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Latest Review Posted	SMC Pentax-A 20mm F2.8 Purchased in 1990 for just under $400. This was my No. 1 lens for films. It replaced my M-Series 20mm f/4, which I also loved, but I really wanted f/2.8. I love this focal length and I love this lens. They'll bury me with this one. CA very well controlled (even compared to current lenses). People are generally blown away by the perspective and the sharpness, contrast, and color rendition of this lens. Sharp corner to corner. Blow it up to 16X20! Foreground! Amazing hyper-focal DOF at f/8 - f/16. Flare very well controlled: Critical on this kind of FL. I don't miss a lens-hood -- I'm old-school, I always just used my hand. Great for indoors shots and low-light conditions. f/2.8 allows Kodachrome 64 star-trails! http://www.berettaconsulting.com/barbarossa/WT_Big_Show/04%20New%20Zealand/WT%200200%20027-36%20New%20Zealand.jpg Some scanned KR64: http://www.berettaconsulting.com/barbarossa/WT_Big_Show/04%20New%20Zealand/WT%200200%20041-12%20New%20Zealand.jpg http://www.berettaconsulting.com/barbarossa/Miscellaneous/Misc_10-Mar-10/Lscapes/1996-04%20Utah%20Trip%2007%20Nevada.jpg http://www.berettaconsulting.com/barbarossa/Landscape/France%2097%20Gigondas%20Vines.jpg http://www.berettaconsulting.com/barbarossa/Landscape/France%2097%20Glanum%20Columns.jpg http://www.berettaconsulting.com/barbarossa/Landscape/France%2097%20Stony%20Vineyard.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/jim_blilie_photo/4650610389/in/set-72157623970607501 http://www.berettaconsulting.com/ba...

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