The black Pentax DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited Lens - Blackfrom Pentax DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited Lens - Blackis a pancake-style prime normal-length lens providing a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 60mm. The standard 39° angle of view is well-suited to everyday situations and the slim profile is ideal for an inconspicuous shooting style. A high-grade multi-layer HD coating has been applied to lens elements to help minimize flare and ghosting for enhanced contrast, clarity, and color fidelity and a seven-blade diaphragm contributes to an aesthetic out-of-focus quality to benefit shallow depth of field imagery. Additionally, an SP Protect coating has also been applied to the front lens element to effectively protect it from dirt, oil, and finger prints.

The compact form-factor of this lens integrates Pentax's Quick-Shift Focus System, which allows manual focus control over the lens at any time, even in AF mode, for precise handling over the focal plane.

Pentax K Mount    60mm (35mm Equivalent)    Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/22    Compact Pancake-Style Design    High-Grade Multi-Layer HD Coating    Super Protect Lens Coating    Quick-Shift Focus System    Nine-Blade Diaphragm

Prime normal-length lens provides a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 60mm, covering a natural perspective that is well-suited to everyday applications.

Slim, pancake-style lens measures just 0.6"-thick.

High-grade multi-layer HD coating minimizes lens flare and ghosting to enhance contrast and color neutrality.

Quick-Shift Focus System enables manual focus control at all times for precise handling that is well-suited to selective focus imagery.

Super Protect coating helps to protect the front lens element from dirt and finger marks.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Can I still put a 55mm filter and attach the lens hood that comes with it?

A: Yes you can attach a 55mm threaded filter to the Pentax HD Pentax DA 20-40mm f/2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR Lens (Black) and the hood it comes with. But only if the filter has 55mm front threads to attach the hood too.

Q: 2. compatible with Pentax KP?

A: Yes

Q: 3. What is country of origin?

A: Vietnam. The lens has fantastic build quality.

Q: 4. Does this lens come with front and rear caps for storage protection?

A: The Pentax HD Pentax DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited Lens (Black) includes front and rear lens caps.

Q: 5. Can you use this lens on the full frame K1? Will it have a 20mm-40mm focal length?

A: The Pentax DA 20-40mm F/2.8-4 ED is designed for crop sensor cameras and would vignette when used on full frame sensor camera such as the K1.

Q: 6. What is this lens' build quality? Made of plastic or metal?

A: All the Pentax limiteds are beautifully built, all metal, and a joy to handle. I have owned all of them, and think the 20-40 zoom is the most satisfying tactile experience of them all.

Q: 7. Will it cause vignetting on the Pentax K-1?

A: On a full frame K-1, this APS-C lens will vignette.

Q: 8. Hi, is there any lens hood available for this? Thanks

A: You can use a 27mm size hood such as this Cokin. Please see the following link:http://bhpho.to/1dv3P3r

Q: 9. Can it work with k1 mark 2 ?

A: The Pentax DA 40mm f/2.8 XS Lens is intended to work with crop-sensor cameras. This lens can mount to a Pentax K-1 Mark II DSLR Camera, but you will not get all the benefits and full resolution that the camera is capable of.

Q: 10. Please clarify, both in the reviews and Q&A users have said they have used this lens on aps dsrl´s, nevertheless staff members said it´s only good for mirrorless cameras. I am confused, are we talking about two different 40mm lenses? Or it is intended for the mirroless K-01 but still works on a dslr? I intend to use it with a Pentax K10d. Thanks for your time.

A: Hi, this lens is compatible with the Pentax K10d.