Lens · prime
SMC Pentax 67 120mm f/3.5 Soft
Pentax · 1989-c.2009
The SMC Pentax 67 120mm f/3.5 Soft is a soft-focus portrait lens. The softness is controlled by the aperture alone: strongest wide open at f/3.5, fading as you stop down, and gone by about f/11. SMC Pentax 67 120mm f/3.5 Soft: 4 elements in 3 groups, 8 aperture blades, 0.75m minimum focus, 77mm filter thread, 520g.
- Focal length
- 120mm
- Max aperture
- f/3.5
- Mount
- Pentax 67
- Format
- medium-format
- Elements / groups
- 4 / 3
Known for
- Glamour
- Wedding portraits
- Fine art
- Romantic imagery
Considerations
- Specialized use
Optical characteristics
Silverlog's editorial rating: our own judgement, not measured data.
Bokeh: Dreamy with glow
Rendering: Controlled aberration
Colour: Warm
Silverlog's editorial rating, 1 to 5; five is best. Not lab-measured.
Versions
smc PENTAX-6x7 SOFT
1982-1989
Engraved smc PENTAX-6x7 SOFT 1:3.5 120mm
smc PENTAX 67 SOFT
1989-c.2009
Engraved smc PENTAX 67 SOFT 1:3.5 120mm
Same optics
Common issues
- Manual diaphragm makes focusing dim when stopped down
Buying guide
Check the aperture ring and focusing. Specialised portrait lens.
Specifications
| Mount | Pentax 67 |
| Focal Length | 120mm |
| Max Aperture | f/3.5 |
| Min Aperture | f/22 |
| Aperture Blades | 8 |
| Min Focus | 0.75m |
| Filter Size | 77mm |
| Weight | 520g |
Optical design
| Formula | other |
| Elements | 4 |
| Groups | 3 |
| Coating | SMC (Pentax) |
Pricing
- Typical used price (US market)
- $300 - $500
- Mint
- ~$600
Indicative, no dated source.