| Latest Review Posted | SMC Pentax-M 28mm F3.5
Seeing as there are no reviews of this lens on the K1, thought I'd chime in here. Recently purchased this little one, used but in excellent physical condition, for the equivalent of just about $78.00, in India.
I shoot product and food, and my style does not currently require me to have a wide angle lens. But I still wanted to try a wider perspective to see if I can work it into my style somehow. Soon i found this on the internet and bought it. Late that evening, tried some cityscapes and witnessed how my copy flares like nobody's business! So it became clear this is not for my night photography needs.
The next afternoon, I took it out to the local market, and that is where the lens began to give me good performance. Contrast is on the lower side, as is with both my M-series lenses, but stop it down to f/5.6 or f/8 and see it give you great results for social media! Also a very handy feature with the K1 is the ability to shoot in crop mode from the multi function dial on top, and that gives you super quick access to 28mm and 42mm equivalent focal lengths at will, which makes it all the more fun for casual street photography, and/or where the full 36mp resolution isn't very important to you.
I wouldn't recommend it for professional use, but that is simply because I wouldn't be changing my professional style based on this particular copy. But I plan to enjoy it while I have it, and so should anyone who wants to buy it, especially around this price. |
