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ddekadt
Registered: January 2010
Posts: 2
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Pentax 70mm f/2.4 Limited SMC DA review by ddekadt
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Review Date: 1/19/2010
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Size, weight, build, optics, colours, sharpness wide open, AF speed, bokeh
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Speed, close focusing distance
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This lens is spectacular in every way, excepting for it's close focusing distance which is a real disappointment. Aside from that, this is just a magnificent lens.
The build is superb, tight tolerances, smooth focusing, aesthetic beauty in and out. The speed is ok, f2.4 is good enough, and considering the size of the lens as a result of the narrower aperture, it's not much of a problem. Optically it is just something else. I don't have another lens whose images I enjoy so much. The bokeh is always beautiful. Somehow I haven't used it as much as I like it, but still, it's absolutely special.
A couple of examples:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandekadt/4276326097/ (for bokeh)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandekadt/4208668101/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandekadt/4209428402/ (blow it up for sharpness)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandekadt/4172743571/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandekadt/3643680273/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandekadt/4172739013/
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ktwse
Registered: March 2008
Posts: 11
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Pentax 70mm f/2.4 Limited SMC DA review by ktwse
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Review Date: 8/1/2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $800.00| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Everything
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Nothing
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Well, it's all been said really... Fast, wonderfully sharp, excellent bokeh and brilliant build quality. This lens is a gem and fits perfectly on my K-7... :-)
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grim grimsson
Registered: June 2008
Posts: 6
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Pentax 70mm f/2.4 Limited SMC DA review by grim grimsson
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Review Date: 1/1/2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $400.00| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Sharp, fast, bokeh
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Cons:
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none (that I am able to discover)
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Very good portrait lens, people do not feel intimidated by it's size. Sharp with fast and precise autofocus. Lightweight but still solid construction. A lens that I use more and more as I discover how good it is. Bought it as a portrait lens, but now I bring it almost everywhere I go.
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Dagzz
Registered: September 2007
Posts: 3
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Pentax 70mm f/2.4 Limited SMC DA review by Dagzz
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Review Date: 9/19/2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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It's all there: quality, quality, quality!!!
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Cons:
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00.00.00..none
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This is the very best I ever had!
Scratches the K10D sensor limits!
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nighthunter64
Registered: June 2006
Posts: 5
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Pentax 70mm f/2.4 Limited SMC DA review by nighthunter64
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Review Date: 1/12/2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $498.00| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Best ive used to date
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Cons:
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none at this point.
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I've used Nikon D50 and now Pentax K10D and this new limited edition lens is really giving me the best results without any difficulties.
- It's very good quality feeling.
- It's Light
- It's Small.
- It produced superb quality images every single shot.
Recommend to all!!!
Here a pic taken with this lens:
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5895672
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