Review of: HD Pentax-DA 18-50mm F4-5.6 DC WR RE by cristianmiu on Tue June 15, 2021 | Rating: 9 | View more reviews | |
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This lens is pretty good for a travel lens.
The AF DC motor is very fast and silent, really does a great job.
The lens is very small, almost the same size as a 35mm/2.4 plastic fantastic or a 50mm/1.4
I like the locking system is very useful.
Definetly is a major improvement over the old 18-55 DA-L.
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Review of: SMC Pentax-DA 35mm F2.4 AL by cristianmiu on Mon August 13, 2018 | Rating: 10 | View more reviews | |
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For 150euro this lens is awesome.
It is made from plastic, but a good quality one. It is very light, very small and does an excellent job.
Sharp, great bokeh at 2.8 and very nice colours.
I also own Pentax DA 16-50 f2.8 and even the 35mm is 5 times cheaper, it ca be compared with the 16-50/f2.8 at 35mm focal legh.
I can say is a great lens for holiday when you want a light camera on your shoulder that could take awesome pics.
I have attached some photos.
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Review of: SMC Pentax-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL [IF] SDM by cristianmiu on Sun July 29, 2018 | Rating: 7 | View more reviews | |
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Maybe i was expecting more from this lens if i put in balance the price i paid.
I tested this lens on Pentax K-5 II and Pentax K-5 IIs , but honestly i don't know what to say. For the price i paid i was expecting more.
Cons:
- Chromatic aberration at f/2.8 and f/3.2. I got less chromatic abberation on a cheap Tamron 18-200/f3.5-6.3
- Lazy focus. I was expecting more from a SDM
- the hood is a litle bit larger. If you use this lens for holidays, is a little bit bigger with the hood on.
Pro:
- Great optics after f/4
- Sharp
- Nice bookeh
- Bright
- Great colours
- very good in details
- Solid and high quality construction
So, if you can buy this lens with less than 500euro, go for it. It is a great lens for all around/travel.
Is much more better than Tamron 17-50/f2.8 and sigma 17-50/f2.8. It captures some details that only on full frame you can see.
I also attached some pics, straight from the camera.
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