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The main quality of this lens for Pentax FF camera is the focal length, great for landscapes, cityscapes and architecture.
This was the reason I bought this one used, in great conditions, instead of the more expensive Pentax 15-40mm /F2.8
I was nicely surprised by the sharpness of the lens, where is shines from F5.6 to F13, sweet spot is /F9 to /F11 on my copy.
I've been using this lens at F22 from time to time, useful for some nice "STAR" type bokeh on sun of nightlights, and it's perfectly usable despite the loss of sharpness.
The flare is sometimes very prominent and disgraceful, so you have to think about it when shooting toward sun or on some nightlight cityscape for example.
One point to be of interrest is that this lens is pretty compact and lightweight, a perfect companion to the Pentax K1 when hiking for example. The missing WR is to be noted if you wanna use this lens for landscapes shooting.
Some example shots, mainly taken at this lens sweet spot of F8 to F13 :
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/attachments/190-pentax-k-1-k-1-ii/365594-post-your-k-1-pictures-dimicology-ardeche-4868-panorama-ext.jpg
"Star" effect on the sun :
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/attachments/190-pentax-k-1-k-1-ii/365533-post-your-k-1-pictures-dimicology-ardeche-5741-ext.jpg
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/attachments/190-pentax-k-1-k-1-ii/361337-post-your-k-1-pictures-dimicology-le-bateau-dingrid-3892.jpg
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I would definitly recommend this lens for landscape shooting, especially on the ... | |
