DPReview TV: Pentax DA* 11-18mm F2.8 Review (Pentax Week!) 

You forgot to mention the groove at the front end for a heating element. Very useful to avoid fogging up. That's the kind of detail Pentax pays attention to.

Cool to see you guys doing some PENTAX stuff!!!!!!!!!! :-)

Thanks so much for giving Pentax some airtime! I recently switched because I needed more reliable autofocus on the jobs I have been doing, but I love everything about the Pentax system and have been shooting with it for over 10 years and it's nice whenever I see them get some attention. It's the most underrated brand in photography and that's a shame.

I'm a simple man... I see Pentax, I click like!

Thank you for doing Pentax week!

yeah, winter is season of Pentax! I love that!

Pentax is just some sort of Linux in photography. :-)

These video releases come perfectly at 8am in the U.K. - This makes me happy :)

I love Pentax!!

Happy to see them reviewing a Pentax product, and even bringing themselves to noting some positives. I don't know, however, what they did with the focussing, or whether they were sent a bad copy of the lens, but lack of corner sharpness hasn't been a significant complaint by actual users of this lens. Actually, it's a fairly-priced killer lens, fully deserving of its "star" designation (which has been reserved to Pentax pro-grade lenses), and not just some sad option that Pentaxians are somehow stuck with.

I really love the location. Rocky mountains. So beautiful

Thank you A hot cup of Coffee and You Guys a Great start to the Morning ! 👍👍

My very first SLR is an Asahi Pentax Spotmatic II. Still remember it well and always have a soft spot for them. Wonder how many people still know about their rich history.

I love the wheezy party sound you guys put in every time you mention Pentax Week!

I know it's a brutal commercial environment out there, and we are bound to see some famous names disappearing soon, but we should be sad about it. It shocks me to see how gleeful some RU-vidrs are about the impending collapse of, say, Olympus and Pentax, and the woes of Nikon. Not you guys, of course. We are better off with diversity and acknowledging the history behind these companies. I don't want my choice of cameras to boil down to Canon, Fuji, and Sony. Don't let it happen!

Good respectful review of a lens I just purchased and am very pleased to own & use.

Sweet shot at 2:29 - I love a nice vertically composed landscape shot, and the sun popped out from behind the gloom at the right time.

Amazing look from the S1H 💪 and good singing too 😄

I will f**king crash to make you stop 🤣🤣

Nice B&W photos Chris and great video - as always-- Jordán. I like the lens BTW

Damn my first dlsr was a Pentax I miss it

Lovely start to the week :)

Looks good but for the corners. Damn, Daniel! :/ Also Thumbs up for Pentax Week! Awesome idea!

Awesome intro! Just hilarious. Thank you for a much needed laugh early in the morning.

Looks like a lovely lens! Idk should I adapt some pentax lenses into my sony system. Need to take a better look on the lenses that has nice manual focus!

Glad to see some Pentax love.

finally, thank you for new pentax stuff

Appreciate you reviewing that lens, although I really expected to see coma levels. Too bad the weather wasn’t the best for that. Love my PEntax even over my a7iii

It's quite rare that I like a video twenty seconds in, but today I made an exception.

Say what you want but these Pentax black and white jpg's look great

This week is going to be a good week!! :)

Yay Pentax Yay! See it is possible to have a happy Pentaxian :D

Great job on those road trip songs Jordan. Well played lol

Did you guys forget to disengage shake reduction before mounting the K-70 camera with the 11-18mm f/2.8 zoom on a tripod to make a long exposure? Just wondering if that's why you got a slight blur on your landscape shots...

Really hoping they make a successor to their 645z one day.

Wow........ Its Pentax !!!!!

audio's really good in this video

old Sigma 10-20mm f3.5 is still out there in shop for clearance sale, but of course, that sigma is old and maybe not on the modern lens level. other slower option is old sigma 8-16mm f4.5-5.6, old sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6, old tamron 10-24mm f3.5-4.5 and old pentax 12-24mm f4; other modern but manual focus option is samyang 10mm f2.8, laowa 12mm f2.8 (FF), irix 11mm f4 (FF); just for your info

Guys I recently discovered you...(sorry I am late 👍) really enjoy your channel!

Reading some of the posts, who would believe we share one common interest: Photography. It seems more as if some people get a kick out of brand bashing no matter if it's SoCaNikon/Fuji/Pentax or whatever, probably without having any hands on experience. So sad. Kudos to Chris and Jordan!

