Showcase Pentax 28mm f/3.5 K SMC

[Tim Devine]

All on a Sony a7R or a7RM2. My favorite 28mm lens.

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Utah State Capitol by Tim Devine, on Flickr

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The March by Tim Devine, on Flickr

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Kilgore Falls by Tim Devine, on Flickr

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New Habor - Maine by Tim Devine, on Flickr

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Pemaquid Point Light by Tim Devine, on Flickr

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Portland Head Light - Rosa Rugosa by Tim Devine, on Flickr

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Sachs Covered Bridge by Tim Devine, on Flickr

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Below Oneida Falls by Tim Devine, on Flickr

ILCE-7RM2    ---    28mm    f/11.0    5s    ISO 100

 

[serhan]

Tim, great images and welcome to talkemount!

 

[WoodWorks]

Yes, you sure know how to get the best out of that lens. And welcome!

 

[Tim Devine]

Thanks guys, it's a great lens. Holds up well against my more modern lenses...great color and contrast.

-Tim

 

[Mus Aziz]

Tim

Welcome to Talkemount. And, yes beautiful pics.

I must read more about this lens.

 

[Tim Devine]

It is somewhat rare as it was only produced for 2 years. It's not the Takumar or Pentax-M version, it's known as the "original K mount" lens.

-Tim

 

[NickCyprus]

Yeah, excellent photos indeed! Welcome from me too

 

[Ad Dieleman]

Late to the party as usual . Here are some pics I took in a hall intended for wedding ceremonies in a castle nearby. Am pleased with the beautiful gradation in the photos as well as the sharpness.

ILCE-7RM2    Asahi SMC Pentax 28mm 1:3.5 5247192    28mm    f/8.0    1/15s    ISO 640

ILCE-7RM2    Asahi SMC Pentax 28mm 1:3.5 5247192    28mm    f/8.0    1/15s    ISO 500

 

[Ad Dieleman]

This lens benefits from a Lightroom/CameraRaw profile to correct geometrical distortion.

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ILCE-7RM2    Asahi SMC Pentax 28mm 1:3.5 5247192    28mm    f/8.0    1/50s    ISO 100

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ILCE-7RM2    Asahi SMC Pentax 28mm 1:3.5 5247192    28mm    f/8.0    1/50s    ISO 100

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[kevistopheles]

ILCE-6000    ----          1/60s    ISO 100

bolt by the adapted eye, on Flickr

 

[kevistopheles]

ILCE-6000    ----          1/60s    ISO 125

pandemic by the adapted eye, on Flickr

I feel like I SHOULD like this lens more than I do. It's sharp, color renders nicely, I usually love 28mm lenses on my a6000. My OM 28/3.5 has been a favorite for a long time. Don't know what it is.

 

[WoodWorks]

Life is short. Shoot what you like.

 

[WNG]

This lens excels at landscapes. Your photography focuses on near field and macro compositions. Maybe that's the reason why you're not warming up to it. Although the shot and bokeh looks pretty good. One you may like to try out is the Vivitar 28 f/2.8 by Komine. It comes in two varieties, a standard and Close Focus version. Although both of them can focus very close. To my eye, the C.F. version isn't so good for landscapes. These are still very affordable, and they are as small as an Olympus Zuiko.
I like the Olympus OM 28mm primes as well.
You can sell the Pentax for $200+

 

[kevistopheles]

This lens excels at landscapes. Your photography focuses on near field and macro compositions. Maybe that's the reason why you're not warming up to it. Although the shot and bokeh looks pretty good. One you may like to try out is the Vivitar 28 f/2.8 by Komine. It comes in two varieties, a standard and Close Focus version. Although both of them can focus very close. To my eye, the C.F. version isn't so good for landscapes. These are still very affordable, and they are as small as an Olympus Zuiko.
I like the Olympus OM 28mm primes as well.
You can sell the Pentax for $200+

I have the Vivitar 28/2 Close Focus (Komine made) and it's wonderful. I have a few really nice 28's. The Nikon 28/2 AiS and OM 28/3.5. I picked this one up on impulse (and I got it super cheap) thinking I would probably sell it but I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. I think for someone shooting an A7 model it would be pretty great. Definitely not the kind of thing I need.

FWIW I hardly every shoot anything remotely like a landscape but the Vivitar 28/2 does pretty well when I press it into service (see link).

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[kevistopheles]

Life is short. Shoot what you like.

Oh yeah, I was mostly curious about it because I generally like 28's but this lenses strengths are just not the kind of thing I use a lot of.

 

[Ad Dieleman]

I got a Pentax K 3.5/28 some time ago for cheap and I can't really fault it, but I hardly ever take it out. When I take a 28mm, it's mostly the Pentax-M 3.5/28. It's small and light and gives me very good images on the street; not so good for landscapes because of its field curvature. Once Zeiss comes up with a Loxia 28mm, I'll be done with legacy 28's. Probably.