| Latest Review Posted | SMC Pentax-F 28mm F2.8
This is a truly amazing lens. It has quickly become one of my favorite lenses.
The image quality is second to none. I had read reviews and seen some sample images but I was still surprised by the quality and sharpness of the images. At 2.8 the images are good and only get better up to and around F8 where they are amazing.
Color rendition is also very good. I think the lens produces accurate and "true" real world colors. I do a lot of PP and I personally like very vibrant and saturated colors. The lens gives me good levels for both of those. I bump them up in PhotoShop but that is for personal preference and for most casual shooters I think the vibrant and saturation levels will be very good.
The auto focus is just as good as other Pentax lenses I have. It is just as fast as my kit lens, 16-45 and 10-17 and faster than my Tamron lenses. It rarely hunts and will usually lock on very fast, even in relatively low light. The focus ring is very smooth and distances are easy to read. The focus ring is a bit small. That might bother some but not me.
The construction feels really good to me. I have read others complain that the build feels a bit cheap but I do not see it. It has good weight to it, all of the parts have no give to them, they fit very tight to each other. Granted that a lot of plastic parts are used but that does not mean that the build is cheap. The plastic parts seem of good quality and are assembled with precision so that there i... |
