| Review of: SMC Pentax-DA 15mm F4 ED AL Limited by kevinmat on Sun November 13, 2016 | Rating: 10 | View more reviews | |
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This is really a remarkable lens for its size. The color and contrast are what set this lens apart. If all you care about is sharpness you may be disappointed, but likewise you will be with most Zeiss lenses. You have to factor color and contrast into the lens equation, when you do you will understand why the limiteds (and Zeiss wides) are so highly regarded.
It is soft wide open in the corners, but so are many other wide angle lenses, still better than the Sigma 10-20mm I had. It is however remarkably sharp in the center wide open. F/5.6 is passable across the frame, it shines at f/8 - f/11 for landscapes
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| Review of: HD Pentax-D FA 15-30mm F2.8 ED SDM WR by kevinmat on Mon November 7, 2016 | Rating: 10 | View more reviews | |
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I think that this being the wide angle offering Pentax came up with for the K-1 - a Tamron lens with HD coatings that people have not focused enough on how great this really is. I've always loved the Nikon 14-24mm and to have a lens for the first FF Pentax that would even come close would have been, in my mind just awesome. However the Pentax 15-30mm exceeds it! (There are numerous reviews that detail the comparison between the Nikkor and the Tamron - and that is without the excellent HD coatings.)
The price seems high - but not when you compare it with a Nikkor 14-24mm or a Canon 16-35mm, the Pentax really does compare and resulting images are excellent.
It is heavy, but not unruly on the K-1, though most of the time for me it sits on a tripod. Corners could be better wide open, but having said that, they still are superior to the Nikkor or the Canon.
If there was a way to install the 14-24mm Nikkor on the K-1 I would have done it in a heartbeat. For Pentax to supply a lens one step up the ladder is amazing.
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