Pentax Full Frame Lens Review

In this article dpreview editor and old ish fart barnaby britton turns back the clock and looks at what went wrong with pentax s original canceled full frame dslr and how the company came through two buy outs and several changes.

Pentax full frame lens review.

Recently though pentax has launched the full frame k 1 dslr which it has followed this up with k 1 mark ii so now it makes full frame lenses too. It s a full frame lens and uses the sdm supersonic direct motor system making zooming fast. The pentax hd d fa 28 105mm f3 5 5 6ed dc wr is a solid full frame starter zoom but it makes the compromises you expect from a kit lens. This kit is our choice as it comes with the standard 18 50mm lens which comes with the camera normally plus a surprisingly.

When testing the pentax 645z i primarily relied on the pentax smc fa 645 45 85mm f 4 5 a wonderful 35 5 67mm full frame equivalent lens. Optically the lens turned out to be tack sharp which is exactly what i needed for landscapes. Pentax smcp d fa 50mm f 2 8 lens for pentax and samsung digital slr cameras old model 4 4 out of 5 stars 123 pentax k 1 mark ii digital slr with hd d fa l 28 105mm f3 5 5 6 ed lens bundle with 32gb sdhc card camera case 62mm filter kit cleaning kit memory wallet card reader pc software package. I tested the lens on a pentax k1 mark ii a full frame dslr using an older but still excellent 36 megapixel sensor.

Pros strong center sharpness. You can record full 4k video on this camera. If you re looking for a pentax lens to use on the new full frame pentax k 1 then you have the option of using a pentax fa full frame ff lens or using a pentax da lens with the aps c crop feature. This lens was released as the second lens in a line of the new standard zooms for the pentax k 1 body.

Pentax smc fa 645 45 85mm f 4 5 lens. There s in body anti shake technology and pentax has even fully weather proofed the camera for dust rain and cold though it isn t quite as modern as the pentax kp.