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A true multi-purpose lens. I used this for a short telephoto portrait lens and for macro work. The fast f/2.8 aperture provided plenty of light and the flat field design helped blur out the backgrounds. The rounded 9 blade design provided nice bokeh as well. It is equivalent to a 71mm lens in 35mm format and although I prefer an 85mm in 35mm shooting this lens worked out fine as the sensor on the 645Z gave me plenty of cropping ability. I really liked the quick shift focus system so that I could instantly shift to manual focusing if needed. Pentax kept the 67mm filters that are on many of their previous medium format lenses so I did not have to re-purchase my filters. The close focus distance is 1.36' but I did augment that some by using some close up filters with great success. More people need to try Pentax lenses, they have unfortunately been ignored by the uninitiated for years. In my humble opinion Pentax lenses are incredibly sharp, and produce wonderful and consistent color across the line of lenses all at an affordable price. The only negative remark I can make is the autofocus in close up work takes a while to lock on but when it did, it was very accurate. I did end up using manual focusing more when I was very close up. - Larry H
