Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited Series Autofocus Lens USA

Comments about Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited Series Autofocus Lens:

About 2 years ago I sold all of my Canon equipment and put the cash in the stock market. Getting back in, I have switched to the Pentax world and this lens is one of the key elements of that transition. I have been very impressed with the speed and clarity of my indoor photos - primarily family and friends in close settings. It is great for outdoor shots where the goal is to try and 'take it all in', which is very difficult along the Wasatch Front here in Utah. As a non-pro photographer this lens is everything I could want in a lens. I would be hard pressed to imagine how a lens like this could be improved for professional use.

Comments about Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited Series Autofocus Lens:

I use the Pentax Macro lens for photographing food for publishing on a blog. It allows me to get up close with a precise focus that makes the food appetizing and eye-catching. I can't really criticize this lens. So far in my experience, it's excellent.

Comments about Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited Series Autofocus Lens:

This pentax 35mm macro produces sharp images and clear, crisp colors. Well constructed and has not disappointed in my macro photography.

Comments about Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited Series Autofocus Lens:

Great lens which doubles as a "normal" lens and a macro lens. Unless you are a total macro enthusiast looking for bugs this lens is enough. Otherwise go for the 100. This lens is great for walk around and occasional flower closeup or other detail. It is sharp!

Comments about Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited Series Autofocus Lens:

Great lens, solid, fast, sharp.
Not just for macro use, you can use it for daily event.

Comments about Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited Series Autofocus Lens:

Excellent build quality and color. It feels solid and the pictures are very sharp. Got it for only a week. A great, lightweight, inconspicuous and versatile walk-around lens, really like it, especially the macro capability.

Comments about Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited Series Autofocus Lens:

I purchased for use as a macro lens with general purpose landscape and portrait applications. I was also looking for a durable walk around lens with superior image quality. As expected the image quality is top notch and the look and feel of this Pentax limited is outstanding (I even like the slip on metal lens cap!). Have been very pleased with its macro capability and also appears very fine for general landscape applications. As I'd read in reviews prior to purchase the auto focus is relatively slow, although the manual override can help... it is slow to find the target meaning fast moving objects mid view are more difficult to capture. So will still suit most of what I wanted (and what it promised) but maybe not quite the perfect walk about lens

Comments about Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited Series Autofocus Lens:

I love this lens so much!! Nothing to say but just good. But it and you will not regret!

Comments about Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited Series Autofocus Lens:

I've been using this lens for months now and It puts out every time. This lens is beautifully sharp and focuses almost as close as you could possibly want. I bought this lens for myself because of it's close focus and fast Aperture. Possibly my favorite lens in my bag!

Comments about Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited Series Autofocus Lens:

Best all around lens of the DA Ltd series, with a normal (50mm) perspective, and macro. For landscape and portraits, the lens throw is smaller than you would expect with a macro, so auto focusing is fast. The total lens throw is about 180 deg, but most of this is down at the macro end of the focus. It's a good 1 sec to auto focus from one end to the other, and it occasionally hunts for focus on a K-x.

The built in lens hood is very nice. Get a regular 49mm squeeze lens cap - it's more secure than the supplied slip on lens cap.

The lens is very sharp, right up there with the DA 40 and DA 70. Superb construction. The lens hood might be plastic, but the rest of the lens is a solid chunk of metal and glass.

Comments about Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited Series Autofocus Lens:

This lens is excellent at what it is designed to do.. take macro and portrait (up close) shots. It is not designed for landscape and its autofocus is not very accurate for landscape shots. Overall I have had a lot of difficulty in getting landscapes into focus well... but you can always use manual focus if you have the time... I think this lens is really a gem though... it is a perfect walk around lens that allows you to take amazing macro shots and decent landscape shots...

Comments about Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited Series Autofocus Lens:

This is a 5/5 for what it is.... A short macro that does up close portraits well... while the focal length is not ideal for portraits the close focus makes for wonderful artistic shots... there is no doubt that this lens does up close well... it does have resolution difficulty at distance and is not ideal for landscapes... but overall amazing lens!

Comments about Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited Series Autofocus Lens:

Well built metal construction.

Comments about Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited Series Autofocus Lens:

fantastic build quality and excellent colour rendition

Comments about Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited Series Autofocus Lens:

Purchased as normal lens as I wanted a quality piece of glass in this focal length. In this case it works as expected. However, the macro function is way better than I expected. Quality is what you pay for and get. I rarely give anything a perfect score as nothing is perfect. In this case the focus mechanism is old school.

Comments about Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited Series Autofocus Lens:

Amateur Photographer for 20 years. I really like this lens. It feels solid, the focus ring is easy to find and moves smoothly. Produces very sharp pictures. The 35mm focal length is good for taking general indoor pictures as well as close macro work. I had a ball with this lens taking pictures at Christmas & New Years parties.

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Another great Pentax lens following in the smaller footprint prime line. The broad use, crispness and response of this unit puts it at the top of my Pentax lineup. The Macro capability is a huge benefit added to the focal length makes it a regular in the travil kit. It is capable of beautiful images.

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I read about this lens and now believe every good word said about it. The color is astounding. No complaints. More than worth every dollar.

Comments about Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited Series Autofocus Lens:

I bought this lens on the basis of reviews I read of it. It matches all my fairly high expectations of it. Whatever Pentax has done to make this lens capture colors the way it does, they should do every time to all their lenses. It is stunningly sensational. Worth every penny. Thank you Pentax!

Comments about Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited Series Autofocus Lens:

I use this lens primarily for copy work; it's great for letter-sized objects, it's sharp and flat-field. But it's also a great, lightweight, inconspicuous and versatile walk-around lens. The manual focus override is very important when using the lens in the field, otherwise it can take a long time to find and lock focus - as a macro lens should!