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Specifications:
| Manufacturer | Pentax |
|---|---|
| Model | smc FA 35 mm f/2 AL |
| Lens style | Wide angle |
| Focal length | 35 mm |
| Maximum aperture | f/2 |
| Angle of view | 63 o |
| Closest focusing distance | 0.3 m |
| Maximum magnification | 1:5.88 |
| Minimum aperture | 22 |
| Number of diaphragm blades | 6 |
| Auto focus type | AF |
| Lens Construction | 6 elements / 5 groups |
| Filter diameter | 49 mm |
| Macro | No |
| Available mounts | Pentax K |
| Dimensions | 63.5 x 46 mm |
| Weight | 195 g |
| Additional information |
Average rating (4 owners reviews).
| Build quality | 4.00 |   |
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| Optical quality | 4.75 | |
| Value for money | 5.00 | |
| Overall | 4.58 |  |
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Owner since: 2 years
Price: $320
User profile: Semipro
Cons: Very pricey now, hard to find.
Pros: Sharp from wide open, great contrast, compact and light.
Summary: Great normal for the dSLR or wide for film cameras, the lens is sharp right from f2 and exhibits great colour. The petal hood also comes wtih the polarizer window! The bokeh as mentioned can be a little busy at times but all and all a solid staple to any Pentaxian's lineup.
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Owner since: 6 months
Price: 235 GBP
User profile: Amateur
Cons: chromatic aberation, slow autofocus
Pros: very sharp when stopped down, good resolution, great colours, price
Summary: Great lens for a price, I use it as my standard lens on K20D. It produces very sharp images, resolution is at the highest at f4-f8. Another strong point of this lens is great colour reproduction and smc coating. Bokeh is not bad but not the best. The main weakness is autofocus: bit too slow and hunting quite often.
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Owner since: 1 month
Price: $415
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Can't think of any. Previous reviewer mentions build quality, but I have not used enough lenses to be able to tell a difference
Pros: Great image quality, very sharp
Summary: This lens produces excellent quality images. If you like sharp rendering lenses, this is one for you. Mine produces fairly noticeably sharper images than my FA 50mm f/1.4, but I like the bokeh of the 50mm better.
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Owner since: 5 years
Price: 140 Euros
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Build quality is very decent but could still be better. I hate plastic aperture rings...
Pros: Very good image quality wide open, near-perfect from f2. Compact.
Summary: If this lens would have the build quality of the FA31/1.8 Ltd it would be the perfect normal lens on the K20D.
