Pairing speed and refined optics, the HD PENTAX-D FA* 85mm f/1.4 ED SDM AW from Pentax is a short-telephoto lens offering the classic focal length and bright design that gives it its portrait-length designation. The fast f/1.4 maximum aperture benefits working in difficult lighting conditions and also suits creating shallow depth of field, selective focus imagery. Three Super ED elements and one aspherical element help to reduce a variety of aberrations and distortion in order to realize a high degree of sharpness, clarity, and accurate rendering, and a multi-layer HD coating helps to suppress flare and ghosting for improved contrast and color accuracy in bright and backlit conditions. Complementing the optics is an SDM autofocus system that delivers especially quick, quiet, and accurate focusing performance that suits both stills and video applications. Additionally, the lens has an All Weather construction and a Super Protect coating on the front element to enable its use in trying environmental conditions.
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Key Features
- K-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
- Aperture Range: f/1.4 to f/16
- Three Super ED Elements
- One Aspherical Element
Pairing speed and refined optics, the HD PENTAX-D FA* 85mm f/1.4 ED SDM AW from Pentax is a short-telephoto lens offering the classic focal length and bright design that gives it its portrait-length designation. The fast f/1.4 maximum aperture benefits working in difficult lighting conditions and also suits creating shallow depth of field, selective focus imagery. Three Super ED elements and one aspherical element help to reduce a variety of aberrations and distortion in order to realize a high degree of sharpness, clarity, and accurate rendering, and a multi-layer HD coating helps to suppress flare and ghosting for improved contrast and color accuracy in bright and backlit conditions. Complementing the optics is an SDM autofocus system that delivers especially quick, quiet, and accurate focusing performance that suits both stills and video applications. Additionally, the lens has an All Weather construction and a Super Protect coating on the front element to enable its use in trying environmental conditions.
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Pentax D FA* 85mm f/1.4 ED SDM AW Overview
Portrait-length prime lens is designed for full-frame Pentax K-mount cameras but is also suitable for APS-C models where it provides a 130mm equivalent focal length.
Impressively fast f/1.4 maximum aperture suits working in low-light conditions and also enables greater control over depth of field for isolating subject matter using selective focus techniques.
Three Super ED extra-low dispersion elements and one glass-molded aspherical element help to reduce chromatic and spherical aberrations in order to improve clarity, color accuracy, and sharpness.
Multi-layer HD Coating has been applied to individual elements to reduce surface reflections, flare, and ghosting for greater contrast and color fidelity when working in strong lighting conditions.
Ring-type Supersonic Direct-drive Motor (SDM) delivers quick, quiet, and precise focusing performance to suit working with moving subjects. A Quick-Shift Focus System also allows for fast switching between AF and MF settings.
A sealed All Weather (AW) construction benefits this lens' use in inclement conditions, and a Super Protect (SP) coating has also been applied to the front lens element to guard against dust, dirt, and smearing.
Rounded nine-blade diaphragm contributes to a pleasing bokeh quality.
Electromagnetic diaphragm enables more accurate exposure control during video recording. This mechanism is available only when used in conjunction with K-1 Mark II, K-1, K-3 Mark II, K-3, KP, K-70, K-50, K-S2, and K-S1 cameras.
UPC: 027075301238
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Pentax D FA* 85mm f/1.4 ED SDM AW Reviews
Best lens ever
By Kenneth
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2024-04-21
For 30 years I’ve considered the 85mm 1.4 and always shied away, thinking the 50mm 1.4 or 100mm 2.8 would suffice, or I had little money, or not enuf time to use it, or thought it might be too heavy, or…or…then I ran out of excuses; and…bought it and the very first two informal, natural light portraits of my daughter “in the wild” were the best portraits I have ever taken of anyone in any lighting in my life. Of course a photogenic daughter helped. (mike drop)
One of the greatest lenses I've ever used!
By Nathan
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2020-08-19
I have worked with the highest performance lenses on many different formats, from many different brands: Canon, Fujifilm, Olympus, Pentax, Phase One, Sigma, Sony, Tamron, Zeiss—and this lens is among the best! It was immediately clear to me after reviewing my initial test images that this lens is likely to become my all-time favorite lens. I also own the HD Pentax-D FA* 50mm F1.4 SDM AW and, while an excellent lens itself, this 85mm demonstrates Pentax's finest work. If Pentax continues to develop D FA* lenses at this caliber, I will be a buyer for almost anything they release. If this lens is anything to go on, the K-mount has a brilliant future!
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Is this lens compatible with Pentax K3 iii ...
Is this lens compatible with Pentax K3 iii Monochrome?
Yes, the Pentax HD PENTAX-D FA* 85mm f/1.4 ED SDM AW Lens is compatible with the Pentax K3III Monochrome Camera.
Date published: 2024-08-29
Why does this lens have a M/A focus switch when ...
Why does this lens have a M/A focus switch when the K-1 and K-1 II have already have that feature?Does this mean this lens is actually made by another manufacturer?
Pentax HD PENTAX-D FA* 85mm f/1.4 ED SDM AW Lens is made by Pentax in their Vietnam's manufacture.
Many Pentax Proffessional full frame DSLR lenses has their own M/A switch to turned ON/OFF the lens build in focus motor.
Date published: 2024-05-12
Is this lens made by Tamron (like the great ...
Is this lens made by Tamron (like the great 15-30mm)? Thanks
The Pentax HD PENTAX-D FA* 85mm f/1.4 ED SDM AW Lens is made by Pentax.
Date published: 2024-05-12
Can you put a filter over the front objective ...
Can you put a filter over the front objective lens? It looks like it sticks out a little past the housing...
Yes the Pentax HD PENTAX-D FA* 85mm f/1.4 ED SDM AW Lens can use any 82mm filter.
Date published: 2024-05-12
Is there a tripod collar that fits the Pentax ...
Is there a tripod collar that fits the Pentax 85mm f1.4 lens?
Unfortunately, there is no tripod collar available for the HD PENTAX-D FA* 85mm f/1.4 ED SDM AW Lens.
Date published: 2022-02-02