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Pentax smc D FA 100 mm f/2.8 Macro WR

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Manufacturer Pentax
Model smc D FA 100 mm f/2.8 Macro WR
Lens style Telephoto
Focal length 100 mm
Maximum aperture f/2.8
Angle of view 24 o
Closest focusing distance 0.303 m
Maximum magnification 1:1
Minimum aperture 32
Number of diaphragm blades 8
Auto focus type AF
Lens Construction 9 elements / 8 groups
Filter diameter 49 mm
Macro Yes
Available mounts Pentax K
Dimensions 65 x 80.5 mm
Weight 340 g
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Average rating (4 owners reviews)
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Overall

4.67 Good
Owners reviews (4)
  1. Heribert
    Heribert 17 November 2013, 13:30
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    IP 193.24.x.x
    Owner since: 2 years
    Price: 500€
    User profile: Semipro

    Cons: no limiter

    Pros: small, good Hood, weatherresistant

    Summary: musthave

  2. floriko
    floriko 1 May 2012, 00:15
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    IP 84.150.x.x
    Owner since: 1 year
    Price: used 66% o
    User profile: Amateur

    Cons: CA wide open no focus limiter screaming AF

    Pros: weather resistant low weight and volume

    Summary: nice value! would defintely buy it again!

  3. Patrick
    Patrick 28 February 2011, 18:48
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    IP 168.85.x.x
    Owner since: 1 year
    Price: 650
    User profile: Semipro

    Cons: Just a little too much purple fringing wide open on high contrast edges (rare) -minor quibble. Needs focus limiter.

    Pros: Great image quality. Terrific build quality. Amazingly compact. Very versatile.

    Summary: Small, high quality tele-macro with Limited level build quality.

  4. Scott
    Scott 30 November 2010, 06:25
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    IP 68.51.x.x
    Owner since: 1 year
    Price: 700
    User profile: Semipro

    Cons: - The interior barrel and hood mount are plastic, but it’s a welcome trade-off for a lower price. - The interior barrel extends a lot. I’m just not personally fond of lenses that have any type of extending barrel because it won’t ever be as water resistant as ones that don’t. However it’s really unlikely a lens like this would be made that doesn’t have an extending barrel due to the large amount of travel the front lens element makes (fully extended, the lens is almost twice as long). - Chromatic aberrations, specifically purple/green fringing, is visible in extreme lighting conditions.

    Pros: - Full frame lens (the FA specifier in DFA). Even with only APS-C available, it gives those cameras the “sweet spot” effect. - Extremely sharp lens. - Extremely good background blur (bokeh). - Very nice contrast-y color rendering. - Weather resistance. - Solid aluminum casing and focus ring. - Macro ability. - Image quality is still good with a decent teleconverter. - Quality related aspects of a DA* or Limited without a premium price (casing, lens details and serial number on the focus ring, solid feel). - Aperture of f2.8 is nice to have. - Relatively compact size. - Images are nice and bright through the whole frame even at f2.8.

    Summary: More info and pictures on my blog: http://photographybanzai.com/2010/11/29/lens-review-pentax-d-fa-100mm-f2-8-wr-macro/