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Pentax smc DA 12-24 mm f/4 ED AL (IF)
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| 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 |
Owners reviews (3)
Overall
Owner since: 4 years
Price: 512
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Plastic everywhere. Not ugly, but not nice looking. Huge lens hood (no choice for such a wide angle). Slow focusing in very low light (with K10D and K5 as well). Fousing ring to small and loos. Expensive filters due to front lens diameter. A bit bulky due to it's diameter and lens hood side. I wish it had a larger aperture, but it would have been paid by a much larger diameter.
Pros: Great view angle (like 16-36 mm in 35mm / FF body). Excellent optical quality : great sharpness, colors and contrast, low flare and fringes and distortion at all focals
Summary: I couldn't have afford it at list price, but I'm happy I had a bargain (about 600 €). That's my preferred lens. I may take 80 % of my pictures with it (I also often use a 35 F/2,4, a 50 F/1,7 and a Tarmon DI 90 Macro.). Contrary to what's often said, a good polarizing filter is a good companion to it (I bought a Marumi, thanks to Lenstip review). This lens is the best choice for indoors, small spaces and street photography. Except a tilt-shift, it probably the best lens you can have for architecture pictures. It's also worth with landscapes and coverage of evens with large crowds. When you master wide angle, you can take amazing sport pictures. Anyway, it fits so many situations that I ask myself how I could deal without it.
Overall
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.
Overall
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.