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Pentax HD Pentax DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited Lens (Black)

BH #PE4028DALB • MFR #21390
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Pentax HD Pentax DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited Lens (Black)
Key Features
  • Pentax K Mount
  • 60mm (35mm Equivalent)
  • Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/22
  • Compact Pancake-Style Design
The black HD Pentax DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited Lens from Pentax is a pancake-style prime normal-length lens providing a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 60mm. The standard 39° angle of view is well-suited to everyday situations and the slim profile is ideal for an inconspicuous shooting style. A high-grade multi-layer HD coating has been applied to lens elements to help minimize flare and ghosting for enhanced contrast, clarity, and color fidelity and a seven-blade diaphragm contributes to an aesthetic out-of-focus quality to benefit shallow depth of field imagery. Additionally, an SP Protect coating has also been applied to the front lens element to effectively protect it from dirt, oil, and finger prints.
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Pentax DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited Overview

The black HD Pentax DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited Lens from Pentax is a pancake-style prime normal-length lens providing a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 60mm. The standard 39° angle of view is well-suited to everyday situations and the slim profile is ideal for an inconspicuous shooting style. A high-grade multi-layer HD coating has been applied to lens elements to help minimize flare and ghosting for enhanced contrast, clarity, and color fidelity and a seven-blade diaphragm contributes to an aesthetic out-of-focus quality to benefit shallow depth of field imagery. Additionally, an SP Protect coating has also been applied to the front lens element to effectively protect it from dirt, oil, and finger prints.

The compact form-factor of this lens integrates Pentax's Quick-Shift Focus System, which allows manual focus control over the lens at any time, even in AF mode, for precise handling over the focal plane.

Prime normal-length lens provides a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 60mm, covering a natural perspective that is well-suited to everyday applications.
Slim, pancake-style lens measures just 0.6"-thick.
High-grade multi-layer HD coating minimizes lens flare and ghosting to enhance contrast and color neutrality.
Quick-Shift Focus System enables manual focus control at all times for precise handling that is well-suited to selective focus imagery.
Super Protect coating helps to protect the front lens element from dirt and finger marks.
UPC: 027075273603

Pentax DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited Specs

Focal Length
40mm (35mm Equivalent: 60mm)
Aperture
Maximum: f/2.8
Minimum: f/22
Lens Mount
Pentax K
Lens Format Coverage
APS-C
Angle of View
39°
Minimum Focus Distance
1.31' / 40 cm
Magnification
1:7.7 Macro Reproduction Ratio
0.13x Magnification
Optical Design
5 Elements in 4 Groups
Aperture/Iris Blades
9
Focus Type
Autofocus
Image Stabilization
No
Filter Size
49 mm (Front)
Dimensions
ø: 2.5 x L: 0.6" / ø: 63.5 x L: 15.24 mm
Weight
3.1 oz / 88 g
Packaging Info
Package Weight
0.445 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
3.75 x 3.7 x 3.5"

Pentax DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited Reviews

Bordering on magical...

By Cameron
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2016-09-05

Incredible optical performance and character. For portraits, amazing under existing light or in the studio; here are two examples:

Excellent lens that requires a little getting used to

By Olivia
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2016-03-07

I got this lens for street photography and some portraits. So far, it's been great: it's *very* sharp, very light, and very solid. The auto-focus is also quite fast and accurate--which is a good thing, because using the manual-focus ring on a pancake lens is a little difficult to get used to. The focus ring is so slim that it's 1. hard to find with your hand when you're already looking through the lens and 2. a little difficult to manipulate because it is so thin. Also, while the metal, screw-top lens cap and hood do feel very solid and well-made, the cap itself is tiny enough to lose easily, and also requires a minute to remove--so if you're trying to capture the decisive moment, you *really* need to keep that lens cap off, more so than with normal lenses.So far I'm really liking the lens, and the only reason I rate it 4 rather than 5 stars is that I have already found I wish it were an f/1.4 (have missed a couple of light/DOF opportunities). But that's not really the lens's fault.

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question

will it work as a full frame on the new Pentax k1?
Asked by: Anonymous
The Pentax HD Pentax DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited Lens is designed for use on APS-C sensor cameras; however, many owners and users of the lens have often stated that they happily use this lens on their Pentax 35mm film cameras and the lens does cover the full image frame. As such, the lens should also work for use on the full-frame Pentax K-1 DSLR camera. (Do note this claim has only been made about the Pentax HD Pentax DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited Lens, and does not apply to other Pentax DA Limited lenses).
Answered by: Manzell L.
Date published: 2022-09-29

Is this compatible with the Q7? If not, is there ...

Is this compatible with the Q7? If not, is there a similar "pancake" thin lens I can use for the Q7?
Asked by: Jas
The Pentax HD Pentax DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited Lens (Black) is not compatible with Pentax Q Digital Camera, because the lens has a Pentax K mount and the camera uses a Pentax Q property mount.
Answered by: Michael S
Date published: 2024-07-05

question

What are the differences between this HD lens and the less expensive version?Is it just coatings, is it an entirely different design, is it a different type of construction? It is a shame that it doesn't have the WR feature.
Asked by: Anonymous
The one you are referring to has has better coatings and is an updated version. With those coatings it will perform better and in most cases give you a sharper images.
Answered by: Robert K.
Date published: 2019-05-07
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