Schneider PC 28mm f2.8 is a Fixed aperture Manual Focus (MF)
PC Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Pentax KAF mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Schneider PC 28mm f2.8 lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Schneider PC 28mm f2.8 is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Poor |
| Sports | Poor |
| Portrait | Poor |
| Travel | Fair |
| Street | Fair |
| Wedding | Poor |
| Walk Around | Poor |
| Vlogging | Poor |
| Landscape | Very Good |
| Macro | Poor |
Reasons to Buy Schneider PC-Super-Angulon 28mm f2.8 Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Schneider PC-Super-Angulon 28mm f2.8 lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Aperture Ring |
| Distance Scale |
| DoF(Depth of Field) Scale |
| Covers Full-Frame Sensor |
| Minimum focus distance of 0.28m / 11.0 inch |
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| No Weather Sealing |
| No Autofocus |
Lens Mount
Schneider PC 28mm f2.8 is compatible with cameras that have Pentax KAF lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Pentax KAF lenses are Pentax KF, Pentax K-3 III and Pentax K-1 II.
Schneider PC 28mm f2.8 is also available in Canon EF , Sony Alpha and Nikon F (FX) mounts.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Schneider PC 28mm f2.8 has a maximum diameter of 75mm and total length of 89mm. It weighs 565g / 19.9 oz.
Schneider PC 28mm f2.8 has a filter thread of 67mm.
Focal Range
Schneider PC 28mm f2.8 has a fixed focal length of 28mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.5x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 42mm.
Optical Image Stabilization
Schneider PC 28mm f2.8 doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Schneider PC 28mm f2.8 has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.17x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.28m. 0.17x means that the max magnification ratio is very low and not suitable even for modest close-up shots.
Aperture
Schneider PC 28mm f2.8 has a max aperture of F2.8 and a minimum aperture of F22.0.
Optical Formula
Schneider PC 28mm f2.8's optical formula consists of 12 elements in 10 groups .
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Body Colour
Schneider PC 28mm f2.8 is available in Black color.
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