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PENTA XDSLR

DA10-17mmf/3.5-4.5HDFisheyeED £499 Updatedfisheyezoomlensgainsrefreshedcosmeticdesign,newopticalcoatingsandremovablehood • 14 n/a 70 67.5 317

DA*11-18mmF2.8EDDCAWHD £1399 Premiumfastultra-wideanglezoom,includesall-weatherconstructionandinnovativefocus clamp • 30 82 90 100 704

DA12-24mmf/4smcEDALIF £1050 Twoasphericalelements,ELDglassanda constantapertureoff/4in thiswidezoom • 30 77 83.5 87.5 430

DA15mmf/4smcEDALLimited £820 Limited-editionlenswithhybridasphericalandextra-low-dispersionelements • 18 49 39.5 63 212

FA15-30mmf/2.8EDSMWRHD £1500 Weather-resistantultra-wideanglezoomwithfastmaximumapertureandfixedpetal-typehood • • 28 n/a 98.5 143.5 1040

DA*16-50mmf/2.8smcEDALIFSDM £950 3.5H A nicebalanceandrobustfeel,butpoorsharpnessat f/2.8(whichsignificantlyimprovesfromf/4onwards) • 30 77 98.5 84 600

DA16-85mmf/3.5-5.6EDDCWR £600 Weather-resistant,thiszoomfeaturesa round-shapeddiaphragmtoproducebeautifulbokeh • 35 72 78 94 488

DA17-70mmf/4smcALIFSDM £630 FeaturingPentax’sSupersonicDirect-drive(SDM)focusingsystem • 28 67 75 93.5 485

DA18-50mmf/4-5.6DCWRRE £230 Super-thinstandardzoomthat’sweather-resistantandfeaturesa round-shapeddiaphragm • 30 58 71 41 158

DA18-55mmf/3.5-5.6smcALWR £229 A weather-resistantconstructionandanasphericalelement,aswellasSPcoating • 25 52 68.5 67.5 230

DA18-135mmf/3.5-5.6DAEDDCWR £600 3.5H A weather-resistantmid-rangezoomlens • 40 62 73 76 405

DA18-270mmf/3.5-6.3smcEDSDM £699 15xsuperzoomforcompany’sK-mountDSLRsfeaturingtwoextra-low-dispersion(ED)elements • 49 62 76 89 453

DA20-40mmf/2.8-4EDLimitedDCWR £829 Withstate-of-the-artHDcoating,a completelyround-shapeddiaphragm,andweatherresistant • 28 55 68.5 71 283

DA21mmf/3.2smcALLimited £600 Thislimited-editionopticoffersa floatingelementforextra-closefocusing • 20 49 63 25 140

FA24-70mmf/2.8EDSDMWR £1149 Full-frame-compatiblepremiumstandardzoom– includesa HDcoatingtominimiseflareandghosting • • 38 82 109.5 88.5 787

FA28-105mmf/3.5-5.6EDDCHD £549 StandardzoomlensfortheK-1full-frameDSLRthat’smuchmoreaffordablethanthe24-70mmf/2.8 • • 50 62 73 86.5 440

FA31mmf/1.8smcALLimited £1149 Aluminiumbody;whenusedona PentaxDSLRoffersa perspectivesimilartothatofthehuman eye • • 30 58 68.5 65 345

FA35mmf/2smcAL £550 A compactwideanglelensthatweighsa mere214g • • 30 49 64 44.5 214

FA35mmf/2HD £399 UpdatedversionofclassicPentaxfastprimefeaturesnewmulti-layerHDcoating • • 30 49 64 44.5 193

DA35mmf/2.8smcMacro £640 4.5H Despiteslightedgesoftness,thislensperformsexcellentlyandis a pleasure to use • 14 49 46.5 63 215

DA35mmf/2.4smcDSAL £180 5 H A budget-pricedprimelensforbeginners • 30 49 63 45 124

DA40mmf/2.8smcLimited £450 PancakelenswithSMCcoatingandQuickShiftfocusingsystem • 40 49 63 15 90

FA43mmf/1.9smcLimited £729 Focallengthis idealforportraitsaswellaseverydayuse,andfeaturesanSMCmulti-layercoating • • 45 49 64 27 155

FA*50mmf/1.4SDMAWHD £1200 Premiumfastprimewithdustproof,weather-resistantdesignandelectromagneticaperture • • 40 72 80 106 910

FA50mmf/1.4smc £399 Compactfastprimewithfilm-eradouble-Gaussopticsandtraditionalaperturering • • 45 49 63.5 38 220

DA50mmf/1.8smcDA £249 4 H Affordableshorttelephotolensidealforportraits • 45 52 38.5 63 122

D-FA50mmf/2.8smcMacro £550 Macrolenscapableof1:1reproductionandwitha QuickShiftfocusmechanism • • 19 49 60 67.5 265

DA*50-135mmf/2.8smcEDIFSDM £1200 4 H Constantf/2.8aperture;wellsuitedtoportraitureandmid-rangeactionsubjects • 100 67 76.5 136 765

