Pentax smc Pentax-FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited Specs & DoF

77 mm

Focal length

f/1.8

Maximum aperture

31°

Diagonal angle of view (Full frame)

Full frame

Designed for

Specifications#

Brand: Pentax
Model: smc Pentax-FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited
Lens type: Portrait / short tele prime
Focal length: 77 mm
Maximum aperture: f/1.8
Image circle: Full frame (36×24 mm)
Mount(s): Pentax K
Projection: Rectilinear
Lensfun correction profile: Yes — distortion/vignetting/TCA

Equivalent focal length on different cameras#

Field of view and depth-of-field equivalence when this lens is used on bodies with different sensor sizes (natively or via an adapter).

Camera format	At 77 mm	Equiv. aperture (DoF)
Full frame	77 mm · 31°	f/1.8
APS-C	116 mm · 21°	f/2.7
APS-C (Canon)	123 mm · 20°	f/2.9
Micro Four Thirds	154 mm · 16°	f/3.6

Depth of field & background blur#

Computed on its native Full frame format (CoC 30 µm). “Blur @2 m” is the size of an out-of-focus point at infinity, as a percentage of frame width, with the subject at 2 m — a simple bokeh index. Full table: 85 mm f/1.8 on full frame.

Focal	Aperture	at 1 m	at 2 m	at 5 m	at 10 m	Hyperfocal	Blur @2 m
77 mm	f/1.8	1.7 cm	7.0 cm	44.9 cm	1.82 m	110 m	4.8%
77 mm	f/4	3.7 cm	15.6 cm	1.01 m	4.19 m	49.5 m	2.1%
77 mm	f/8	7.5 cm	31.3 cm	2.08 m	9.58 m	24.8 m	1.1%

Handheld & night-sky limits#

NPF assumes typical 20–24 MP sensors (≈6 µm pixels on full frame, ≈3.9 µm on APS-C, ≈3.3 µm on Micro Four Thirds).

Body	Min. handheld shutter (longest focal)	500 rule at 77 mm	NPF at 77 mm, f/1.8
Full frame	1/80 s	6 s	3 s
APS-C	1/125 s	4 s	2 s
APS-C (Canon)	1/125 s	4 s	2 s
Micro Four Thirds	1/160 s	3 s	2 s

Compatible cameras#

Bodies in our database with a native Pentax K mount.

Adapt it to other systems#

Sony E-mount Canon RF Nikon Z Fujifilm X-mount Micro Four Thirds L-Mount Canon EF-M Fujifilm G-mount Hasselblad XCD Nikon 1 (CX)Pentax Q Samsung NX Canon EF Nikon F

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Frequently asked questions#

Is the Pentax smc Pentax-FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited full frame?

Yes — it covers the full 36 × 24 mm frame.

What is the Pentax smc Pentax-FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited equivalent to on APS-C?

On a 1.5× APS-C body it frames like 116 mm, and like 123 mm on Canon APS-C.

What is the Pentax smc Pentax-FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited good for?

As a portrait / short tele prime it suits head-and-shoulders portraits with flattering perspective and creamy backgrounds.

Sources & licences#

Lensfun lens database — CC BY-SA 3.0