Pentax SMCP-A 645 35mm f/3.5 Medium Format
Pentax SMCP-A 645 35mm f/3.5 Medium Format
USER REVIEWS
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[Feb 04, 2000]
Don Satalic
Intermediate
Model Reviewed:
SMCP-A 645 35mm f/3.5
Strength:
The clarity of this lens is simply remarkable.
Weakness:
None The 645 format is ideal for landscapes, and this lens offers crystal clarity. Wide open it may be a little mushy at the corners, but who ever shoots landscapes wide open. Simply outstanding! Similar Products Used: None |
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[Jan 15, 2000]
Warren Kato
Intermediate
Model Reviewed:
SMCP-A 645 35mm f/3.5
Strength:
This lens is the equivalent of a 21 or 22 mm lens in 35mm. Stopped down a few stops almost everything is in focus.
Weakness:
Edge sharpness wide open is not too good. Should I give less stars because of this? No, because I don't use it wide open. A very good and useful superwide angle in a medium format. Gets view camera-like results. Compare with the Contax 645 35mm which is a little sharper (PhotoDo) but at significantly less $$$. Customer Service Not needed. Similar Products Used: Wide angles in 35mm. |
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[Nov 30, 2000]
Waldemar Haak
Intermediate
Strength:
small and light
Weakness:
barrel distortion one of my main subjekts is architecture and i was gravely dissapointed at the rather noticeble barrel distortion of this lens. I have switched now to the 45mm/f 4.0 for my Pentax 67, which has a similiar focal length and doesn´t show any of it. Gives you nicer slides, too. Customer Service -- Similar Products Used: 45/4.0 for Pentax 67 |
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[Mar 10, 2001]
Roy Jacobs
Intermediate
Strength:
Excellent wide angle lens fro the 645; very sharp and fine contrast. I am very pleased with this item.
Weakness:
The Pentax lens hood is useless. But a cheap wide angle hood and replace yearly. This lens costs more than the other 645 wide angles and is very wide. Sometimes avaliable used on Ebay. A very wide angle is the way to go in medium format, with the larger negative, and better resolving of fine detail. Customer Service None on this item Similar Products Used: Pentax 67 35, 45, 55. |
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[May 21, 2001]
D. King
Intermediate
Strength:
Fine optics
Weakness:
Some fall-off at edges This lens is nice to use for ultra-wides and performs vastly better in terms of resolution and clarity in enlargements than the comparable 35mm lenses. It also seems much less distorted than the comparable 35mm lenses (especially zooms), but there certainly is some distortion - hard to avoid at 20mm (in 35mm equivalent terms). Customer Service Haven't needed Similar Products Used: Nikkor 20/2.8 (35mm) |