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Price Paid:
$175.00
from B&H Photo Summary: I bought this lens about 4-years ago and never regret the purchase.
I normally shoot from about f/5.6-11 and the lens produces the goods.
This lens and the 24mm Pentax FA F/2 make a nice travel set of primes!
It is compact and relatively inexpensive so it's an excellent lens for travel.
The build quility is exactly what I expected for this price range: very good.
I know that it's not sealed against weather but I didn't want to pay more $$$ so I can easily live with just very good build quality. Strengths: Sharp & very contrasty.
No problems with flare at all.
Focusing accurate is very fast.
Light weight and compact.
F/1.7 allows in a lot of light.
No noticable distortion. Weaknesses: None. The focusing is slightly noisey but Pentax doesn't offer silent-focusing and I already knew this -- so this isn't a weakness.
By not offering the silent wave focusing the price remains low giving this an excellent price/performance ratio. Similar Products Used: Pentax 24mm f/2; Canon 20mm f/2.8 USM, Canon 24mm TS; Sigma 17-35mm zoom, Voightlander 12mm & 15mm. Customer Service: None
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