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Oldhand
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 Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 8:54 am Post subject: SMC Pentax K 28mm f3.5 |
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Oldhand wrote:
Fathers' Day here in Oz and we took the family to the beach.
What to take - something light and easy to carry - SMC Pentax 28mm f3.5 on Fuji X-E1
Here are some quick pix
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fwcetus
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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fwcetus wrote:
Very nice shots all (and a very good choice in lens).
My only wish would be to have seen a little more of the interesting sky (something the K 28/3.5 does very well with) and a little less of the fairly uniform sand in #1. [However, take that from whence it comes -- I've said similar things about ~many~ of my own scenic shots ~after~ I got home and looked at them on the PC screen -- I'm a great "armchair critic" -- LOL.]
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
Thanks Fred.
Yes it is a useful lens and I enjoyed the outing.
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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
A couple more.
Cheers
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kryss
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| Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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kryss wrote:
Hi Thomas,after your last post with this lens it forced me to buy one and I am very pleased, again nice shots. 
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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
Thank you Kryss.
I am glad that you like it.
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miran
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| Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 5:04 am Post subject: |
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miran wrote:
Beautiful scenery and trully excellent photos! I especially like #2 from the first post but all are great!
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 6:37 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
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| Beautiful scenery and trully excellent photos! I especially like #2 from the first post but all are great! |
Thank you Miran.
This lens is sharp even from wide open.
Here are a few from our garden taken a few minutes ago.
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 7:35 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
Thanks Klaus.
Here is a crop from the wide open shot above.
Lens can be quite sharp at full aperture.
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kuuan
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kuuan wrote:
very good performer until edges / corners also on 35mm, very good for architecture / landscape
e.g. on Sony A7 in Melk / Austria
 Untitled by andreas, on Flickr
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 10:43 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
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very good performer until edges / corners also on 35mm, very good for architecture / landscape
e.g. on Sony A7 in Melk / Austria
Untitled by andreas, on Flickr |
We need a "Like" button here.
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kuuan
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kuuan wrote:
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We need a "Like" button here.
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haha, thank you, very kind.
as old Pentax 'fanboy'  I had to get this lens eventually, bought it very recently
I made a ( fast and dirty ) comparison of 28mm lenses, including the SMC f3.5, at infinity with f5.6 and f8 only, see: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kuuanslenstests/collections/72157670043721223/
lenses used, in alphabetical order were: Kiron f2.8/28mm, Komura f3.5/28mm, M-Rokkor f2.8/28mm ( faulty ), Olympus MC OM f2 28mm, Pentax K f2.8/30mm, Pentax K f3.5/28mm, Vivitar f2/28mm ( by Kiron ), Vivitar Close Focus f2.8/28mm.
another take of Melk ( at least to see the very good corners )
 Untitled by andreas, on Flickr
and at the "Ybbs" river in Amstetten, also Austria
 Untitled by andreas, on Flickr
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EDGARVE
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EDGARVE wrote:
Good lens and good shots |
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fwcetus
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fwcetus wrote:
Some nice sharp flower shots, with pretty decent bokeh (not always found when using a w/a lens), Oldhand.
And some sharp (and pleasantly atmospheric) scenic shots of Melk (with good corners indeed), kuuan.
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quidam
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How does the Pentax K 30mm 2.8 behave in this bunch of 28mm's?
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fwcetus
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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fwcetus wrote:
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| How does the Pentax K 30mm 2.8 behave in this bunch of 28mm's? |
There are a couple dozen reviews of the K 30/2.8, many with sample images, on the Pentax Forums at http://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/SMC-Pentax-K-30mm-F2.8-Lens.html, where it is rated extremely highly, and where at least a few reviews do compare it to some 28's.
I might be interested in a K 30/2.8 if I didn't already have "far too many" 28's (Pentax K 28/2, Pentax K 28/3.5, VS1 (Tokina) 28/1.9, Vivitar (Komine) 28/2 Close Focus, Vivitar (Komine) 28/2.8 Close Focus).
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kuuan
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 11:48 am Post subject: |
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kuuan wrote:
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How does the Pentax K 30mm 2.8 behave in this bunch of 28mm's? |
there is a link to comparison takes at infinity of 28mm lenses including the Pentax K 2.8/30mm in my last answer.
extreme corners of the 3.5/28 are superior, otherwise imo there is little between the two
cheers, andreas
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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
We have just returned from visiting our old hometown.
I took the Pentax 3.5/28 with me.
Here are a couple of shots from our trip
Tom
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chhayanat
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chhayanat wrote:
Fine lens and commensurate photographic skills, Oldhand and Kuuan
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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
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Fine lens and commensurate photographic skills, Oldhand and Kuuan |
Thank you Chhayanat .
I think that this may be the best 28mm lens that I have.
Here is another shot from my trip.
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stevemark wrote:
I recently got very nice looking Pentax-K 3.5/28mm. I can confirm what is well known already - the lens is excellent on 24 MP FF (well, its an 8L construction and relatively slow), especially if stopped down to f8 ... f11. No lateral CAs at all, and perfect corner resolution. Even on 43 MP FF the lens is nearly perfect at f8 and f11 (no CAs, again). Impressive, especially since I can compare it to nearly 60 other 28mm lenses.
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I recently got very nice looking Pentax-K 3.5/28mm. I can confirm what is well known already - the lens is excellent on 24 MP FF (well, its an 8L construction and relatively slow), especially if stopped down to f8 ... f11. No lateral CAs at all, and perfect corner resolution. Even on 43 MP FF the lens is nearly perfect at f8 and f11 (no CAs, again). Impressive, especially since I can compare it to nearly 60 other 28mm lenses.
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Thanks for your input, how would you compare it with distagon c/y 2.8? |
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stevemark
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stevemark wrote:
I can do a side-by-side shortly, but I assume the Zeiss will be inferior (for landscape purposes, that is).
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EDIT: see here https://forum.mflenses.com/pentax-k-3-5-28-vs-zeiss-cy-2-8-28-for-landscapes-t85402.html
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kiddo
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kiddo wrote:
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I can do a side-by-side shortly, but I assume the Zeiss will be inferior (for landscape purposes, that is).
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philipreeve found these two on par/very close to sony 28mm f2, but i´m curious about your results on infinity; i only have nFD 28mm and zeiss c/y 2.8 on 28mm, zeiss giving better results |
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