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Pentax K-1
Pentax 15-30mm f/2.8 ED SDM WR

Aperture Series @ 15mm, with Pixel Shift: Mosaic (Pentax K-1 SuperRes)

This finely detailed scene at far focus distance is an exceptionally demanding subject that makes mincemeat of most lenses, mercilessly revealing every weakness, lack of symmetry, etc. Most lenses require f/5.6 or f/8 to sharpen the whole mosaic.

Here at 15mm, the Pentax 15-30mm delivers an impressive performance, exceptionally good for a 15mm lens, let alone a zoom lens.

SuperRes pixel shift mode (“SR-PSM”) has the potential for a big leap up in quality for noise, color discrimination and spatial resolution (particularly with monochromatic color detail).

This aperture series evaluates the Pentax 15-30mm f/2.8 ED SDM WR from f/2.8 through f/11 on a very demanding target in SuperRes mode (MC off), including a frame at f/9 shot without pixel shift. Thus it evaluates several behaviors together under real world conditions:

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Diglloyd DAP is DSLR-oriented, but also contains workflow and other topics. Much of the focus is on Canon and Nikon but also Pentax and Pentax medium format.

Special emphasis is placed on lens evaluation, focusing on Canon and Nikon and Sigma lenses, but with a few others like Rokinon/Samyang.

  • Make better images by learning how to get the best results right away.
  • Save money by choosing the right lens for your needs the first time, particularly some of the new Sigma Art lenses vs Nikon and Canon.
  • Workflow discusses image organization, raw conversion and post processing. Many examples show processing parameters for direct insight into how the image was converted.
  • Jaw-dropping image quality found nowhere else utilizing Retina-grade images up to full camera resolution, plus large crops [past 2 years or so].
  • Real world examples with insights found nowhere else. Make sharper images just by understanding lens behavior you won’t read about elsewhere.
  • Aperture series from wide open through stopped down, showing the full range of lens performance and bokeh.
  • Optical quality analysis of field curvature, focus shift, sharpness, flare, distortion, and performance in the field.

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