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| Review of: HD Pentax-DA 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 Fish-Eye ED by brink on Mon May 10, 2021 | Rating: 9 | View more reviews | |
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Good day Pentaxians!
Having had (and sold) the old SMC version of this lens, I found that I missed a fisheye in the bag, and since having a K1mkII, I bought the new HD version. In short: it is a great little versatile fisheye lens that can be used on the K1mkII to get a near circular image at 10mm. From 14/15mm the circular effect disappears and at 17mm the effect is mild (but stil pretty fishy). Of course the lens can also be used on the APSC line of Pentax cameras.
The build quality is good; typical DA style, with refreshed 'looks' and as a bonus you get a metal lenscap and also a soft pouch. AF is very quick and the close focus is capabily is brilliant.
The copy that I have is much sharper than the SMC version I used to have.
If you like the fisheye effect than this is a great little lens. I would rate the SMC version an eight. This one a nine!
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| Review of: SMC Pentax-DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED by brink on Mon January 3, 2011 | Rating: 8 | View more reviews | |
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This is an excellent lens. Good to great IQ. You get a lot of lens for relatively low cost. Great versatility too. From low/medium portret lens (for which it is quite good), to long telephoto, this lens can do a lot and it is very good at it.
Some minor negative aspects:
-noisy AF
-Slow(wish) AF
-needs a bit of light
Although this lens is good, I somehow haven't used it too much this year. Strange...must be me.
Good lens. Solid buy.
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| Review of: SMC Pentax-DA 17-70mm F4 AL [IF] SDM by brink on Sun June 20, 2010 | Rating: 8 | View more reviews | |
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This is a very good lens, certainly a worthy upgrade from the 18-55 kitlens. First of all, it's very sharp, even wide open. Image quality is good, great colors. And off course you can enjoy the moment of silence: it has SDM.
Although there is a slight wobble in the construction of my lens, it seems pretty solid. Perhaps the weight has something to do with it. This is not a featherweight.
I have experienced no problems focusing from 50-70 mm, as mentioned in earlier reviews. Lifting the outertube does not have any effect on the AF.
Solid upgrade from kitlens.
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