This standard zoom lens smoothly transitions from wide angle to short telephoto focal lengths equivalent to 35. On both lenses there is a fading soft effect from f2. Ricoh imaging is pleased to announce the development of another lens from the d fa. Almost all the manufacturers produced one, including canon, nikon, minolta, and pentax.
The fullframe 35mm f2 is based on the smc pentaxfa 35mm f2 al from the film era and features hd and sp coatings, with the former reducing reflections and the latter repelling water from the front element. The hd pentaxfa 35mm f2 assures a better antireflection performance over the visible ray range 400 to 700 nanometers. When pentax recently released their updated flagship k20d and midrange k200d, they also offered a series of new da lenses designed specifically for pentax dslrs. Pentax pentax fa pentax k camera lenses for sale ebay. These photo editing software deals are ending next week. It replaced the much older f 2450 f4, whose lineage can be traced all the way back to the a 2450, an old manual focus lens from the mideighties. From pentax lens literature the pentax smc pfa 85mm f1. This lens is very lightweight and joy to use in wedding. Some people said that they can achieve it with software but believe me, its not that simple. I suppose it was intended for dreamy landscapes and such.
Posted in cameras, dslr, fa lenses, fa prime lenses, full frame, kmount lenses, lenses, pentax k1, smc pentaxfa. Ricoh has announced a pair of pentax kmount lenses. If i need to travel light i bring the f4 a, otherwise i usually bring the fa f2. Pentaxs foray into fullframe digital is relatively recent, but it kept a few lenses from the film era in production to match with the digital k1. I have a copy but have hardly used it after my initial tests. One of the most impressive lenses from this latest release is the pentax da 200mm ed if sdm f2. Pentax would go on to produce one more soft focus lenses, the fa 28 f2. Pentax says that the new portrait lens uses three super ed lenses to suppress. This short video demonstrates the pentax fa 85mm f1. Ricoh officially announced the development of the hd pentax d fa. Scheduled for late 2020, this new 85mm optic aims to provide the best possible image quality with uniform sharpness from the centre to the edges of the image. The graph below demonstrates the reflectance of the old and new fa 35mm f2 lenses on the identical lens surface. A parting thought just for completeness pentax also made an fa 28mm f2.
Two lenses with the same focal lenght and speed but with different purpose since the pentax was made during 35mm slr era and the sigma is a brand new design optimized for apsc mlc and m 43 cameras. The new fa 85mm in contrast shows a slightly soft image all the time, even when sharp. In the late nineties legendary pentax lens designer jun hirakawa took out a patent for a new soft focus lens design. The hd pentaxfa 35mm f2 assures a better antireflection performance over the visible. Taking a look at the filter threads on both lenses, the pentax lens tapers on the. In other words, the fa 2035 was a long overdue lens, pentaxs first purely wide angle zoom. This lens does not have the a setting on its aperture ring. Home pentax user forum classified adverts forum for sale pentax smc f 85mm f2. Ricoh have announced the development of a high performance prime lens, the hd pentaxd fa 85mm f1. After a few years of criticism over the lack of modern telephoto primes and long zooms, pentax has stepped up to. Through the zoom range, it maintains a constant f4. The degree of softness is controlled with the aperture ring. If you can sacrifice protection from weather, and a little bit of range, the sigma 1770mm f2.
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