My top 5 Pentax Lens

[@daveosler4739]

I have the 150-450 and it's fantastic, built like a tank and nearly as heavy you certainly know about it after a day at an airshow, can't wait for the new apsc body to come out.

[@theCameraVille]

Same here Dave! Heard it might be til October but I could be wrong.

[@richardbraham2486]

I love mine also. It’s an awesome lens.

[@FrancescoCoppola]

I didn't have so many lenses to shoot with, but I can tell that I love my 100mm macro (old version), and 135 f 2.5, the 70mm limited and the sharpness (very modern) from the the smc_Pentax 50mm f 1.4 vintage lens.

[@theCameraVille]

We are on the same boat. I kept the 100mm macro old one. sold the DFA. Im not sure why lol. I like how it works? lol. I do have a 50 mm competition coming. Its the 50mm 1.4 canon Nikon and pentax.

[@FrancescoCoppola]

@@theCameraVille That video it would be really sweet! More than ever because on next 23th or 24th this month, I will take the Pentax one!

[@leishen4002]

I really like the FA31/F 1.8 limited, and then I guess should be the DA70/2.4. These two lenses are not heavy and size is quit small, you can take these two lenses and take photos a day, you don’t even feel tough to you arm. And the third one, I would say DA* 50-135/F2.8, really nice picture quality, extremely sharp, very impressive.

[@theCameraVille]

Very nice list~! I will agree on the 31Limited. I plan to pick that on the next purchase.

[@welshskies]

I use a 28-105 on my KP and I love it. A wonderful combination of a weatherproof FF lens on a high quality APS-C camera.

[@theCameraVille]

Fantastic all in one lens. Probably the lens I would recommend to most folks who needs 1 zoom lens.

[@eruizmiro]

I have to say the Pentax HD 20-40mm Limited lens was my favorite on my Pentax KP. It was an inspiring combo to go out and take pictures that I sadly sold to grow my camera equipment around Fujifilm. However, I have kept a reliable K5 and the Pentax DA* 16-55mm 2.8 for those occasions the weather demands quality and performance.

[@theCameraVille]

16-55 is also nice lens . I remember trying that out and it wasn't bad. A little bit bigger but very nice.

[@lioneldm5130]

The da* 200mm f2.8 is underrated i think. The colors are nice, the bookeh wonderfull. Very nice for close up, portraits, even landscape. And quite small. When i walk around in nature, i have this lens on my k5iis and a gr in the pocket for wide angle. Great combo.

[@theCameraVille]

Totally agree!

[@richardbraham2486]

It’s a great lens.

[@linxu7959]

I use the 31mm limited, the F 50/2.8 macro, and the samyang 135mm f2.

[@theCameraVille]

I still want a 31. When I saw the 21 , It have me thinking lol.

[@yungsoohong28]

These are a series range from 15 to 950 with 1.4x adapter in 135 equivalent which is all weather proof and quiet motor. Plus a prime Portraiture lens in ASPC camera.

[@theCameraVille]

nice!

[@spacetimelapses8244]

The 70mm limited and the 100mm macro are probably my two favourite lenses. Other than that I use some manual lenses, I quite like (but aren't practical for most situations and have some optical problems with e.g. coma) like the 50mm f1.7 or the 28mm

[@theCameraVille]

Very nice. The 100 Macro was also on my list. Think I reviewed that lens a few times.

[@speterlewis]

Yes! Two great lenses. I do a lot of product photography, and those two lenses get a lot of work!

[@gryphongryph]

The lenses in my collection I like the most are Pentax da* 50-135, love it, the da*55 and the da 70mm and da 35 macro, wish I had the 15mm and the 100mm macro.

[@theCameraVille]

the 35 macro is sex!

[@Tkarma77]

100mm macro my most used Pentax lens..

[@theCameraVille]

That was part if my list !Just got too long.

[@artphototech]

100mm macro super amazing

[@photomakerman]

How did the 31mm 1.8 miss the list!? That's my go to lens.