Thanks for the Edwin Starr shout out!!

Wahoo its Pentax week

I always thought a Pentax DSLR would be a the perfect camera to take with fishing. Especially out of a kayak or canoe.

DPReview. I note that Chris has decided on a new unit of weight for lenses. It's the NOCT. Very amusing.

I liked this just for reading the description 😂😂😂

Oh you teases! I was hoping to see some sweet wide angle astrophotography!

Good music and shots of the climbers

Neat looking camera. Looks more modern than the latest DSLR's from Canikon.

Thank you!

*PENTAX IS NUMBER 1*

I really wish you would make an unsung cameras of yesteryear episode on the konica minolta 7 digital

Please do PENTAX *YEAR!*

I miss my Pentax set-up. My Sony A6300 has a lot more features, but it lacks charm that the Pentax had.

This is an excellent pro lens and the camera too! Cheers from 1997

BTW did you fine tune your lens to the camera mine is definitely sharper than my DA 12-24

Chris, I’m glad to see the tan pants back in the rotation. I was honestly getting worried.

If I still had Pentax APSC I would buy it. So much better than other third party lenses. :-)

I took a Pentax K-1 with 28-105 along with a Canon 6D with 24-70L out the last couple of Summers in CO and Yellowstone. I preferred the Landscapes from the Pentax Combo, hands down every time, and it wasn't just the extra resolution either. In fact, I'm not upgrading to the K-1 Mk II either, no need to. I prefer the Canon combo for people pictures/ portraits only. Both are sharp otherwise, but the files from the K-1 hold up better when processing.

Funny thing. I always wanted to use pentax. Their rugged bodies are really interesting to me. I like the lenses and bodies designs. But I live in Brazil. I only found 1 pentax digital cam to this day! I currently use sony a-mount and there is plenty lenses of this mount here, but nothing on pentax.

Kinda unfortunate about those resolution figures, even though I'm usually not that concerned about corners. Does it show throughout whole zoom range? Fuji 8-16 has similar problems, but only from 8-11 range.

Chris, you and Jordon should do some travel videos as well. I have been following you two for years. Can you give specific locations of where you were at in the first photo setup? I would love to visit this area. Hey, that is tourism dollars for Canada. LOL

Nice to see some new reviews concerning pentax gear :) Basing on samples provided, it seems like a bad copy of lens. I suppose it's decentered. I saw much sharper sample shots, especially wide open.

YEAH FINALLY SOME PENTAX. dudes, got a K3, best zoom? Sigma 17-55 constant 2.8. perfect, none of the issues with 11-18. under $300. this shot with S1H video? BEAUTIFUL. Marty Sender You Tube

FUCK YES PENTAX WEEK FUCK YEAH!!!

3:50 isn't that the exact same cabin Gavin Hardcastle and Adam Gibbs have photographed? From almost the same spot too.

Ouch... the corners don't get sharp when stopped down? Guess I'll wait for version 2.0. I'll stick to my Sigma 17-50 2.8 for now then (I know, not ultra wide but anyway).

I like how Jordan colorgraded Chris' nose

Can you please review the 20-40mm limited? There is not a single proper review of this lens on RU-vid

2:46 You can get by without a tripod in those conditions anyway (bright snow and overcast day...still good enough for a handheld shutter speed assuming you have IS). 😊 Seems using or not using a tripod can be somewhat controversial and something people argue about in the forums, but myself...I never use one unless it's a true long exposure shot. I find it just slows me down and causes me to take less photos because I get tired of re-positioning the tripod.

OMFG! Forget looking for hen's teeth, we have here a PENTAX review! Really though, I don't have the same issues with corners on that lens. Maybe because I was shooting at infinity? Also on the lack of options, I think it's the only first-party wide 2.8 or weather-sealed lens for APSC DSLRs of any brand, so if you want that, your only option seems to be PENTAX.

Too bad it was overcast and you couldn't show everyone Astrotracer. Jordan, you were cracking me up! :)

unsung cameras of yesteryear episode please

Jordan might turn into a Yogi after posing through 2020. Hopefully he doesn't give up camera reviewing for it. I still get the occasional comment on my old Pentax videos. Most of them are negative and angry due to my... low... production values back in ~2011. ;D An enjoyable reminder of undying Pentaxian enthusiasm.

