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SMC F 28mm - One of my favourites

Started Jul 11, 2020 | Discussions
assemblinglight
assemblinglight New Member • Posts: 22
SMC F 28mm - One of my favourites
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I enjoy the F series very much. Plasticky, yes - but well made. The 28mm 2.8 is, in particular, one of my favourite Pentax lenses. It can't stand a chance vis-a-vis my D-FA* 50mm 1.4, which is on a league of its own -- but this 28mm is ultra-compact, funky, and renders really beautiful colours with the right lighting.

There is something in the ways it reproduces colours that I can't fully explain, but gives me great pleasure shooting with it. Paired with the K1ii is a very nice combo for every day's walks. I prefer the result from this lens than the renewed FA 35mm (which is very good too for what it costs!)

All taken in Sheffield, UK - K1ii + 28mm 2.8 // Lightroom + a touch of Luminar

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ozdean
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It is certainly producing good bright colour.

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TomWret
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It's kind of like when my Sony  Bravia TV got replaced with a Samsung 4K!

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Brentliris Veteran Member • Posts: 4,196
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Very nice colours and some fine images too. I have always like the m 28 2.8mm and the m 28 3.5 lenses the field of view on APSC is also good. The colours are also very good on those older versions. Also you don't really need AF for wide angle unless your shooting moving subjects close up.

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MightyMike Forum Pro • Posts: 41,691
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I like the lens too, but I think your first 3 photos are too obviously over processed for my tastes.

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assemblinglight
OP assemblinglight New Member • Posts: 22
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Yes, I'm still finding my way with Luminar, I tend to get carried away with it more than with Lightroom

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Sjak
Sjak Veteran Member • Posts: 7,318
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assemblinglight wrote:

Yes, I'm still finding my way with Luminar, I tend to get carried away with it more than with Lightroom

With colour-images, be gentle with the clarity-slider, as this can cause halos (like on the tree in #3)

But you have an eye composition

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assemblinglight
OP assemblinglight New Member • Posts: 22
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Thank you for the suggestion!

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kriztian Senior Member • Posts: 1,449
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Looks like a lens I shall look for. Nice photos.

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Robert_Schild Contributing Member • Posts: 681
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It is one of my favorite Pentax lenses too...

It's a lens that makes it easy to get good results, I like it for landscape and street photography.

It's a pity Pentax has no modern 28 mm.

Cheers,

Robert

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Clostermann Junior Member • Posts: 48
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I have it too and use it on film and my K1... nice little lens like Pentax is used to build. I also do hope Pentax will produce a modern one soon. The fact that they are planning a small 21 mm within the Limited collection may perhaps give them the idea of doing so with a 28 mm.

I think they have a F1.4 wide angle lens planned.

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