparable bokeh; at this point, the choice of which one I bring with me mostly depends on whether I want the smaller lens, and whether I need the weather sealing.
-- It's very slightly less sharp than the 31mm Limited, but you'll only see the difference if you are a fanatical pixel-peeper. The rendering and the bokeh are noticeably different to me between the two lenses. I think the 20-40 reproduces colors more vividly, but I think the bokeh of the 31 is smoother, and I generally prefer its rendering.
-- The 40mm Limited wins for sharpness, but then again, it's the sharpest lens I own; the 20-40 is also very, very sharp. The color saturation and rendering are generally comparable.
I only have a few complaints, and they're relatively minor. The autofocus is noticeably worse than the 21, 31, or 40-- sometimes it hunts around for a while, and sometimes it latches on to something, and sometimes it doesn't. I'm not sure what's going on, but my primes don't have this problem. Next, there's noticeable vignetting at 40mm at f/4.0, but this can be cleaned up unproblematically in post. There's noticeable distortion at 20mm, so if you really like to photograph straight vertical lines near the edges of the frame, you might be sad. Finally, the silver finish on the lens hood rubs off relatively easily.
In short, it's a wonderful little lens, and unless you really need a wider zoom range or a larger aperture, you won't be disappointed.
Enough talk! Now photos!
20mm @ f/11. You can see how well this lens nails textures...
...and colors.
20mm @ f/7.1 You can see a noticeable amount of distortion at 20mm, more than the 21mm Limited, I think.
23mm @ f/3.5. Just throwing in a photo at a relatively wide angle and a relatively wide aperture.
29mm @ f/5.6. See, it does reasonably well indoors.
30mm @ f/3.5. An example of the bokeh. It's quite nice!
31mm @ f/11. It's still sharp at the middle of its zoom range.
34mm @ f/11. Ditto.
40mm @ f/4.0. You can see what I was talking about with the vignetting, but IIRC there were more egregious examples.
40mm @ f/11. Still sharp.
40mm @ f/4.0. It's not a fast telephoto lens, but it still does reasonably good portraits.
Anyway, if you really cannot get enough example photos, the entire road trip album is here.
It's a great lens! It got, I think, unfairly slammed by confused lens reviewers who didn't think through the handling/portability implications of the relatively slow maximum aperture, and who didn't appreciate the pixie dust. The original price of $1,000 was pretty steep, and I certainly wouldn't pay that much for it, but $600 is entirely reasonable. If you do end up buying it, I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!
| | | | | Loyal Site Supporter Registered: May, 2008 Location: Sun City Center, FL Posts: 2,544
2 users found this helpful
| | Review Date: August 1, 2016 | Recommended | Price: $600.00
| Rating: 9 |
| Pros: | Great color and resolution. | | Cons: | Greens are punchy, some distortion | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 8
Bokeh: 8
Autofocus: 9
Handling: 10
Value: 10
New or Used: New
Camera Used: K-3
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I bought this recently for a trip to Europe as the zoom range is perfect for tight urban spaces and interiors, and still enough enough reach for other purposes. It did not let me down at all. Resolution is excellent, as are colors and contrast. If anything I find myself adjusting greens down a bit. I prefer that to the 21 Ltd that mutes greens--at least my copy does. Bokeh is OK, but I did not expect it to replace great primes in that regard. Most issues can be dealt with easily in LR. It is compact and lightweight, very easy to walk around with all day. Great lens for travel and general purposes. No regrets about this purchase at all.
 | | | | | Kiwi Pentaxian Registered: March, 2012 Location: Timaru Posts: 4,225
5 users found this helpful
| | Review Date: July 29, 2016 | Recommended | Price: $530.00
| Rating: 9 |
| Pros: | Light weight, small, water resistant, high image quality | | Cons: | Limited focal range | |
I brought the DA 20-40mm Limited in August 2015 (a year ago) second hand here on the Pentax Forum Marketplace. Like others looking at this lens I had seen the reviews where there were problems, and noted that there was clearly some significant sample variation with copies of this lens. After a number of test images with the seller, we were both satisfied that this lens was a sharp copy, with no de-centering or other noticeable image quality issues. Living in NZ as I do, it is also a lot harder, and more expensive to change lenses if it isn't right.
If buying this lens - do your homework and make sure you get a good, sharp, non-de-centered copy, then you will be happy.
I brought the DA 20-40mm Limited as my travel walk-around wide lens. In this regard, as you can't control the weather when travelling, for me a walk around travel lens has to be water resistant. I have previously owned the DA*16-50, and DA 18-55 WR for this purpose, both were sold after I purchased the DA 20-40mm. The DA*16-50 is a really good lens image quality and low light wise, but I found it a little too big and heavy for travel. The DA 18-55 is also a good lens, but does not come near to matching the DA 20-40mm Limited for image quality, and doesn't have as wide apertures. On the latest trip, on the boat that goes up to the Niagara Falls, a non-WR lens was not an option, the DA 20-40mm Limited did not disappoint.
