Chasseur D’images has tested 20 Pentax lenses
Chasseur D’images, French photography magazine that is very popular in Europe, has tested two latest Pentax DSLRs and 20 (yep, twenty) lenses mounted on the Pentax K20D.
Lots of optics tested here: from FA* 27-70/2.8, FA*85/1.4 to all
Limiteds, DA*, the new DA17-70 SDM etc…Most lenses are quite good and a couple numbers simply excellent !!
Talking about recent lenses:
- DA 17-70 SDM: it is good, vingettes a lot at 17 but it very nice upgrade over the kit lens. They say there’s no focus touch up (!! to be confirmed) but there’s indeed weather sealing. They do not say if it is SDM-only but I think so.
- DA*200/2.8: excellent !!
- DA*300/4: excellent !!
- DA35/2.8 macro: excellent !
- DA* 50-135 and DA* 16-50/2.8: centering defects but otherwise very good.
Great thanks to Thibouille for sharing such a good news.
For those who can’t read French or live outside of Europe there is DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited review from the DigitalCameraReview:
In short, the new 35mm Limited is an amazing lens with fabulous edge-to-edge sharpness, amazingly close focus, great bokeh, and exceptional build quality common to the Limited series lenses. Once again, Pentax has delivered a fantastic professional-quality prime lens at a reasonable price.
June 29th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
In what issue of Chasseur d’Images was the Pentax K200d reviewed?
I can find no reference to the test or a summary of the test results
when I surf the web.