[@theCameraVille]

I want to mentioned that lens as well. I would pick that lens over the 43 and 77 ltd due to the AF. The 31 af is very snappy and responsive.

[@radusansebes3517]

I have a lot of old manual lenses 28, 35, 50, 135, 200 k mount that I liked to experiment with. I realy like the 50 f1.7 A from Pentax. Now I am using a lot of Sigma from Pentax like 18-35 f1.8 and 10-20. Liked these so much so I haven't moved to full frame ;) Loved the Nikon, but moved to Pentax. I forgot to mention 70-200 from Sigma, or the 105 macro...

[@theCameraVille]

Manual lenses is what I have as well. I got tons of them for filming. All worth it!

[@ruthwhite6780]

Thanks for another great video. I recently bought a Pentax K-1 which I love (the decision was helped by your reviews) and am currently using a SMC Pentax-FA, F:1:4 50mm with it (from my old Pentax MZ-3 film camera which I have moved over from). I have been commission to take photographs of the workforce in children's centres across Manchester, UK (meetings and them doing their jobs in general as well as perhaps some portraits) which will obviously involve a lot of indoor photography of people in a range of lighting conditions. I also like to do portraits (not in a studio - just out and about). I am not particularly interested in landscape, sports or wildlife photography and like documentary photography and photography that feels intimate. I would really appreciate it if you could recommend a lens.

[@Puranut]

I am a fan of pancake lenses from Pentax. I am using 3 lenses with K-01 most of the time: 15 mm, 40 mm and 70 mm. They definitely have their shortcomings and are not as fast as pro lenses but I just like their form factor and their sizes fit K-01 so well. I almost bought a KP but then I decided to get a GR-3 instead. I look forward to the new APSC model this year. In fact, I would not mind if Pentax would just upgrade the KP to Mark 2. What do you think?

[@theCameraVille]

Their Pancakes are so under rated. So good!

[@renegrunwald2937]

Hey Li, thanks for the Video :) I know you will come back to Pentax anytime XD IF I have to decide for pentax lenses only this will be my top 5 (on APS-C Body) , depending on many outside Tests and experiences: 1) HD PENTAX-DA 16-85mm 2) SMC PENTAX-A 50mm F1.2 3) SMC PENTAX-DA 10-17mm fisheye 4) SMC PENTAX-DA 40mm F2.8 XS (absolutely underrated lens) 5) SMC PENTAX 500mm F4.5 My all over top 5 lenses to Cover all Situation at daylight are: 1) SMC PENTAX-DA 10-17mm fisheye 2) SMC PENTAX-DA 16-85mm 3) Tamron 70-300mm Di LD macro 4) SMC PENTAX-DA 40mm F2.8 XS 5) Samyang 135mm F2 ED UMC For low light These are my favorites: 1) Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 HSM Art 2) Samyang 16mm ED AS UMC CS 3) samyang 35mm f1.4 AS UMC 4.1) SMC PENTAX-A 50mm F1.2 4.2) SMC PENTAX-DA 50mm f1.8 (for less money you get a great lens) 5) Sigma 85mm f1.4 EX DG HSM And 6) Samyang 135mm F2 ED UMC 7) Tamron SP LD Di 70-200mm F2.8 macro 8) SMC PENTAX 500mm F4.5

[@theCameraVille]

nice selections!, I see a lot of the Samyang my friend. That is the brand I mostly buy myself.

[@ajithjak]

Hi. Can you me which Pentax lens can be used for astrophotography and for potrait, landscape and indoor. Looking forward your reply.

[@andikadimasprasetyo5758]

Pentax 15-30mm

[@mythbuster860]

80% match, although it's optical quality I don't like the size of D-FA 50mm f/1.4. From my point of view FA 50mm f/1.4 and DA 55mm f/1.4 are better AF compromise, but I prefer manual A 50mm f/1.4. Also I like my 3rd party 55mm f/1.2 which is excellent for portraits on APS-C.

