Pentax SMC 15mm f/4.0 DA ED AL Limited Wide Angle Lens for Pentax Digital SLR Cameras
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Manufacturer: PentaxModel: 15mm f4 Limited
Product features:
- Compact wide angle limited lens.
- High-grade aluminum construction of the lens barrel, hood, and cap.
- Quick-shift Focus System for instant switching from auto to manual focus.
- PENTAX SP coating protects the exposed lens elements.
- Extra low Dispersion glass and a hybrid aspherical lens element improve contrast and clarity
- Cokin R3749 Filter Adapter, 37MM-49MM, Step Ring
- Cokin R4958 Filter Adapter, 49MM-58MM, Step Ring
- Tiffen 49WPM3 49mm Warm Pro-Mist 3 Filter
- Tiffen 49SMQ1 49mm Smoque 1 Filter
- Tiffen 49mm 6 Point Star Filter
Digital camera reviews of Pentax SMC 15mm f/4.0 DA ED AL Limited Wide Angle Lens for Pentax Digital SLR Cameras
Digital camera Review: What a great lens?! I would not mind to sleep with one!
Summary: 5 Stars
DA 15mm is unique in many regards. First, it has a built-in lens hood which is made of high quality metal and has a very tight fit. Second, the focus ring is silky smooth and well damped which reminds me of the K and M era Pentax manual focus lenses. Third, it uses 49mm filters. I have not seen any other lenses in this focal length that uses 49mm filter. Fourth, the resolution is high and its resistance to flare is remarkable. Finally, it is ultra compact and yet extremely solid in hand. These charismatics make it the best choice for travel and for shooters who would like to have a wide angle lens but do not use it all the time.
The bottomline is that I would not mind to sleep with it.
Any downside? f4 is a bit small. 14mm would be better. But hey, can you make it the same lens?
Summary of Pentax SMC 15mm f/4.0 DA ED AL Limited Wide Angle Lens for Pentax Digital SLR Cameras
When mounted on a PENTAX digital SLR camera body, this new lens offers a 23mm angle of view in the 35mm format, letting the photographer capture unique, eye-catching images with visual effects unique to ultra-wide-angle lenses, such as enhanced perspective and an emphasized depth of field. It can be effectively used to capture eye-catching images of such subjects as sweeping landscapes, magnificent architecture and confined interiors. The PENTAX Limited Lens series is designed for the ultimate in image reproduction, combining a series of mechanical and numerical evaluations with human assessment of test-shooting samples. True to this tradition, this new lens not only assures excellent image quality, but also produces sharp, clear images with outstanding contrast, even at the maximum aperture. This is because its optical design has been optimized for digital photography. In addition, its lens barrel, hood and cap are all made of a high-grade aluminum material and shaped for perfect proportions and striking beauty. This lens incorporates a hybrid aspherical (AL) lens and an extra-low-dispersion (ED) glass optical element to assure high-quality image reproduction with minimal aberrations, including lateral chromatic aberration. Compared to other ultra-wide-angle lenses, its image distortion is also compensated to a minimal level. Thanks to its newly developed optics, this lens is designed extremely compact and lightweight despite its ultra-wide-angle perspective. Since it has no dome-shaped protrusion at the front end, the photographer can mount commercial 49mm-diameter filters, including circular polarizing filters popular in landscape photography.Lenses
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