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$350.00
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Truly a unique lens among all manufacturers. Pentax still is the only manufacturer to make a fisheye zoom.
Being a full-frame fisheye, with 180 degree field of view (diagonal) at 17mm, this lens will get you shots you couldn't get any other way.
But it's not only a 17mm fisheye lens. It's also a fisheye lens throughout its zoom range, all the way to 28mm. At 28mm, it still appears wider than a traditional rectalinear 28mm lens. And still retains that characteristic fisheye look. Why would you want this? Because though with excessive use a fisheye can look rather cliche`, with proper use a good fisheye can give a smattering of fun to a portfolio of shots or a photo essay. And with the ability to get that fisheye look while still zooming in and out, you are able to frame your fisheye-looking shot in infinately more ways than a fixed 17mm fisheye.
I've found this lens useful in situations ranging from landscape, to architecture, to people-shots, to indoor photography in tight spaces like the interior of a small sailboat.
No other fisheye can do as much for you as this one. Strengths:
Well controlled flair. Good image quality for a fisheye. Solid construction. Weaknesses:
No provision for the use of filters. Similar Products Used:
There are no similar products. However, I've used a number of wide angle lenses including:
SMC Pentax-FA 20-35mm F/4 AL
SMC Pentax-FA 28mm f/2.8
SMC Pentax-FA 24mm f/2 AL Customer Service:
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