[@theCameraVille]

Yikes! I have a manual 50 mm 1.4 coming down the pipeline. I am too nervous to see the results but together we will find out. Who made the better 50mm!

[@The100thDove]

What would you recommend for a ultra wide angle lens? I love landscape photos!

[@theCameraVille]

sandra! I will be bias here, I own the 14mm 2.8 rokinon, its cheap and I use it the most. Excellent star lens too. If I was to do it all over again, I would get a 15mm Irix 2.4 . That lens is sweet. Not as expensive as before. Now if you got a lot of money to spend, Laowa 12mm 2.8 no distortion. That is the cream of the crop. Those 3 lenses have no Autofocus.

[@gordonblues843]

The old M 50 1.4 is pretty great. Also like the 50-135. I haven't used most of the expensive ones...

[@theCameraVille]

nice!

[@Narsuitus]

Over the years, I have used Pentax, Leica, Zeiss, Nikon, and Fuji lenses on 35mm film cameras. On my Pentax Spotmatic 35mm SLR film cameras, I used the following Pentax lenses: Asahi 28mm f/3.5 Super-Multi-Coated Takumar (49mm filter) Asahi 35mm f/3.5 Super Takumar (49mm filter) Asahi 50mm f/1.4 Super Takumar (8-element) (49mm filter) Asahi 50mm f/1.4 Super Takumar (7-element) (49mm filter) Asahi 105mm f/2.8 Super Takumar (49mm filter) Asahi 135mm f/3.5 Super Takumar (49mm filter) Asahi 200mm f/5.6 Super Takumar (49mm filter) Asahi 300mm f/6.3 preset Tele Takumar (58mm filter) Back in the late 1960s, when my Miranda Sensorex 35mm film camera broke for the third time within two years, a colleague loaned me his spare Pentax Spotmatic with 50mm f/1.4 lens. I fell in love with the Pentax SLR body and the 8-element 50mm f/1.4 became my personal favorite Pentax lens. The 105mm f/2.8 was my second favorite. Loved the portraits I was able to capture with this lens. I routinely carried my two favorite Pentax lenses in a 28/50/105mm lens kit.

[@StephenPieri]

My Top 5 are in no particular order as follows... 200mm f2.8, 70mm f2.4 limited, 35mm f2.8 limited, 50 A f1.7 and the 15mm f4 limited. !

[@theCameraVille]

Nice! 15 mm f4 is nice!

[@speterlewis]

My list would be very close to that. I love the 200 2.8 (even with the CA issues wide open), and I would toss the 100 2.8 macro in there. Sharp as a tack, that one!

[@Sw-fz6kx]

I take landscape and milky way ,so 11-18 with K70 is enough for me,but I want a normal one recently,then I found your channel !What a good channel!

[@theCameraVille]

11-18 is excellent. Probably my favorite DA glass.

[@docdimo]

My favorite lenses are the DA 20-40mm ltd, FA 77 ltd, DA 15mm pancake ltd, DA* 300 f4. (Sadly, I sold my DA* 200 f2.8) all on my KP

[@theCameraVille]

same here, that 20-40 is sexy!

[@pzmanyang]

My Best Top 5 Lens : K1: 1. FA 77mm F1.8 : small and light and good boken i love this lens on Portrait.(Mabay next time DFA*85~i can`t wait ) 2. DFA*50 : night Portrait best choose ~ dfa*50 can hi speed AF in low light scenes(Live view mode too!) and F1.4 very sharp 3.DFA 28-105 : I can take it to any environment anywhere, light and waterproof, there is no better choice than it 4.FA 43mm F1.9 : this is a single eye ball lens carry lens. I always use this lens to survey and measure. 5.FA* 80-200 F2.8 : yse DFA* 80-200 F2.8 it a trash KP : 1.DA 18-50WR similar DFA 28-108 ,it Smallest 18-55 Aps-c lens chaper and WR! 2.DA 40mm 3.DA*300 : astro photography lens 4.DA 11-18mm : Lock focus ,Ensuring space for wrapping heating wires , and you can use filter! All the core photography needs, The best landscape lens! 5.SIGMA 4.5mm F2.8 EX DC HSM Circular Fisheye ( Not much choice for the no crop Circular Fisheye) 645z : 1.FA 80-160 : yes this lens heavy and flar has many Optical defect but it has god felling for me,It never let me down。 i real love ths lens every time. 2.FA 120 : best sharp ln in petax 3.FA 45 : two eye ball angle 4.FA 75 : Lighter than k1+dfa*50 and more better quality 5.FA 150 : best Portrait lens on 645z.

