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Pentax DA Limited lenses (21, 40, 70) on Film

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The files for this reference page were generously provided by Derby Chang from PDML. The files are all full size (10 MP) jpegs each about 1Mb in size

DA 21/3.2

At F3.5
At F4.0
At F5.6
At F8.0
At F11
At F16
At F22

As you can see, the DA 21 lens is essentially unusuable on film.

DA 40/2.8

At F2.8
At F4.0
At F5.6
At F8.0
At F11
At F16
At F22

It seems to me that this lens can be used on film but one has to be aware of the potential sharpness fall off towards the corners.

DA 70/2.4

At F2.5
At F2.8
At F4.0
At F5.6
At F8.0
At F11
At F16
At F22

The performance here is similar to that of DA 40/2.8.