JuzaPhoto uses technical cookies and third-part cookies to provide the service and to make possible login, choice of background color and other settings (click here for more info).

By continuing to browse the site you confirm that you have read your options regarding cookies and that you have read and accepted the Terms of service and Privacy.

OK, I confirm

You can change in every moment your cookies preferences from the page Cookie Preferences, that can be reached from every page of the website with the link that you find at the bottom of the page; you can also set your preferences directly here

Accept Cookies

Customize

Refuse Cookies

Pentax SMC DA 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED Fisheye : Specifications and Opinions

Reviews
Lenses
Lenses Pentax
Pentax SMC DA 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED Fisheye

Pentax SMC DA 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED Fisheye

The Pentax SMC DA 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED Fisheye is a fisheye lens for APS-C, manufactured from 2005 to 2019 (discontinued). The focus is done by In-camera AF motor, it does not have image stabilization.

23 users have given it an average vote of 9.2 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Pentax: this lens is compatible with reflex APS-C Pentax.

Specifications
Focal lenght	10-17 mm
Angle of view	180° (equivalent to a 15-26mm in Fullframe 24x36mm format)
Format	APS-C
Max. aperture	f/3.5-4.5
Aperture blades	6
Lenses/Groups	10 elements in 8 groups
Min. focus distance	0.14 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.39x
Features
Zoom type	Ring, external
Stabilization	No
Focus	In-camera AF motor
Internal Focus	No
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	No
Weight	320 g
Dimensions	68 x 72 mm
Buy
Pentax SMC DA 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED Fisheye, buy on Ebay JuzaPhoto contains affiliate links from Amazon and Ebay and JuzaPhoto earn a commission in case of purchase through affiliate links.

Publish your advertisement on JuzaPhoto (info)

Reviews

What do you think about this lens?

Do you want add your opinion? You do it by joining JuzaPhoto, it is easy and free!

There is more: by registering you can create your personal page, publish photos, receive comments, join discussions and you can use all the features of JuzaPhoto. With more than 256000 members, there is space for everyone, from the beginner to the professional.

The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.

Albertoscaccia

sent on April 03, 2019

Pros: Very small size and therefore light, has the versatility of the zoom, minimum focus distance of 14cm

Cons: It's not WR, I'd be comfortable for the FF but it's not compatible

Opinion: This was the first lens I purchased when I switched to digital SLR, I was always intrigued by the fish eye vision of the world at full frame and with this lens I had a lot of fun. It Has the versatility of the zoom and being small and light you carry it around willingly as a second lens or on a second camera body. At 17mm The distortions are easily corrected, as has already been said, and the backlights do not generate devastating reflexes, indeed they are very contained. The colors are saturated and bright as in the Pentax tradition. With the horizon at the center of the lens there is no distortion, but then why buy a fish eye?

Abulafia

sent on January 25, 2018

Pros: Fantastic colors, accentuated microcontrast, is the only fish-eye on the market that can mount filters, dimensions, versatility.

Cons: Purple fringing really accentuated, lack of tropicalization.

Opinion: The Pentax 10-17 / 3.5-4.5 fish-eye is a fantastic goal. Now I have it for more than two years and there is no occasion where you do not take it with me.rnUnlike the "normal" fish-eye, the Pentax has a couple of interesting features: it is zoom, and can mount filters a vite.rn1) As for the zoom, unlike for example the Canon 8-15, Pentax does not pass from circular to diagonal. The zoom is a true zoom: at 10mm the lens is a complete fisheye, at 17mm it is a "cropped" fish-eye, which means that it loses some of the typical deformation to become a slightly distorted wide-angle lens.rnThis, combined with the fact that the lens is really small, manageable and autofocus, makes it a great companion wide-angle for any type of output. "Defishare" via software this lens from 14 to 17mm is really easy, and the results are very good. But even without these steps, but only by learning a little to compose, at 17mm you can fare interesting photos and without the deformation note particularly.rn2) On 10-17 you can mount screw filters 58mm, even if only the maximum focal length of 17mm, penalty vignetting or full framing of the filter.rnThe filter should be screwed into the lens hood integrated petal, which is knurled inside and holds the thread perfectly and without any risk; for a good result it is then necessary to "close" the petal of the lens hood, with a black cloth, a strip of black velcro, a wide black rubber band or whatever you want.rnrnThe use for the landscape, especially natural, is highly recommended: wider focal ones just keep the horizon at the center to prevent distortion annoying, the narrower focal simply defishare on Lightroom (which already has the integrated profile to do it). In addition, the ability to use filters greatly increases the creativity already inherent in this type of lens.rnEsing small and light, and so versatile, on special occasions canò also replace a normal wide angle rectinear.rnrnIo I use it with extreme satisfaction even during the concerts: the autofocus helps a lot, and even here the fact that it is a zoom from several creative possibilities on how to set the photo.