[@theCameraVille]

The 43 looks very nice on the KP. The 77 output is fantastic. Very unique. The 50 is a marvel.

[@gr3if]

16-85 3,5-5,6; the 55-300 plm, the 77mm limited, the 10-17 fisheye da, 100mm macro 2.8

[@theCameraVille]

another 100mm macro user! Nice

[@funkythiru]

28-105mm so overlooked, never understood the 31/43/77 but the 50,85 and the upcoming 24 or 35mm seem better to me.

[@theCameraVille]

nice setup!

[@stefanorugolo]

I want many lenses mentioned here but not possible to get so I stick with my old primes smcm50mmf1.7 and smcm100mmf2.8

[@theCameraVille]

Haha, I could had go on for a while on the lenses. I only picked 5 lens out of all I tried. lol

[@fredapril8384]

I'm with Funkytouru for the 31/43/77 (meh!) and my 28-105 is very practical but a bit soft to my taste (maybe my copy?). I also have the Rokinon 135/2 (my favourite!) and the Tamron 70-300. Did a shoot test yesterday at 105mm with both the Pentax lens, the Tamron and compared to Rokinon at 135. Was surprised that my Tamron was so similar to the Pentax at 105 in details, and colors but had more chroma noise. The Rokinon was so sharp and contrasty and clean! Also for same exposure, speed was 1/60 for Pentax, 1/100 for Tamron and 1/1000 (!) for Rokinon. Major benefit there.

[@theCameraVille]

Excellent!

[@borcemitev2903]

Recently purchased pentax 75-150 f4 for about 10eur without adapter.... Men one of the sharpest on my a6000

[@theCameraVille]

nice!!

[@josephryanmabaquiao4825]

hey bud what lesnes for pentax is counter part of 50mm canon and 24-70 canon??

[@tonybelton345]

I use and like The Pentax 300 DA star prime a lot, still going after nearly 10 years of continuous use! It’s sharp! And suits my surf and wildlife shots while cycling around with my Kata side slung camera bag! Also yes the 20-40 is nice and is often on the camera as a walk around and landscape lens! I also use the DA 10-17 fisheye a bit when in the bush and travelling. It’s sharp! For sure the 100 mm WR macro is also a well used lens for me with macro work, particularly coupled with the pentax ring flash! I do have the big guy, the 150-450 DFA- it’s good too and my other lens I have is the 15mm LTD which is a small beauty too! I throw the da 1.4 teleconverter on the bigger lenses plus the macro occasionally! Love the Pentax lenses and hope the new DSLR is a ripper camera as my K3 and K3/2 are well worn! ( but still going strong😬)

[@theCameraVille]

20-40!!

[@richardbraham2486]

I love the 300mm. It’s an awesome lens and I also love using it for wildlife.

[@袁岳青]

Now，we need DA20-40 review!😂

[@theCameraVille]

HAhaha, its my favorite lens ;D

[@stephanweiskorn6760]

Excellent video 😮!

