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Pentax smc DA 12-24 mm f/4 ED AL (IF)
Specifications:
| Manufacturer | Pentax |
|---|---|
| Model | smc DA 12-24 mm f/4 ED AL (IF) |
| Lens style | Wide angle zoom |
| Focal length | 12 - 24 mm |
| Maximum aperture | f/4 |
| Angle of view | 99 - 61 o |
| Closest focusing distance | 0.3 m |
| Maximum magnification | 1:8.3 |
| Minimum aperture | 22 |
| Number of diaphragm blades | 0 |
| Auto focus type | AF |
| Lens Construction | 13 elements / 11 groups |
| Filter diameter | 77 mm |
| Macro | No |
| Available mounts | Pentax K |
| Dimensions | 84 x 87.5 mm |
| Weight | 430 g |
| Additional information |
Average rating (2 owners reviews).
| Build quality | 4.00 |   |
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| Optical quality | 4.50 |  |
| Value for money | 3.50 | |
| Overall | 4.00 | |
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Owner since: 3 years
Price: ca. 700 eu
User profile: Semipro
Cons: Autofocus ring to loose. Huge lenshood (but that's the price of the 12mm focal length). No WR sealing.
Pros: Very decent build quality. Superb sharpnes, color and contrast. Very low distortion at all focal lengths. Reliable autofocus.
Summary: Very nice lens for architecture photograpy, thanks to the very low distortion and exellent sharpness, even at F4. On my K5 the autofocus works fine, even in low light. It works slightly better than on the K20D.
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Owner since: 2 years
Price: £455
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Focusing hunting in low light. No focus at all in low contrast areas. Manual focus ring too loose. Ridiculus price £750-£1000.
Pros: Great colour. Great Contrast. Nice and sharp in centre and edges. Good build quality.
Summary: I loved the sharpness, colour and contrast of this lens and the build quality is fine. I recently sold the lens because I was irritated with its inability to focus on any areas with less than high contrast. It all just takes too long. I paid £450 for this lens over 2 years ago, I sold it and made a good proffit. The price of Pentax lenses has just soared +50% in the last year, rediculus, rediculus.
