Pentax 21mm f3.2

#1 · April 12, 2023, 1:27 pm

Hi guys,

I have just found a guy selling this lens almost new for a very good price (around 170€) and I just bought it.

Do you have it? Do you have any feedback?

It's the SMC version, non HD.

Thanks! Looking forward for it to arrive!

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#2 · April 16, 2023, 11:59 pm

I also have the SMC version, I got it because people says the lens makes great sun stars, and it does makes nice sun stars when stop down.

I also got mine pretty cheap, it some some minor fungus on the inside, I took it apart and cleaned and and its good as new now.

the build quality is excellent, just like those older manual lenses, all the lens element are held in metal cells with machined retaining rings, everything on the inside are metal except the cam rollers which are made form Teflon. unlike the cheaper DA and DAL lenses, which have element groups that are assembled by heat sealed plastic cells that are pretty much unserviceable, the only thing you can do to those if it ever got fungus or haze is just throw it in the trash.

I don't have other feedbacks other than on the construction, I mess with cameras and lenses more than I take pictures with them lol.

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#3 · April 17, 2023, 6:09 pm

Quote from HoLun on April 16, 2023, 11:59 pm

I also have the SMC version, I got it because people says the lens makes great sun stars, and it does makes nice sun stars when stop down.

I also got mine pretty cheap, it some some minor fungus on the inside, I took it apart and cleaned and and its good as new now.

the build quality is excellent, just like those older manual lenses, all the lens element are held in metal cells with machined retaining rings, everything on the inside are metal except the cam rollers which are made form Teflon. unlike the cheaper DA and DAL lenses, which have element groups that are assembled by heat sealed plastic cells that are pretty much unserviceable, the only thing you can do to those if it ever got fungus or haze is just throw it in the trash.

I don't have other feedbacks other than on the construction, I mess with cameras and lenses more than I take pictures with them lol.

Hahahaha great 😀 I loved it anyways if you don't shoot with it.

Thank you for your feedback 🙂

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#4 · April 18, 2023, 5:56 pm

It just arrived some minutes ago.

The lens looks as new, or new. I did a quick test and everything seems to properly work.

Will pick it up tomorrow and bring it to the track with me, probably to work on the pitlane.

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#5 · April 19, 2023, 1:45 am

Quote from red5isalive on April 18, 2023, 5:56 pm

It just arrived some minutes ago.

The lens looks as new, or new. I did a quick test and everything seems to properly work.

Will pick it up tomorrow and bring it to the track with me, probably to work on the pitlane.

I'm interested to see your results! This has always been a lens I've been interested in but have never tried. Nice and compact pancake, but closer to a 35mm equivalent on APS-C.

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Happy snappin' 🙂

#6 · April 19, 2023, 9:09 am

Quote from James Warner on April 19, 2023, 1:45 am

Quote from red5isalive on April 18, 2023, 5:56 pm

It just arrived some minutes ago.

The lens looks as new, or new. I did a quick test and everything seems to properly work.

Will pick it up tomorrow and bring it to the track with me, probably to work on the pitlane.

I'm interested to see your results! This has always been a lens I've been interested in but have never tried. Nice and compact pancake, but closer to a 35mm equivalent on APS-C.

Thanks James 😀

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#7 · April 21, 2023, 7:09 am