![]() ![]() Therein lies the problem for even an outstandingly sharp and versatile lens such as the P67 55-100mm. Listing the lenses whose focal lengths it can replace is an interesting exercise: 55mm f 4.0, 75mm f 4.5, 75mm f 2.8, 90mm f 2.8, 100mm f 4.0 macro, 105mm f 2.2. This lens spans the focal lengths of a stellar listing of P67 lens. Sharpness is greater than expected, but you need to stop it down to f 8 or f 11 for the best performance. This lens is a tactile pleasure, well built with nicely damped manual focussing. ![]() Filters of this dimension can get pricey. There was no hood, but it accepts the same hood as my P67 90-180mm lens, so I transfer the PH-RBB 95mm hood back and forth between the two lenses. ![]() It arrived with correct front and back caps and a clever and quite convenient Pentax focussing handle attached, nice to use as it allows easy support of this hefty lens during focussing. I bought this lens in mint condition from a Japanese ebayer at the bargain price of $299 plus freight and tax, a total of $361. Sharpness, construction quality, color fidelity, convenient focal range. I couldn't really try it with Fall foliage images. We had one of the worst Fall seasons ever, rainy, windy, overcast, even first snow on Oct 26. I even have a 95 mm diameter CPL for it, so here comes Autumn. Colors seem a little colder (more bluish) than comparable 645 lenses though. I will try it more intensively this Fall when tree leaves turn orange and yellow and I will compare its performance to those of the 645 FA zooms I have (FA 33-55 mm and FA 55-110 mm). It is highly usable with total confidence between f/8 and f/22. Pictures of the old flour mill (slightly cropped here) at f/8, f/11 and f/16 were identical in sharpness. The circular illuminated field of this 67 zoom is huge (over 90 mm in diameter) and the 645Z' sensor (33 mm X 44 mm) exploits only the ultra-sharp center of the projected image. But it is a SWEET lens, sharp, contrasty, with a marvelous color palette, and shows no flare or ghosting. It is super heavy and somewhat difficult to use (reaching critical focus on the groundglass notably), particularly handheld. It works seamlessly on the 645 digital format in automatic Av mode with the proper Pentax adapter. Today I mounted it on my digital 645Z and took a few pictures. It had been gathering dust in a drawer for the last 10 years. dollars were at par, so it was not so bad). It was bought new and at the time, it cost a fortune (but in this era, the Canadian and U.S. ![]() In 2010, I used this lens on my Pentax 67 II where it performed brilliantly. Sharpness: 10 Aberrations: 10 Bokeh: 10 Handling: 8 Value: 10 Camera Used: Pentax 645Z ![]()
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