The best for portraits - short depth of field. Very good for landscapes. With extension tubes 1:1 macro.

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Very versatile lens. One of the best for Pentax 67II.

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Never used

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Pentax 67 lenses: 45mm f/4, 75mm f/2.8 AL

Quick, sharp, solid

Only goes about 1:3 but that's been enough for everything I do anyway.

One of the best performing P67 optics and one of my most used lenses. Very versatile and though optimized for closer duty, it's not bad for general purpose use beyond f8. Sharp, contrasty and snaps in and out of focus nicely. A little sharp for 35/over female portraits but you can haze them a bit and get by.

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Never have needed to access it.

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Hexanon 55 macro and Hexanon 100 macro, Omegaflex closeup attachments.

Versatile lens because of use for portraits, landscapes and close-ups. Delivers fine sharpness and high contrast, especially at smaller f-stops. Light weight. Not too expensive, great deal when bought used.

None. Perhaps the fact that you need extension tubes for 1:1 macro.

Great and versatile allrounder that comes rather wellpriced for the quality it delivers.
As with all P67-telephotolenses, use a heavy tripod for maximum results in terms of sharpness and depth of field.

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Arrogant, not too helpful.

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Nikon 105mm D AF and Sigma 60mm D AF. No comparable MF-macros.

My version of this lens is the 'SMC Takumar for Pentax 6x7'. Mine is sharp and contrasty (I have never used it at apertures wider than f8) and has no visible distortion. I have used it for copying flat originals and can say it has a flat field. Useful minimum aperture of f32. My lens displays a small colour shift (warm rather than cold thankfully). Focuses to just under 2.5ft where repro scale is 1:3.2 Works well for landscape and portraits too.

Needs tubes for 'real macro. Small colour shift (on mine anyway)

Quite versatile, quite cheap (by 6x7 standards), and produces very good results at the apertures I use (f8-f32).

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Not tried yet.

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140mm Macro for RB67 Pro s

Exellent sharpness, fine manufacturing

short depth of field (even @ f/32)

A "must" lens from Pentax 67 lineup if best possible quality of production is desired. In my set of lenses (45 mm, 55-100mm zoom, 135 mm macro) it nicely fits the long end. Good value.

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After purchase I found 2 small pieces of dust inside the lens (between elements) and asked to remove it. The lens was sent back to Pentax Switzerland and cleaned.

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