Pentax smc DA12-24 /4 ED AL

Zitat: Getestet an Pentax K-5

Zitat: Getestet mit Pentax K-5 Das Pentax liefert bereits offen ein ordentliches Ergebnis, Abblenden bringt ein Kontrast-Plus. Allerdings fallen vor allem in der Weitwinkel- und Mittelstellung recht starke Farbquerfehler auf. Da diese korrigierbar sind und die drei Festbrennweiten deutlich schlechter abschneiden, erhält das 12-24 dennoch eine Empfehlung.

Zitat: Compared with third-party lenses that offer wider angles of view for less outlay, the Pentax isn´t worth its premium price.

Zitat: Similar to the Tokina variant the Pentax SMC DA 12-24mm f/4 AL ED [IF] is great ultra-wide zoom lens although it isn´t free of flaws. The sweet spot of the lens is at the wide end of the zoom range where the center quality is outstanding and the borders and even the extreme corners reach very good levels and that´s already straight from f/4. The center quality decreases slightly towards the long end of the zoom range. At 24mm it is advisable to stop down a little to lift the contrast level and to get a little extra kick in terms of resolution. Typical for most ultra-wide zooms the vignetting is quite pronounced at 12mm @ f/4 but the problem is already mostly gone by f/5.6. The level of distortions is slightly better than average. The primary weakness of the Pentax lens are chromatic aberrations (color shadows at the image borders) which are fairly hefty at 12mm and a little less so also at 18mm. This isn´t a principal show-stopper you are willing to invest a little time to reduce or even eliminate the problem during post processing (most RAW converters can help you here) but it can be visible at times if you prefer untouched JPEGs straight from the camera. It seems as if the lens is less prone to flare compared to its Tokina variant - surely an effect of the SMC coating. The build quality of the lens is very fine and regarding the moderate price tag you´re getting lots of bangs for your bucks here.