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John Riley compares the Leica Q3's 43mm lens with the SMC Pentax-FA 43mm f/1.9, both lenses designed to match the same view as the human eye. John provides test charts for both lenses, sample photos and his verdict.
Continuing our journey exploring the various series from Pentax, John Riley reaches the FA & FA J Series of lenses. John looks into the history of these full-frame offerings of which include some still in production to this day, along with a few other models that have been modernised.
Fast, sharp 50mm F Series vintage lens from Pentax. John Riley reviews this easily adapted, widely available f/1.7 classic, sharing sample photos, MTF & CA performance charts along with his verdict of this standard length K mount lens.
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Pentax MZ Series Cameras
It's 1996 and PENTAX start rolling out the new MZ series of cameras, which feature a new elegance of design and function. John Riley researches some of the latter film era camera models.
5 Reasons to choose Pentax in 2025
If you're wondering if Pentax gear is still a viable option in 2025, we've put together 5 positive reasons to why you should buy into the Pentax brand. The DSLR format might be deemed antiquated by some, but here we show there's still life in the old dog yet.
St. Mary's Church, Whitby - Awarded Photo of the Week
Photograph titled 'St. Mary's Church, Whitby' by loadoftripe selected as Pentax User's Photo of the Week.
Two lonely people - Awarded Photo of the Week
Photograph titled 'Two lonely people' by Graham_A_E selected as Pentax User's Photo of the Week.
Competitions
Upload your photos to the main gallery to be in with a chance of winning the accolade of Photo of the Week. The current prize is a 128GB EVO Plus microSD memory card with SD adapter, courtesy of our friends at Samsung.
Congratulations dewsburya and sueriley for your successful entries in the recent photography competitions Weekly # 916 - Animals and Weekly #915 - Sport.
Why not join in by submitting your photos to the latest competitions.
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Superfast 50mm M Series vintage lens from Pentax. John Riley reviews this easily adapted, widely available f/1.4 classic, sharing sample photos, MTF & CA performance charts along with his verdict of this standard length K mount lens.
John Riley reviews the new Pentax-D FA 70-210mm f/4 ED SDM WR lens for full-frame and APS-C Pentax DSLRs. Find out how this lens performs with the K-1 II.
John Riley reviews the revamped Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 which now features the latest HD coating along with a new physical design. John shares his MTF charts, sample photos and gives his verdict.
Read our full review of the new Ricoh GR III, the compact camera with a 24mp APS-C CMOS sensor, and a wide-angle 28mm equivalent lens.
