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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.
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.
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.
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Lady Photographer - Awarded Photo of the Week
Photograph titled 'Lady Photographer' by Jmac8866 selected as Pentax User's Photo of the Week.
Guitar Over Water? - Awarded Photo of the Week
Photograph titled 'Guitar Over Water?' by by go4IT selected as Pentax User's Photo of the Week.
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.
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.
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 SSF1957 and Lubbyman for your successful entries in the recent photography competitions Weekly #918 - Making a Noise and Weekly #917 - People Exercising.
Why not join in by submitting your photos to the latest competitions.
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Popular Reviews & Features
John Riley reviews the Pentax MX-1, or more specifically reviews the SMC Pentax 6-24mm f/1.8-2.5 lens found on the Pentax MX-1.
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.
Gary Wolstenholme reviews the new Pentax HD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6 ED DC AW telephoto zoom lens for APS-C and FF cameras.
The Pentax MX-1 is an advanced compact camera with Brass top and bottom plates as well as a bright f/1.8 4x optical zoom lens.
