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Specifications:
| Manufacturer | Pentax |
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| Model | smc FA 43 mm f/1.9 Limited |
| Lens style | Wide angle |
| Focal length | 43 mm |
| Maximum aperture | f/1.9 |
| Angle of view | 53 o |
| Closest focusing distance | 0.45 m |
| Maximum magnification | 1:8.33 |
| Minimum aperture | 22 |
| Number of diaphragm blades | 8 |
| Auto focus type | AF |
| Lens Construction | 7 elements / 6 groups |
| Filter diameter | 49 mm |
| Macro | No |
| Available mounts | Pentax K |
| Dimensions | 63.5 x 28 mm |
| Weight | 168 g |
| Additional information |
Average rating (3 owners reviews).
| Build quality | 4.67 |   |
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| Optical quality | 5.00 | |
| Value for money | 3.33 |  |
| Overall | 4.33 | |
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Owner since: 4 years
Price: n/a
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Price -- but compared to Zeiss, Voigtlander and Leica it is reasonable and worth every penny. Especially as the alternatives do not support auto-focus.
Pros: The review here argues over fractions of a percent in distortion and worries about Vietnamese manufacturing. A photographer who actually uses the FA43 will succumb to the pleasures of a top-class lens with magical imaging. Tiny, fast, and crazy sharp at f/4 this lens is also wonderful wide open when used properly. Not to mention the incredible build. Border sharpness is indeed poorer wide open but some of the figures shown in these tests do not reflect other tests or user experience.
Summary: Perhaps the very best normal you can buy.
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Owner since: 1 month
Price: 875
User profile: Amateur
Cons: The a bit bent petals of a aperture. It is made on Vietnam
Pros: Sharp and volume drawing of photos at this lens, even on an open aperture . This lens well removes portraits and a landscape. An excellent color rendition.
Summary: The excellent qualitative universal lens, but is overestimated the price!
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Owner since: more than 10 years
Price: 500 Euros
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Wide open the contrast is good but not very good.
Pros: Perfect normal angle of view on 35mm film cameras. Famous for some 3D-like images. Optically very good to perfect from f2.8.
Summary: A very special lens to be loved or hated.