[@theCameraVille]

Thank you ❤️❤️❤️🫠🫠🫠

[@Filbertini71]

Another great article of yours, thanks a lot! If I should limit (..) my choice to five glasses counting on my real experience, I would put in: the 35mm ltd macro, the 43mm ltd, the 70ltd (a bit of a surprise to me, didn't count that much on it at the beginning, owning the 77ltd: a beautiful creation but not so corrected for digital in some parameters, maybe); the 100macro (wr) .. and, maybe, the 55 da*..but I don't "love" it really, could be just because I still can't count on that magic 50/1.4 dfa* 😃 (could say the same about the 135fa, very useful, but I wish there was a new design..something like the Samyang)..or maybe the exceptional 35mm Sigma art f1.4, a great step up for me in usable large aperture lenses (considering the fa* 85 as an example..great, but not in all ways). That being said, I wish I could afford for the 50 dfa* f1.4 and the 11-18 da*, really..the latter being maybe the best chance on wide angle zooms one could find. I tried many others, but always found them a little dated in digital performances maybe. And, short before the 50 came out, I was already really after the Sigma 50/1.4 art to come up on k mount, because I was truly convinced about its qualities (also because of the exceptional, to me, characteristics of the 35/1.4 art, that actually Was available in k mount from the beginning). So when the Pentax 50mm/f1.4, similar size and digitally ready came out, I really started to revive my wishlist :} Thank you again! ☮️ :)

[@theCameraVille]

Yea , If I remember correctly, Sigma changed their formula on the 50 mm from the 35. With that in mind, this is why I worry for the 85 mm vs the 50mm, might be something missing.

[@shiningying5218]

2nd DFA 100mm f2.8 macro (portrait + macro) DA 35mm f2.8 macro (sharp and macro, + reversed on tube can do 3:1 macro) DA 300mm f4 (super tele prime) DA 15mm f4 (compact wide angle) DA 35m f2.4 (cheap and good)

[@theCameraVille]

Yea the 100mm is very popular. hehe

[@thomastaylor9237]

Nice video. How about 5 more of your favorite Pentax lenses? On my K-1: DFA 15-30 and the 28-105. I’m saving up for the 150-450! For my K-3ii: it’s the 16-85 WR and the 55-300 WR PLM. Terrific lenses.

[@theCameraVille]

Haha, there is tons of lenses I used on the Pentax that I enjoyed.

[@only1.z136]

Which lens fits on the x-5 Pentax ? ? ?

[@theCameraVille]

That is a built in lens zoom.

[@only1.z136]

@@theCameraVille it has one already ? Basically

[@only1.z136]

There’s no lens for it ?

[@paulie_b-007]

How about Pentax D FA 24-70-Millimeter F2.8ED SDM WR on K1?

[@theCameraVille]

Excellent all around lens. Best versatile lens in my opinion if you want to do landscape or portrait. Can do it all.

[@SokolHazizi]

The 28-105 is just crazy, but it has been called a kit lens mazbe that's why its not appreciated. My top 5: Fa 50/1.4, M 40 2.8, Da 55-300(yes really), the 28-105 of course, and my best: Fa* 85\1.4

[@theCameraVille]

Hahah . That 28-105 is crazy. That was my phase where I was like let me see how well this sucker do. Mud, rain and snow LOL. still works fine.

[@wedchic7]

100macro wr, 70, 35macro, 21 and the 20-40

[@theCameraVille]

love that combo!

[@aquilanoncaptatmuscas1731]

Pentax 100 mm Macro and Pentax 15-30 mm are amazing. I´m lookimg for more lens to zoom up the sky and sport too.

[@theCameraVille]

hahaha you know I love the 100 MM macro. I was going to mention that and a few others. Just so many lenses!

[@travelmoses]

are you selling your pentax gear?

[@theCameraVille]

I already sold most of them but keeping the core ones ;D

[@derkjanvanvugt]

Allright Li...!!

[@theCameraVille]

yes!

[@黄师傅-y3f]

20-40 this head, I now is still in use, imaging metaphysics really... Sharpness of the best focal length in the 25 to 35 mm 35 the most sharp, but 36 to 40 back worse and worse, but with F4.5 sharpness and soar to the highest After the individual focal length using a small aperture imaging will be better than the center around... This scene really iffy, overall imaging is unstable Xiao li give up evaluating 20-40 is not without reason Advantages: Though the aperture is not big, but the lens is really fully I done compared with 1650, the same light source environment and under the condition of the same focal length aperture ISO 20-40 three 5 shutter length is 16-50 What is this concept

[@theCameraVille]

do it! 20-40 beautiful!

