Veteran Member Registered: January, 2011 Location: Minahasa, North Celebes (Sulawesi) Posts: 586 | Review Date: July 23, 2011 | Recommended | Price: $70.00
| Rating: 9 |
Pros: | Pentax-ish result, great contrast, color & bokeh | Cons: | Looking for a tiny 28mm ? This lens is not for you | Sharpness: 9
Aberrations: 8
Bokeh: 10
Handling: 9
Value: 10
| | Bought several 28mm lenses from ebay on one not so sober night -this lens is one of them. This lens gives truly sobering results. This is by far is the best "off-brand" 28mm that I've ever had. I have Vivitar 28mm F/2.8 also, in terms of everything got smoked by this huge beast. Almost twice the size of the usual 28mm's, there is a lot more glass and metal to calculate here. Now, frankly I have not tested any 28mm SMC ones, but I would not be surprised if this lens will match them. A quick search on the Web explains it all: Pentax seems to be behind this so-called CPC (Combined Products Corporation) lenses
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