Pentax smc FA 645 120mm f/4 Macro Lens

I have had this for 1 year and many of my favorite pictures for the year are from this lens. It produces great images. I also have the A version of the lens so expected good things. But it surpassed my expectations. It is light but not too light and handles very well.

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  sharp, price, handling

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I am a full time commercial/promotional photographer and made the switch to the pentax 645z for my commercial and higher end individual shoots. After a few months I had acquired all of the main lenses for this system including the amazing 120mm macro.

This is a fantastic lens. It's sharp (incredibly sharp) across the whole range with fantastic micro contrast. If you have a 645 I think it's a must have.

best macro 1:1 lens for Pentax 645 system.

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  iq, af, size, weight, hood

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I havent got time yet to test it so much, bought it two weeks ago, but it is a fanstastic lens, very sharp. One thing that surprised me was the way to change between automatic and manual focus.

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  Extremely sharp, very well-made, not too heavy, usable for landscapes.

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I don't like the way the auto/manual focus ring works. It is too easy to unintentionally slip from one to the other.

This lens, while a little heavy (the 75mm and the 150mm seem so light weight in comparison), is exceedingly sharp. Once you see the detail using it on the 645D body, the weight issue disappears.

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  Sharp

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  A little heavy

yes guys i see what you mean by sharp ,i used it with 645D, i was amazed at the details i got in portrait. it was like a macro scan.

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  Sharp,balance well with 645d.

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  slow focus (acceptable for portrait)

This lens is superb! It is being used on a Pentax 645D and I have to admit that it was my second choice only. Already having the older A120 without autofocus I was originally looking for the new 90mm lens.