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Pentax SMC-FA 35mm f/2 AL - Review / Test Report - Sample Images & Verdict |
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Sample Images
Here're some quick'n dirty sample shots taken with the K10D and RAW-converted via ACR 3.7.
Click on a thumbnail to view the original file (opens in a separate window). Please note that the originals are FULL SIZE
(=several megabytes) which requires quite some bandwidth for downloading so please don't waste the limited resources here.
| Make |
PENTAX Corporation |
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| Model |
PENTAX K10D |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
35.0mm
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| Exposure Data: |
f/8.0 @ 1/320s |
| Size |
3872x2592 |
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| Make |
PENTAX Corporation |
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| Model |
PENTAX K10D |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
35.0mm
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| Exposure Data: |
f/8.0 @ 1/1000s |
| Size |
2592x3872 |
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| Make |
PENTAX Corporation |
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| Model |
PENTAX K10D |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
35.0mm
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| Exposure Data: |
f/2.8 @ 1/1600s |
| Size |
3872x2592 |
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| Make |
PENTAX Corporation |
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| Model |
PENTAX K10D |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
35.0mm
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| Exposure Data: |
f/9.0 @ 1/500s |
| Size |
3872x2592 |
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Verdict
The Pentax SMC FA 35mm f/2 is a great performer and even better - it doesn't cost you an
arm and a leg. At f/2 the optical quality is already on a very good level and if you
stop down a bit it easily reaches excellent to outstanding resolution levels.
Neither distortions nor vignetting are real problems in field conditions. CAs (color
shadows at the image borders) are well controlled for a lens in this focal length class.
At f/2 you may run into purple fringing in very critical (extreme contrast) scenes
but simply try to avoid large apertures in this case. The bokeh (out-of-focus blur) seems very
smooth and buttery. The build quality of the lens is good although not comparable to the
Pentax Limited series. All-in-all highly recommended!
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