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Latest Review Posted	SMC Pentax 35mm F3.5 In Praise of the 35mm Lens When I got my Pentax KX film camera, I decided that after the 50mm A 1.4 I would have one other Pentax lens and the self imposed condition was that I did not have that lens already in my Nikon kit: so a 35mm focal length it was to be. After scouring the internet for a 35mm f2 or 2.8 of any kind I saw that they were all very expensive. I then started to look at the Pentax 30mm 2.8. I'd seen these going for around £99 on eBay and in some camera shops in the UK. However when I looked they were all upward of £200-300 on eBay which to me was a joke (honestly the gouging going on about those is ridiculous). So, for £129.00 only (and before the UK officially left the EU and import tax came into play) I bought a mint looking Pentax K 35mm 3.5 lens from an eBayer in France. My experience with this unassuming lens (which even in the old K Lens leaflet Pentax says 'has unusually high resolution') has been nothing but revelatory. It is my view that this lens - this jewel - is actually possibly the best standard lens for your SLR. And I'm going to explain why I think its an absolute peach: 1) It's beautifully built - very precise focussing with a focussing grip just the right size. 2) Aperture selection is great - there's even an f4 in there somewhere and the aperture ring you can get the in between apertures up to F16. 3) A highly readable depth of field scale for hyper-focal work - set f8 and 'be there' for sure. 4) Unbelievably li...

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