Compare Pentax-D FA* 85mm F1.4 vs Pentax-D FA* 70-200mm F2.8 vs Pentax-D FA 24-70mm F2.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded (f/2.8-5.6)
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black or Silver
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Pentax K-mount
Pentax K-mount
Pentax K-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
19 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
16 groups
12 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 aspherical + 3 Super ED elements, HD coating groups
HD, AB, Super Protect coatings groups
Three ED + four aspherical elements + HD Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
92 mm / 3.62 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
124 mm / 4.88 in
203 mm / 7.99 in
110 mm / 4.33 in
Weight
1255 g / 44.35 oz
1755 g / 62.01 oz
787 g / 27.81 oz
Function
Angle Of View
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
85 mm
70 mm ~ 200 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.12x
0.13x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
850 mm / 33.46 in
1200 mm / 47.24 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: PH-RBM77 (supplied)
Lens Hood: PH-RBD82 (supplied)
Debut
2020-05-27
2015-02-04
2015-09-24
Reviews
Neofiliac score
68%
40%
59%
Pros
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Premium design and construction
- Superb image quality
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Very nice construction
- Well priced
- Weather-sealed
- Good autofocus performance
- Well priced for f/2.8 standard zoom
Cons
- Large diameter
- On the heavy side
- Large and heavy
- Not as well built as newer Pentax lenses
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