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John Riley reviews the super versatile Pentax F 35-70mm zoom lens from the late 1980s. Easily purchased for very little expense, can this film zoom hold its own on digital sensors? John rigorously tests the lens to find out.
John Riley reviews Pentax's lowest priced DSLR model aimed at enthusiasts that's still in production. The KF might be Pentax's least equipped model, but with a 24mp sensor it's far from being a compromise in what really matters, image quality.
The potential for a DSLR revival could just be around the corner as some photographers seek more of a photographic experience over Mirrorless. John Riley compares the latter premium APS-C models released - Pentax K-3 III, Pentax K-3 II, Pentax K-3 and Pentax KP.
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Competitions
Upload your photos to the main gallery to be in with a chance of winning the accolade of Photo of the Week. The current prize is a 128GB EVO Plus microSD memory card with SD adapter, courtesy of our friends at Samsung.
Congratulations kasperbergholt and SSF1957 for your successful entries in the recent photography competitions Weekly #973 - Dominant Colour and Monthly #167 - Natural Light.
Why not join in by submitting your photos to the latest competitions.
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Windy day - Awarded Photo of the Week
Photograph titled 'Windy day' by maranatha selected as Pentax User's Photo of the Week.
Emerging - Awarded Photo of the Week
Photograph titled 'Emerging' by Simonmac selected as Pentax User's Photo of the Week.
Coming home... to an audience! - Awarded Photo of the Week
Photograph titled 'Coming home... to an audience!' by Graham_A_E selected as Pentax User's Photo of the Week.
Turtle Dove - Awarded Photo of the Week
Photograph titled 'Turtle Dove' by tomkeet selected as Pentax User's Photo of the Week.
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Popular Reviews & Features
John Riley reviews the beautifully crafted vintage SMC Pentax-M 28mm f/2.8 lens from the late 1970s early 80s. Read how a legacy lens from this era performs compared to modern standards, along with viewing sample photos, MTF & CA charts from testing this lens.
John Riley looks at the original Pentax K mount cameras and lenses from 1975, including the classic film cameras KM, KX, K2 and the K1000 along with listing all K Series lenses with their basic specifications.
In our sequence of articles covering the different of series of Pentax cameras and lenses, John Riley researches the leap from manual focus to auto focus with the introduction of the F Series.
John Riley takes a look at the recently released Pentax K-3 III Monochrome, which is an APS-C DSLR dedicated to black & white photography. John reviews & tests the performance of this stunning monochrome camera which offers crisper, noise-reduced images over its colour sibling.
