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Pentax smc D FA Macro 50mm f/2.8

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Macro lens

A macro lens by Pentax for Full frame cameras, 50mm f/2.8.

MakerPentax
Focal length50mm (macro)
Maximum aperturef/2.8
Made forFull frame sensors
MountsPentax K
Stabilisedno
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

142435508513520040080050mm equiv.50mm
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
Full frame 50mm · 40°APS-C 75mm · 27°
How wide 50mm sees on each sensor it covers.
f/2.8
f/2.8 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On full frame (Pentax K): as marked, 50mm.
  • On APS-C (Pentax K): like 75mm on full frame; f/2.8 gives about the depth of field of f/4.2 there.

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See what it frames: its view on the Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.