DA50-200mmf/4-5.6smcEDWR £210 Weather-resistantconstruction,QuickShiftfocussystemandanSPcoating • n/a 49 69 79.5 285

DA*55mmf/1.4smcSDM £800 4.5H Despitequestionsabouttheparticularsampletested,thislensscoreshighly • 45 58 70.5 66 375

DA55-300mmf/4.5-6.3EDPLMWRRE £400 Compactweatherresistanttelephotozoomhasvideo-friendlyfastandsilentautofocusmotor • 95 58 76.5 89 442

DA55-300mmf/4-5.8EDWR £399 WeatherproofHDtelephotolensfeaturingquickshiftfocusingsystem • 140 58 71 111.5 466

DA60-250mmf/4smcEDIFSDM £1450 4.5H Witha constantf/4apertureandanultrasonicmotorforspeedyfocusing • 110 67 167.5 82 1040

DA70mmf/2.4smcALLimited £600 Mediumtelephotolenswithanaluminiumconstructionanda SuperProtectcoating • 70 49 63 26 130

D-FA*70-200mmf/2.8EDDCAW £1850 NewadditiontoPentax’shigh-performanceStar(*)seriesdevelopedforbestimagerendition • • 120 77 91.5 203 1755

FA77mmf/1.8smcLimited £1050 WithPentax’sFixedRearElementExtensionfocusingsystemfor‘sharp,crispimages’ • • 70 49 48 64 270

D-FA100mmf/2.8MacroWR £680 5 H Streetpricemakesthissomethingofa bargainfora truemacroofferingfull-framecoverage • • 30 49 65 80.5 340

FA150-450mmf/4.5-5.6EDDCAW £2000 Super-telephotolenswithweatherresistance,designedtoproduceextra-sharp,high-contrast images • • 200 86 241.5 95 2000

DA*200mmf/2.8smcEDIFSDM £1000 4.5H SDMfocusingsystemontheinside,anddirtproofandsplashproofontheoutside • 120 77 83 134 825

DA*300mmf/4smcEDIFSDM £1300 This tele optic promises ultrasonic focus and high image quality thanks to ED glass • 140 77 83 184 1070

SAMYANGDSLR

8mmf/3.5UMCFisheyeCSII £274 WideanglefisheyelensdesignedfordigitalreflexcameraswithAPS-Csensors • • • • • 30 n/a 75 77.8 417

10mmf/3.5XPMF £950 World’swidest-anglerectilinearlenspromises130°fieldofviewwithminimaldistortion • • 26 n/a 95 98.1 731

10mmf/2.8EDASNCSCS £429 Featuresa nanocrystalanti-reflectioncoatingsystemandembeddedlenshood • • • • • 24 n/a 86 77 580

12mmf/2.8EDASNCSFisheye £430 Fisheyeultrawideangleprimelensforfull-frameDSLRs • • • • • • 20 n/a 77.3 70.2 500

14mmf/2.4XPMF £899 High-endultra-wideangleprimewithpremiumopticsandlargemaximumaperture • • 28 n/a 95 109.4 791

AF14mmf/2.8 £649 4.5H Samyang’sfirstAFSLRlensfeaturesverydecentimagequalityandweather-sealedconstruction • • • 20 n/a 90.5 95.6 485

14mmf/2.8EDUMC £363 Ultra-wideanglemanual-focuslens;bulb-likefrontelementmeansnofilterscan be used • • • • • • 28 n/a 94 87 552

16mmf/2.0EDASUMCCS £389 FastwideanglelensfordigitalreflexcamerasfittedwithAPS-Csensors • • • • • 20 n/a 89.4 83 583

20mmf/1.8EDASUMC £430 Large-aperturemanualfocuswideanglelensforfull-frameDSLRs • • • • • • 20 77 83 113.2 520

24mmf/1.4ASUMC £499 Fastultra-wideanglemanual-focuslenscomprising 13 elementsarrangedin 12groups • • • • • • 25 77 95 116 680

24mmf/3.5EDASUMSTS £949 3 H Tilt-and-shiftwideanglelensfora fractionofthepriceofCanonandNikon’sofferings • • • • • • 20 82 86 110.5 680

35mmf/1.4ASUMC £369 4.5H Whilemanualfocusonly,thisprimeimpressedusin real-worlduse,makingit somethingofa bargain • • • • • • 30 77 83 111 660

50mmf/1.4ASUMC £299 Manual-focusfaststandardprimeforfull-frameDSLRs • • • • • • 45 77 74.7 81.6 575

AF85mmf/1.4 £599 3 H AutofocusfastshorttelephotoportraitlensforuseonCanonorNikonfull-frameDSLRs • • • 90 77 88 72 485

85mmf/1.4IFMC £239 Shortfasttelephotoprime,manualfocus,aimedatportraitphotographers • • • • • • 100 72 78 72.2 513

100mmf/2.8EDUMCMacro £389 Full-framecompatible,theSamyang100mmis a trueMacrolensoffering1:1magnification • • • • • • 30 67 72.5 123.1 720

135mm f/2 ED UMC £399 Manual focus portrait prime has fast aperture for subject isolation and backgroundblur • • • • • • 80 77 82 122 830

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