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Pentax DA 560mm f/5.6 ED : Specifications and Opinions

Pentax DA 560mm f/5.6 ED

The Pentax DA 560mm f/5.6 ED is a supertele lens for APS-C, manufactured from 2012 to 2020 (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 5499 €;

18 users have given it an average vote of 8.8 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	560 mm
Angle of view	2.9° (equivalent to a 840mm in Fullframe 24x36mm format)
Format	APS-C
Max. aperture	f/5.6
Aperture blades	7
Lenses/Groups	6 elements in 5 groups
Min. focus distance	5.60 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.05x
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	In-camera AF motor
Internal Focus	Yes
Built and notes
Tripod ring	Yes
Extenders	Yes
Filters	40 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	Yes
Weight	3040 g
Dimensions	130 x 522 mm
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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.

Lucaben

sent on August 03, 2013

Pros: Sharpness: it has no rivals. Weight, very light to be almost a 600mm (840mm on the DX). If you want, it can be used freehand.

Cons: Price, AF not quite up to par, but more than enough thanks to the limiters. Unbalanced handle with the machine body mounted, in fact you need a 120 mm plate to be able to balance it correctly on the tilting heads.

Opinion: Attention, the AF engine is integrated into the lens as opposed to what is written in the description above. I use both Nikon and Pentax and I can say that Pentax, as color yield and optical quality is on par or adirituttra higher in some cases. Too bad for the AF who have not yet reached Nikon's levels despite there have been improvements, besides the AF is not ultrasonic and therefore it is audible, but nevertheless I would not call it noisy at all. Of course, the pairing k5IIs -DA560 is the ultimate in sharpness, especially for the fuss of detail like the undersigned. I could compare it with the nikon 300 f2.8 VRII and the result is AMAZING if we neglect the AF. In any case, the DA560 is an optics to be used mainly from the stake for which the Af is more than sufficient. In short, this is an optics that also needs a bit of handle.... you have to know it and get used to managing situations accordingly. I would say that I am more than satisfied, at least as far as the optical resolution that is really unique, so much so that it allows you to crop without losing the detail, which dispenses it from using the multipliers that I generally prefer to avoid. As for the size, it is actually a bit bulky due to the reduced optical group, but moreover it is a 600mm, and a 600mm f4 is no less bulky than the DA560 which also weighs two kg less. The yield at TA is great, but like all optics, in my opinion it makes the maximum if held at about f/8, (if only for the obvious results obtained by a greater PDC etc). I want to add a note about chromatic abberrations, as there is always the fussy shift that must find the flaws even when there are no for those who know what reason. Anyway... I have seen abberrations in certain rare cases where the light was excessive and where whites bordered the burn, but beware, I speak of reading abberrations in light conditions not exactly ideal for any optics. Abberities easily eliminated in post production, problem that does not arise if you have a good "MANIC" and you know take the necessary tricks in progress. This optics has really given me a lot of satisfaction in terms of sharpness and colors being myself, as I said, a fussy detail. Let us remember that pentax has chosen to reduce the optical group to the advantage of the sharpness that I find unparalleled. I posted some photos cropped 100% just to understand us. In the photos I posted I deleted the abberrations only on one , where the top of the perch was burned by white and had formed that classic purple profile that I eliminated in PP. I remind you that the abberrations are present in all optics, who more, who less. A few years ago, on the forum of the pentaxians, I pointed out that an APO telescope, mounted in direct focus on a reflex, was able to give sharper photos than any telobitle for obvious reasons !!! But as usual, the skier on duty had discredited what I had written. Look at the case Pentax made the DA560 based on an optical diagram of a telescope! In essence it is nothing more than a telescope with the addition of an optical group for internal focus!

Photos taken with Pentax DA 560mm f/5.6 ED

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