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| Review of: SMC Pentax-DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED [IF] SDM by Phenix on Tue June 28, 2016 | Rating: 7 | View more reviews | |
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People are selling off DA* lens because of the release of K1. So price dropped quite a bit. But use caution before you buy an used copy. SDM failure rate was high before 2012 redesign. Check the SN and compare with the forum's database to determine the manufacture date.
Otherwise this is a good lens on APS-C for wedding and alike. Not suit for sports because of the slow AF and reach limits.
Also it's quite heavy at 1.5lbs. You don't want to carry it all day unless you have to use it to make money.:o
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| Review of: SMC Pentax-DA 35mm F2.4 AL by Phenix on Sun June 19, 2016 | Rating: 9 | View more reviews | |
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Bang for the buck
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| Review of: SMC Pentax-FA 50mm F1.7 by Phenix on Tue June 7, 2016 | Rating: 10 | View more reviews | |
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This FA50 1.7 seems not largely produced than other 50s. You need some patience to find one in good condition.
I compared this fa with my a50 1.7. In terms of sharpness and and color, this fa is much better. I guess newer lens do better in this area. Purple fringing is a problem in high contrast settings, so is the A50. Not sure about DA50, maybe new coating will do better. But I have DA35 2.4, I hate this DA plastic build quality. This fa is also plastic casing, but with metal mount and better built.
Besides purple fringing in some setting, this lens is a must have for portraits. I am not a bokeh expert, cannot tell too much in this. I also found this lens AF is faster than my 18-55 WR.
Attached one random low light shot. See the color rendering on K-5, looks like film!
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