HD Pentax-D FA 21mm f/2.4 ED DC WR Limited Sample Photos, Real-world Use, Specs | Round Glass Review

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Ricoh has a great webpage on the design of this lens, and it’s worth checking out if for no other reason than to learn about the six people who developed this lens. When the team set out to make this lens, they had three objectives: creating natural image renditions, making the lens enjoyable to use, and making this lens exciting to own and use. Look, they checked all those boxes well and if I ranked every lens I own in terms of their sale order if I needed money in a pinch, I can only think of three lenses I would sell after this one - my Nikkor 18cm f/2.5, Zeiss 55mm f/4 Flektogon, and Zeiss 180mm f/2.8 Sonnar - because finding that trio in Bronica S2 mount ever again would be impossible. So of the gear that I own that could be replaced, if I ever needed to sell it, this would be the last of those lenses to go. So to the team behind this lens, if you hear this, I hope that conveys that, for me, this lens achieved all the stated goals.
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Video Index:
0:00 - Intro
0:11 - HD Pentax-D FA 21mm f/2.4 ED DC WR Limited Round Glass Review
2:54 - HD Pentax-D FA 21mm f/2.4 ED DC WR Limited Specifications
3:47 - HD Pentax-D FA 21mm f/2.4 ED DC WR Limited Tips & Tricks
5:32 - HD Pentax-D FA 21mm f/2.4 ED DC WR Limited Lens Diagram
6:27 - HD Pentax-D FA 21mm f/2.4 ED DC WR Limited Video Use
7:53 - HD Pentax-D FA 21mm f/2.4 ED DC WR Limited Strengths & Weaknesses
12:01 - HD Pentax-D FA 21mm f/2.4 ED DC WR Limited Narrative Review
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@rosswaugh1254 Год назад

Thank you for this review David, As always helpful and very nice to see the range of images this lens can produce. The lens is on my list to buy,

@DavidHancock Год назад

Thank you, Ross! It's a great lens, too. Definitely worth looking at seriously.

@matthewp7428 10 месяцев назад

I picked this lens up a couple months ago. Your review is on point. I've been really impressed with it.

@DavidHancock 10 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@Beckkerable 8 месяцев назад

I really hesitated to buy this lens for the focal length was included in my D FA 15 - 30 mm 2.8. But I never did regret the choice. Outstandig lens. Very strong at short distance - with wide background. - By the way: Very impressive footage provided for the review my friend!

@DavidHancock 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! Yeah, this is an amazing lens.

@dneira29 7 месяцев назад

Do you think it serves as a replacement for your 15-30. I have the 15-30 but it’s big and heavy. How does the AF compare between the 2 lenses?

@Beckkerable 6 месяцев назад

I stick to the 15-30 mm zoom for the range is so atttractive. 15 mm - no doubt - is more efficient than 21 mm. These 6 mm mean a lot. The AF of the new limited 21 mm is definitely not faster than the elder zoom. In other words: The AF of the 15-30 mm is pretty good.@@dneira29

@Skipsul Год назад

You are right vis. the motor and going past infinity, but there is one other technical use. The ability to go past infinity allows the AF to compensate when infinity itself (in terms of the lens) shifts due to material expansion or contraction due to temperature. These shifts are infinitesimal, usually, but with high resolutions and pixel peepers, they want perfection. As a frequent manual focuser myself, it drives me batty though.

@DavidHancock Год назад

Oh that's a great point I hadn't considered. I think of that as a long lens and telescope issue. It honestly never occurred to me that temperature can affect shorter lenses. Thank you!

@user-eg4fp1dy5q 5 месяцев назад

Thank you David, honest review

@DavidHancock 5 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@TheOffertonhatter 2 месяца назад

Just to let you know, the lens will work on all current Pentax bodies (K-1II, K-3III, K3III mono, K-70, KP and KF) without firmware updates, and the K-1, K-3, K-3II, K-S1, K-S2 with appropriate firmware update. Lovely images from the lens by the way.

@DavidHancock 2 месяца назад

Thank you!

@thomastaylor9237 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for the review. The images are spectacular. If I could only keep one lens for my K-1, the DFA 21mm Limited would be it.

@DavidHancock 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! :D

@l.nauwelaerts195 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for this review. The question is not if but rather when I will buy it. Were you able to test it on K3 platform as well? Could it do as a "31 limited equivalent" on a crop body (with different max aperture, of course) in your opinion?

@DavidHancock 10 месяцев назад

You know, I thought I had used this on the K-3, but maybe not. Since it looks like I didn't indicate the format on any of the images, they all would have been full frame. At the front of the specs section, there should be an image that shows the APS-C image area, though.

@thetimfilm0812 3 месяца назад

So this would be a true 31 for the k3mkiii. Have any thoughts using it on the k3?

@DavidHancock 3 месяца назад

Well, it's a true 31mm on any camera, the K-3 III BW is a crop-sensor camera so this would have an angle of view equivalent to 46.5mm-ish. For APS-C, this is an awesome standard lens.

@olafpreu266 2 месяца назад

I can tell the lens does work with the Monster Adapter on the Sony a7VI with autofocus !!!

@DavidHancock 2 месяца назад

That's good to hear. I must have a faulty Monster adapter because on my A7 IV it works with nothing at all and often doesn't even stop-down the aperture on older FA lenses.

@olafpreu266 2 месяца назад

@@DavidHancock maybe you have to update the adapter! I just did it again last week, I believe it is softwareversion 5 now. There should be an instruction on the homepage of the adapter-firm.

@DavidHancock 2 месяца назад

@@olafpreu266 I didn't realize I can do that. I didn't see a port on it anywhere. But thank you! I'll see what I can do for that this weekend.

@DcgK1000 9 дней назад

What about the AF accuracy

@DavidHancock 9 дней назад

@@DcgK1000 depends on your camera, AF settings, lighting conditions, subject, and a handful of other variables. That said, it was excellent for everything I did.