Testseek.com have collected 10 expert reviews of the Pentax HD PENTAX-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Pentax HD PENTAX-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited.
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Abstract: It's true that most photographers looking to buy an SLR go with a Canon or a Nikon camera. But, despite their market share, the big two aren't the only game in town. The Pentax brand has been around for a long time, and if you learned photography in the...
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Published: 2020-12-18, Author: Jim , review by: in.pcmag.com
Abstract: It's true that most photographers looking to buy an SLR go with a Canon or a Nikon camera. But, despite their market share, the big two aren't the only game in town. The Pentax brand has been around for a long time, and if you learned photography in the...
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Published: 2016-09-16, Author: Jim , review by: in.pcmag.com
The Pentax HD DA 35mm F2.8 Macro Limited is a sharp standard-angle macro lens for Pentax SLRs, but it doesn't feature an all-weather design....
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Published: 2020-12-17, Author: Jim , review by: pcmag.com
Abstract: It's true that most photographers looking to buy an SLR go with a Canon or a Nikon camera. But, despite their market share, the big two aren't the only game in town. The Pentax brand has been around for a long time, and if you learned photography in the 7...
Excellent overall sharpness, especially in the center, Handy "normal" field of view, Superb build quality, Little distortion, Very little chromatic aberration, Very pleasing bokeh, especially at close distances, True 1:1 macro, Builtin hood
Noisy AF, prone to hunt at close distances, Flare and ghosting worse than expected, Some vignetting in uncorrected images, Not as sharp as cheaper DA 35mm F2.4 near edges and corners, 1:1 macro requires the lens to be extremely close to the subject, Lack
The HD DA 35mm Limited macro is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when people think of a macro lens, but we feel it well deserves to be on more buyers' wishlists. It is a unique lens with many tricks up its sleeve. In the $399-499, price ra...
While this lens is perhaps not a significant upgrade for existing Pentax 35mm ƒ/2.8 Limited SMC DA users, the new Pentax 35mm ƒ/2.8 Macro Limited HD DA is, all in all, an excellent lens with fantastic sharpness wide open -- and especially stopped down a b...
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Published: 2013-12-20, Author: Kevin , review by: dxomark.com
Pentax's Limited range of lenses are highly respected for their descriptive rendering or ‘drawing' style, which is a subjective quality, however, in purely objective terms the performance of new HD coated version of the popular 35mm macro lens has changed...
