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Review on Pentax 100mm f/2.8 WR D FA smc Macro Lens Review for Pentax Digital SLR Cameras by Yuan Ming ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Nice product, happy with my purchase and may buy again.

I took it as a macro-glass with the hope of universal qualities (I succumbed to the reviews of foreign sites). Hopes were fully justified: now I have him as a staff member (after SMS Pentah 16-45 / 4). It's solid - like a cast, the gentle rotation of a manual focus. It's a little heavy (but it's a metal case!), I can't attribute it to the shortcomings. As a portrait at 2,8 - a fairy tale (all the talk about the "dermatology" of macro glasses is generally from a misunderstanding that a sharp shot can always be softened to the required quality without loss of sharpness), portraits, both full-length and close-up with high quality. I am satisfied, because got everything "in one bottle". Of course, in the future I will not refuse a "portrait" lens with a hole of at least 1.4. But for now . It's just nice to hold it in your hands, knowing that the result will always be on top. Especially with the replacement of the camera with a newer one.

Pros
  • Metal case, durable construction, dust and moisture protection, small size, comfortable lens hood; sharp, contrasting, but without overshooting, plastic picture, excellent color rendition, excellent bokeh - just beautiful, high resolution throughout the field, holds light well - practically without "bunnies", front lens with a special coating that allows not to use a protective filter, genre versatility - you can shoot from macro to street and portrait, and it works great at 2.8, it's working - it doesn't lather, etc., you can sharpen manually on autofocus without switching (like all the latest lenses from Pentah)
Cons
  • It is sensitive to poor lighting and low-contrast objects - it is uncertainly aimed, it can be used (although this is on my old Penta K-10D), the rest of the behavior when focusing in in operational shooting is due to its specialization - after all, this is a macro lens

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October 27, 2022
Great lens. Long wanted it. After buying no regrets! Detailing is great! Bokeh is great! Plus the lens is full frame. Now I'm shooting on CROP, but who knows what will happen next :)