[@simbec2674]

Since you stopped Pentax review you've never post as much post. Is it your Pentax testament ? 😉 I haven't test all this stuff but I'm agree with the 28-105. I've sold my 24-70 because of the weight for the 28-105 and I'm really happy with it. Another one I love is the 43mm limited. I have a K1 so I cannot use the 20-40 but I admit that with HD coating and WR it is really interesting

[@theCameraVille]

sim Bec Lol, im confuse with the first sentence lol. yea rhe 28-105 is a beast!

[@simbec2674]

@@theCameraVille sorry for confusing you. It's just a joke 😉 I'm always happy to see your new videos.

[@graywz]

Top 5, as an APS-C shooter, in no order: DA 16-85 | DA* 55 | Sigma 8-16 | DA* 60-250 | FA 135

[@theCameraVille]

Very nice. The 8-16 I haven't used but I seen a lot of those. The 60-250 is a fun one as well. It was good enough for birding.

[@vonborgestad]

1. SMC Pentax DA 16-45MM F4 (MY GOD IS SHARP and insane colors ) 2. SMC Pentax FA 28-70 F4 AL (INSANE LENSE) 3. SMC Pentax F-ZOOM 70-200MM F4-5.6 (Sharp beast al the way) check link: www.dxomark.com/best-lenses-for-the-24-mpix-pentax-k-3-recommended-primes-and-zooms/

[@theCameraVille]

I heard that ! the 16-45 F is a nice piece of glass. so expensive still but sharp.

[@CoryDAnimates]

I have to save this video. Saving up for a house without PMI and I can not buy more glass XD

[@theCameraVille]

buy it!!

[@MIKIMERCZ]

For my own purposes, the best lenses are Sigma 10-20 3,5 HSM, DA 35 Macro, DA* 50-135 and DA* 300.

[@theCameraVille]

Damn, you are on the other side of the spectrum, nice!I will have to see on those!

[@speterlewis]

Yeah, the 300 is a very nice lens. I don't use it as much as I should!

[@norwegianoutdoors4437]

Nice video bud😀 it's funny reading the comments sections under your videos lately😂 Pentax people are passionate. I know it's probably too late but I would love to see a comparison between the Pentax star glass 16-50 and the Fuji 16-55. In Norway, used, the Pentax one is so cheap at around $300 whereas the Fuji used goes for around $700. Is it that much better or better at all?

[@theCameraVille]

Bahahaha yup. This is all entertainment. Oh you know I am leaving. I have 1 last video left my friend. Its been a pleasure.

[@petermein4943]

My top 5 Lenses for my Pentax are: Sigma C 18-300, Tamron 70-200 Macro, Sigma Art 30mm, Sigma Art 18-35 and the "Bigma" 50-500. Guess what: Not a single original Pentax lens on this list.

[@theCameraVille]

that big ma!

[@dragonjoker]

Boi what you doing with that mud hahahaha

[@theCameraVille]

lol

[@alistairbell6728]

Really cool. I got a 300mm f4....woh. :)

[@theCameraVille]

300 F4 seems to be popular!

[@엄익태-n7k]

subtitle 한글 자막 부탁합니다.

[@TruiteFumee6258]

18-135

[@theCameraVille]

That is a nice one .

[@MichaelRusso]

15mm, 21mm, *A 85mm, K 200mm f/2.5 , M 100mm f2.8, K 200mm f/4 .........

[@theCameraVille]

You have almost the entire standard range my friend. Need some telephoto in that hahaha.

[@MichaelRusso]

@@theCameraVille I do have the M400-600mm mirror. Actually pretty sharp if you don't mind the doughnut style out of focus blur. The *A 300mm f/4 is great too. I really don't shoot a whole lot of telephoto past 300mm as a rule.

[@dragonjoker]

Canon is my favorite lens don't hate boi

[@theCameraVille]

lol

[@黄师傅-y3f]

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