Canada is possibly one of the least likely places I would expect to see a Warsteiner beer sign. :D There certainly is a Germanic (under the) influence.

“About a third of a Noct...”

It looks very much like the oldie - golden-ring Tamron design.

Well soon new APS-C Pentax will come to the market :)

It was worth watching this video just to see the beautiful snow in BC and landscapes...oh and Jordan's singing.

This is like reviewing a Cellphone for Photography. But better. Lol

I feel bad for Pentax. It's like your old uncle, who drastically wanna to please you with good birthday/christmas gift, and gives you the most unexpected and kind of a useless thing that you didn't want, and you feel bad for not being thankful, because your uncle loves you so much and did his best, but in the same time you know that gift was a bit shitty and uncle used to be a really cool guy back in the 60s, but today he so much boomer, but still is your good old uncle.

The main problem of this lens is tamropentax 15-30 2.8 that costs now the same money. And K-1 is also not so expensive. Yes, it is without front filter screw, it is havier, bigger.... But this is FF lens with even wider zoom range and it can do sharp photos when stop down.

Pentax. The Zune of DSLRs. Only the ones that got it can appreciate it

Here's the skinny... Pentax users are interested in RESULTS,anytime,anywhere,and the Pentax system is totally solid.There's no NEED to simply make new gear just because some folks want to act like bored,silly children,who need new toys.It;s INTELLIGENT design for simplicity,and quality,instead of hype,lies,and trash.We do not feel the need to 'compare' with brands,'switch',and whine about who is doing what.Now,some of us know,if you are shooting APS-C and do not have the glass you want ,you can always use a K Mount full frame lens,and shoot,with no problems.The other option,which I have,is to have a Pentax K1 Mk2,and shoot in the optional crop mode,at 15MP.That's not a problem,it's just something RU-vidrs care to not admit or simply do not know about.Here's some major differences with Pentax,and if it dont apply,let it fly,or get upset and that's too damn bad... Pentax...We do not worry about format hype,because we already know it has NOTHING to do with output.We know our knowledge,experience,and skills matter,no exceptions,no excuses.... Pentax...We do not have to worry about 50 variations of the same model,nor do we have to worry about our cameras being crippled.That means Pentax might creep forward,yet never backwards.The Ki mk2 did not lose a card slot,didnt not come with worse AF,and Pentax cameras do not need firmware to fix mistakes. Pentax....We do not have to worry about 17+ recent recalls,4 for one camera model,etc,etc.. Pentax....Some of the best IBIS,best bodies,best functionality,best customization in the world...period... Pentax...NEVER afraid of snow,rain,cold,heat,and the everyday bumps and bruises of the field. Pentax..NOT the whiny,crybaby,'it's too heavy,it's too big' crew.Evidently,either we are healthier,stronger,and have more endurance,or we simply do not care about being a wimp.It's a damn camera,not carrying around an Olympic barbell set. Thanks for the review,and I will take a peek at the lens....

A whole week of Pentax!? Who hurt you?!

i love the driver passenger...he! is the talent

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6.48 glitch in the matrix...

"the lens is beautiful to look at"... Wow, its that of interest today 🤣

LOL I had to check the date of the video to make sure I wasn't watching a throwback segment... it's nice to see you guys give a shoutout to the retirement community though

Pentax Week! *party horn*

Still Pentax company having high potential to manufacture all sorts of lenses. Even in the difficult financial situations they are able to produce high quality lenses. Lack of advertisement and promotion is much lesser comparing to other camera companies.

Pentax Week!!! Lol.

This week is like Hanukkah for Pentax fans

Check out the Pentax K1 vs Nikon D850 Vs Canon 5Dsr Vs Sony A7R lll - tinyurl.com/ycc84sfo . Its from dpreview , You will see that the K-1 has better resolution,its actually quite obvious :-). Raw DR: Exposure Latitude Comparison

look like the len suffered field curvature issue that pentax unable to reduce, other brands did better, oh i remember how terrible corner 15mm limited len i used to own

Looks like a Tamron from the 1990's .

I will crash your f’n car...😂🤣😂

@6:16 did Jordan just pull off a Jeremy Clarkson, leaving price tags on his clothing items?

Did Chris finally get rid of the ol' Pontiac?

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