Pentax SMC FA 645 33-55mm f/4.5 AL Lens

Introduction

The Pentax SMC FA 645 33-55mm f/4.5 AL Lens is a wide-angle zoom lens designed for use with medium format Pentax 645 mount cameras. It features an aperture range of f/4.5-32 and has a 35mm equivalent focal length of 26-43.5mm, providing a very useful range of wide-angle lengths. This lens in particular utilizes two aspherical elements that greatly reduce distortion, field curvature, and coma aberrations common with wide angle lenses.

The 33-55mm features a lens construction of 11 elements in 8 groups, including some high refraction low-dispersion glass. To maintain image quality, it uses a 3-group floating zoom to reduce field curvature throughout the range. Also, the 33-55mm has a minimum focus distance of 15.7″.

For smooth out-of-focus areas, the lens has an eight blade aperture diaphragm. Additionally, it features an 82mm front filter thread.

• 35mm focal length equivalent of 26-43.5mm
• Aperture range of f/4.5 to f/32
• Angle of view of 80 to 53 which equates to 65 to 43 on Pentax 645 digital cameras
• Lens construction of 11 elements in 8 groups
• Low-dispersion glass elements help to minimize chromatic aberrations and maximize sharpness
• Accepts 82mm threaded filters
• Minimum focusing distance throughout the zoom range is 15.7″
• Super Multi Coating increases light transmission as well as helps to eliminate ghosting and flaring
• Works with both film and digital formats
• Aperture ring and focusing distance scale
• Eight diaphragm blades for smooth out-of-focus areas