| Latest Review Posted | SMC Pentax-A 28mm F2.8
This lens has quickly become my favorite and most used.........I've learned to work around alot of the manual focus problems, by simply by using the old stand bye of hyperfocal.........with this method, and simply knowing my in-focus range, found it's actually quicker to shoot than most any AF lens. Seems to be the perfect "normal" focal length for APS-c camera's, equaling the FOV on 35mm format and their 50mm lenses. Making this lens/camera combo very easy to use and compose with. Only downside I can really find is that with just a 5blade shutter, it can produce some weird booka and sunstars when stopped down or shooting at night. Don't worry with the f2.8 max aperture, this lens is a bit faster than advertised, and very sharp from the get-go and extremely so from about f4.5-f11. It's very bright for an f2.8 also, as I've been able to produce amazing pics handheld at night even without the highly regarded hi-ISO capabilities of the KX. Couple samples below of pics taken with this lens. 1st, a landscape using a long exposure with tripod, and 2nd a handheld night scene.
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