Stefano Banda

sent on January 24, 2018

Pros: Sharpness in the center good, small and relatively light, autofocus not very fast but reliable

Cons: Focus ring too soft, is not a fixed f / 3.5, sharpness at the edges to ta not exceptional

Opinion: Purchased used at a good price, it is an interesting and in some ways amusing optics. The sharpness in the center is good even at full aperture, but at the edges leaves a little 'to be desired, especially at shorter focal lengths, but closing at f / 5.6 everything is resolved. The autofocus is not particularly fast (but on a lens like that you do not need a lightning) but it is accurate. Problems start when you want to focus manually; the ring is too soft and rotates as soon as you touch it, with the risk of getting blurred shots. In some cases it may even be useful to hold it in place with a piece of tape. It is also very thin and those with big hands struggle to maneuver it. Apart from this, I would recommend this lens to those who love the genre and do not want to spend a fortune. Rating 8

user44306

sent on June 07, 2016

Pros: Sharpness, size, can be defishato with an angle of view similar all'8-16, excellent construction with fixed lens hood metal

Cons: No WR, ring the focus moves with the slightest touch, they can not be used filters (except at 17mm)

Opinion: I had this lens for about 6 months, sold just because I'm reorganizing my Pentax kit to have only optical WR.rnL'obiettivo is excellent, with a sharpness like 8-16 sigma (which I also had it for about 1 year and a half). On the edges it is obviously weaker ... But not as much as you might think! rnAnche fish the effect is sufficiently soft, both I and many of my friends incredibly pleasant booze the fish effect on people than the deformation of ultragrandangolare.rnL'unico real problem I can indicate is that the focus ring is too light, almost insubstantial, which characterizes all the DA of the period (eg f4 17-70, 18-55, etc.)

Photos taken with Pentax SMC DA 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED Fisheye

Grana Padano cheese in a dairy Asiago (vi)

by Eugenio Sacchetti
146 comments, 7589 views

Santorini_3

by Eugenio Sacchetti
28 comments, 4787 views

Galeries lafayette

by Eugenio Sacchetti
64 comments, 10869 views

The doors

by Fabrix
43 comments, 2436 views

Dubrovnik_01

by Eugenio Sacchetti
45 comments, 4448 views

Notre Dame_1

by Eugenio Sacchetti
72 comments, 9870 views

Oia (Santorini Island)

by Eugenio Sacchetti
36 comments, 4650 views

Publish your advertisement on JuzaPhoto (info)

Viewpoint 2

by Tiziana57
39 comments, 3680 views

View from the Eiffel Eiffel_1

by Eugenio Sacchetti
52 comments, 6473 views

Tour Eiffel_1

by Eugenio Sacchetti
44 comments, 6151 views

Asiago cheese factory (vi)

by Eugenio Sacchetti
32 comments, 2472 views

27.gen

by Fabrix
38 comments, 1756 views

Louvre_1

by Eugenio Sacchetti
20 comments, 3352 views

Rocchetta Mattei

by Eugenio Sacchetti
46 comments, 2323 views

HI RES 13.5 MP

Caletta_1

by Eugenio Sacchetti
26 comments, 2941 views

Road

by Fabrix
18 comments, 965 views

HI RES 5.2 MP

Horti Leontini (San Quirico)

by Fabrix
9 comments, 852 views

HI RES 16.1 MP

Oia (Santorini Island)

by Eugenio Sacchetti
8 comments, 2601 views

Dubrovnik_05

by Eugenio Sacchetti
20 comments, 1873 views

Untitled Photo

by Eugenio Sacchetti
28 comments, 3214 views

Eiffel_b tour / n

by Eugenio Sacchetti
55 comments, 2756 views

HI RES 15.5 MP

Rocchetta Mattei

by Eugenio Sacchetti
38 comments, 1485 views

HI RES 13.6 MP

Louvre_2

by Eugenio Sacchetti
12 comments, 2786 views

Sainte-Chapelle

by Simone_S
15 comments, 665 views

HI RES 23.2 MP

Symbols and perspective

by Fabrix
30 comments, 1908 views

Budapest_01

by Eugenio Sacchetti
16 comments, 1947 views

Untitled Photo

by Fabrix
10 comments, 895 views

HI RES 16.1 MP

Paris Opera House

by Eugenio Sacchetti
8 comments, 2881 views

04:04

by Fabrix
8 comments, 830 views

Budapest_02

by Eugenio Sacchetti
10 comments, 1829 views

H? Tel des Invalides

by Eugenio Sacchetti
8 comments, 2587 views

Rocchetta Mattei

by Eugenio Sacchetti
28 comments, 1230 views

HI RES 15.4 MP

Publish your advertisement on JuzaPhoto (info)

Geometry 2

by Eugenio Sacchetti
50 comments, 1267 views

HI RES 15.4 MP

A bicycle and many wings 20 6

by Spazio1999
10 comments, 2019 views

Harley

by Tiziana57
4 comments, 1826 views

Notre Dame_2

by Eugenio Sacchetti
2 comments, 2376 views

Untitled Photo

by Fabrix
6 comments, 704 views

HI RES 16.1 MP

The sample photos are selected automatically between all photos posted by JuzaPhoto members, using the camera and the lens selected in the techs. If you find evident errors (e.g. photos taken with cameras and lenses that are not available yet), you can contribute to improve the page by sending a private message to the user that has entered incorrect values in the photo caption.

Reviews » Lenses » Lenses Pentax » Pentax SMC DA 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED Fisheye

Pentax SMC DA 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED Fisheye : Specifications and Opinions

Buy

Offerte Usato RCE

Reviews

What do you think about this lens?

Photos taken with Pentax SMC DA 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED Fisheye