Pentax smc P-FA 35mm F2.0 AL Wide Angle Lens

Two lenses our Readers ask after the most often are 50 mm and 35 mm primes. In fact every system offers such instruments as they count among classics - our equipment bag would look simply half empty without them.

The Pentax SMC-FA 35mm f/2 and its clone, the Samsung D-Xenogon 35mm f/2 AL, are two ofthe few survivors from the full frame lens era in Pentax land. It isn't yet clear how long its story will go on but the Samsung variant is actually a fairly recently...

very good lens for everyday use

very good lens for everyday use

Great normal for the dSLR or wide for film cameras, the lens is sharp right from f2 and exhibits great colour. The petal hood also comes wtih the polarizer window! The bokeh as mentioned can be a little busy at times but all and all a solid staple to...

Great normal for the dSLR or wide for film cameras, the lens is sharp right from f2 and exhibits great colour. The petal hood also comes wtih the polarizer window! The bokeh as mentioned can be a little busy at times but all and all a solid staple to...

Great lens for a price, I use it as my standard lens on K20D. It produces very sharp images, resolution is at the highest at f4-f8. Another strong point of this lens is great colour reproduction and smc coating. Bokeh is not bad but not the best. The...

Great lens for a price, I use it as my standard lens on K20D. It produces very sharp images, resolution is at the highest at f4-f8. Another strong point of this lens is great colour reproduction and smc coating. Bokeh is not bad but not the best. The...

This lens produces excellent quality images. If you like sharp rendering lenses, this is one for you. Mine produces fairly noticeably sharper images than my FA 50mm f/1.4, but I like the bokeh of the 50mm better.

This lens produces excellent quality images. If you like sharp rendering lenses, this is one for you. Mine produces fairly noticeably sharper images than my FA 50mm f/1.4, but I like the bokeh of the 50mm better.