Testseek.co.uk have collected 3 expert reviews of the Pentax SMC P-FA 43mm f/1.9 Limited and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Pentax SMC P-FA 43mm f/1.9 Limited .
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3 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Unique allmetal construction, Elegant design with dedicated metal hood/cap, Minimal chromatic aberrations in harsh lighting, Very little distortion, Sharp and excellent contrast when stopped down to F4 or smaller, Light and very compact, Bright viewfinder
Disappointing sharpness and contrast wideopen; corners still disappointing at F2, Prominent purple fringing in the corners at wider apertures, Prone to lens flare in certain situations, No QuickShift fulltime manual focus override, Inconsistent autofocus
The SMC Pentax-FA 43mm F1.9 Limited is the middle child within the trio of FA Limited lenses that was introduced back when film SLRs prevailed. While still a great lens, the 43mm is perhaps not as exciting as the other two. It does not exhibit the dreamy...
solid, metal casing and high build quality, sensational image quality in the frame centre, moderate distortion, slight astigmatism, low vignetting, good work against bright light, high transmission, fast and accurate autofocus
weak image quality on the edge of the frame, huge chromatic aberration, monstrous coma, noisy autofocus, price/quality ratio could have been better.
Perhaps the most immediate rival of the tested Pentax 1.9/43 is the Voigtlander Ultron 40 mm f/2 SL II Aspherical. The build quality, dimensions and parameters of both instruments are very similar. Both our tests showed clearly that the significantly chea...
Abstract: Theres no denying the sex appeal of the silver 43mm ƒ/1.9 - it almost evokes a feeling of nostalgia for bygone days of manual film cameras. It looks good, and performs well enough to buy as a walkaround lens that acts as a slightly-longer-than ...
