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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.
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.
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.
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Potts Twin Peaks After the Rain - Awarded Photo of the Week
Photograph titled 'Potts Twin Peaks After the Rain' by markm selected as Pentax User's Photo of the Week.
Fresh from the bud - Awarded Photo of the Week
Photograph titled 'Fresh from the bud' by davidwozhere selected as Pentax User's Photo of the Week.
Pentax Z Series Cameras
It's 1991 and PENTAX piles on the muscles with the arrival of the Z series cameras. John Riley researches some of the latter film era camera models.
Staying beneath the Stars - Awarded Photo of the Week
Photograph titled 'Staying beneath the Stars' by Spad 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 Simonmac and johnriley for your successful entries in the recent photography competitions Weekly #914 - Summer and Weekly #913 - Interior Landscape.
Why not join in by submitting your photos to the latest competitions.
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Popular Reviews & Features
John Riley takes a look at the recently released Pentax K-3 III Monochrome, which is an APS-C DSLR dedicated to black & white photography. John reviews & tests the performance of this stunning monochrome camera which offers crisper, noise-reduced images over its colour sibling.
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.
A selection of the best third party alternative lenses for Pentax K-Mount, including brands Samyang, Laowa, Irix and Sigma.
Gary Wolstenholme reviews the new Pentax HD PENTAX-DA 15mm f/4 ED AL Limited Lens.