I own and shoot a lot of prime lenses, including all the DA Limited primes (although I sold the DA 35 Macro a while back). Since purchasing the DA 20-40mm Limited I have barely used the 40mm, the 70mm is still very useful for portraits, and I still carry the 15mm for when I want wider than 20mm, but I am finding I am not using it much. I have kept the 21mm as it has a different colour signature to the DA 20-40mm and I still find I like the images the 21mm gives of water, but I am also not using it nearly as much as I used to.
I have recently completed a 3 week work / vacation trip to the USA, Canada and UK. I brought along the DA 20-40mm Limited, DA 55-300mm WR, the 15mm, 21mm, 70mm Limited Primes, and my Zeiss ZK 35/2 prime. 6 lenses. I found some days I used the Zeiss 35 extensively, but what I noted on this trip was how much I used the DA 20-40mm Limited, and how pleased I was with the images. I never used the 15mm, and I barely used the 21mm during this 3 week period.
The DA 20-40mm Limited, and DA 55-300mm WR makes for a good image quality, light, water resistant 2 lens travel kit. Usually when I am out walking and exploring I will take my K-3, the 2 zooms, and one additional prime. What I have found on the latest trip is that the DA 20-40mm is better than good enough, that I am seriously reconsidering even bringing the prime - maybe just the DA 70mm Limited for portraits.
Every lens is about a set of compromises, and how useful it is depends on what use you have brought it for.
I have some excellent prime lenses for image quality - Zeiss 28mm/2, Zeiss 35mm/2, Voigtlanders, DA Limited's, FA 50/2.8 Macro and a range of other Pentax prime lenses. I think I have a good basis for comparison.
The DA 20-40mm Limited image quality is right up with many of these lenses - certainly the DA Limited prime lenses, the colour signature is pleasing to my eye. The lens is water resistant, light weight, well built, and a pleasure to use.
My conclusion with the DA 20-40mm Limited is that it is a very good set of compromises, and that is provides a very useful wide angle lens, especially for travel, for Pentax APS-C cameras. After a year of use in New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, USA, Canada and the UK I can recommend a good copy of this lens to other Pentax users. I am very happy with my copy.
        | | | | | Veteran Member Registered: March, 2013 Posts: 377
1 user found this helpful
| | Review Date: July 3, 2016 | Recommended
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Sharpness, color, contrast, handling | | Cons: | Non | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 10
Bokeh: 9
Autofocus: 10
Handling: 10
Value: 9
New or Used: Used
Camera Used: K-3
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 | | | | | New Member Registered: August, 2015 Location: NC Posts: 14
3 users found this helpful
| | Review Date: March 2, 2016 | Recommended | Price: $498.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | build quality, size for purpose, excellent optics, weather sealed | | Cons: | none, not wider or longer? | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 9
Autofocus: 10
Handling: 10
Value: 10
New or Used: New
Camera Used: K3, K-x
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Odd focal range, variable from 2.8 to 4.0, DC motor, and weather sealed at a big price premium. Not your typical Pentax Limited lens. It's been awhile now and the prices of this lens has dropped in half for a new one. I took the plunge and now it's my walk around for what I shoot along with my Limited FA77 in my pocket. I can say that this is a great lens IF you need or want this focal range as it's not for everyone. I'm mainly a prime shooter. Never have really cared much for zooms simply because it makes me a lazy photographer. Only zoom in my kit is the 18-55 kit lens which doesn't ever get usage if at all.
Bokeh for this type of lens is great. I never expected my FA77 limited bokeh as you shouldn't either. Very sharp lens and perfect compliment on my K3 and my K-x. Right at the same size length as the 18-55 DAL kit lens, but just a little thicker. Actually about half an inch shorter than the 18-55 DAL if you use a hood lens on the 18-55. If you've been wanting this lens...get one. I got it for under $500 from Amazon, but it has now since gone up some. It's still a great deal for what you get. You won't regret it. I had a Limited 21 but sold it for this and have zero regrets.
Only real con is the focal length. You should already know if it's gonna work for you. Otherwise you won't be happy with it. I love this lens.
| | | | | Senior Member Registered: May, 2011 Location: Hanoi Posts: 213 | | Review Date: August 27, 2015 | Recommended | Price: $700.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | perfect build, low light, autofocus | | Cons: | nil | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 10
Bokeh: 9
Autofocus: 10
Handling: 10
Value: 10
New or Used: Used
Camera Used: Pentax K30
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In my point of view, this is the best design of Pentax. I love the build and the way of autofocus which creates many impressive photos.
 Nhat Tan 2015, on Flickr
 Nhat Tan 2015, on Flickr
Nhat Tan 2015, on Flickr
| | | | | Veteran Member Registered: March, 2010 Location: Vermont Posts: 941
1 user found this helpful
| | Review Date: August 13, 2015 | Recommended
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Sharpness, color, contrast | | Cons: | | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 10
Bokeh: 10
Autofocus: 10
Handling: 10
Value: 9
New or Used: New
Camera Used: K-3
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Just a super lens. Sharpness, color, contrast are nothing less than outstanding on my copy. Covering the range of other limited primes (21, 31, 35, and 40), WR sealing, silent DC motor, smaller size (compared to the DA*16-50 and Sigma 18-35), flare resistance, makes this lens very good solution for me. I've had this lens for a week and have yet to take it off my K-3.
 IMGP9775.jpg by Short_Final!, on Flickr
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