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The Pentax SMC FA 43mm f/1.9 Limited is a standard lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 1998 to 2016 (discontinued). The focus is done by In-camera AF motor, it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 966 €;
13 users have given it an average vote of 9.2 out of 10.
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Pros:Construction quality, size, particular focal length (for others it may be too anomalous), blurred, sharp, diaphragmatic ring that can be used both in digital and analog
Cons:If you buy today (or still own) a lens a lens over twenty years and ultrareviewed what cons can you complain about? ;)
Opinion:I arrived yesterday but it will certainly not be my review to discover it, extremely premature and more homage than technical as already happened. I write to skin and after a couple of short outings on FF and apsc. Considering that it has been out of production for a few months (since 1998) following the revision of the new HD-FA limited (here the comparison: https://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/hd-vs-smc-pentax-fa-limited-primes/introduction.html) I think it is right to pay tribute to a lens that has been part of a legendary trio in the history of Pentax and since no one on this site has taken this trouble. Starting from the particularity of the focal length that is the result of the diagonal of the 24x36 format and arriving at the characteristics and philosophy of the construction of the first limited it can be noted that as soon as the lens leaves the box it is a real pleasure to discover. The small size of the metal object (it is about half of the already reduced 15 or 35 limited) and the weight (which increase by a few grams by mounting the hood by screwing it and not fixed like the 31) inspire a certain caution in the maneuver. On K1 lens + lens are relatively inexpensive and bulky, or at least on a par with a normal apsc + tele. On k70 really weight and size are not for me of any problem really. The AF looks as well as the 31 quite responsive in both models (we always talk about pentax do not be under any illusions eh :) ) . Obviously, the crop factor of the angle of view makes the lens use very different. In FF it lends itself to the classic reportage and street photos, not from inside the scene (like the 31) but immediately on the margins and no longer detached like the classic 50. It seems to me well positioned also for street portraiture and in general both full-length and half-length. On portraiture I will also try some close-ups or more restricted. The blurred appears pleasant and well microcontrasted. I was able to see, remembering the street photos of Werner Bishof on MF that at full aperture, at the right distance it is possible to give a pleasant blurred and isolation of the subject in certain contexts of light and / or evocative, without the "crushing of the medium-canvases, thus giving me an opportunity to explore even shots different from the whole classic focus of street photos. A lens with an excellent personality. On apsc becomes for my way of seeing long for a street use, but it will certainly be interesting in portraiture, at least from what I could see about my dog :). Sooner or later I will try it (like the 31) also on film, just to caxxeggiare a little. If you are looking for a lens with a perfect yield at full aperture, edges corners center, without any problem of aberrations and fringes, forget about this lens and look for more. Here is a "technical" sheet: https://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/smc-pentax-fa-43mm-f19-limited/introduction.html Certainly someone will say that in the end it is only a kind of fifty expensivetto. If you are looking for a small prince, with a personality, sharp and sweet, and with a real-life rendering that is not explained (and perhaps it is only in the head of those who see it even if it does not exist) and you can not explain but only try, then look for one. At the limit you resell it, someone has succeeded.
Photos taken with Pentax SMC FA 43mm f/1.9 Limited
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