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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Hillary K. Grigonis

Pentax FA★ 85mm f/1.4 ED SDM AW review: A classic lens that requires little retouching

The Pentax 85mm f/1.4 SDM AW on a wood background.

The 85mm prime is a classic portrait lens – so it only feels right to go even more classic with a lens made for a DSLR. The HD Pentax-D FA★85mm F1.4ED SDM AW is a high-end prime made for Pentax’s K-Mount DSLRs – and “classic” is exactly the word that came to mind as I shot portraits with this lens.

The Pentax ★85mm F1.4ED may be a large DSLR lens, but I’m a bit enamoured with the classic images and design. Here’s what I captured with this portrait classic.

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