Pentax Full Frame Lens Review

The new pentax k 1 has been long awaited by pentax users past and present but the road to its creation has been long winding and not without some wrong turns.

Pentax full frame lens review.

I tested the lens on a pentax k1 mark ii a full frame dslr using an older but still excellent 36 megapixel sensor. Optically the lens turned out to be tack sharp which is exactly what i needed for landscapes. The best pentax lenses can rival those from canon nikon and sony while it s not just pentax that makes lenses for pentax dslr cameras as independent lens maker sigma does too. This kit is our choice as it comes with the standard 18 50mm lens which comes with the camera normally plus a surprisingly.

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. 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. 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. It didn t leave me wanting for image quality although i do think this.

You can record full 4k video on this camera. 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. 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.

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. This lens was released as the second lens in a line of the new standard zooms for the pentax k 1 body.