fast 50mm lens for K1000
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knyghtfall81
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the pentax 50/1.2s don't come cheap... there's one on ebay right now:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170150133386
actually I was doing some research on the photography forums on this lens. Impression I got was that fast tho this lens is, its not that good in optical quality, esp when there are some many variants of the 50mm available! think the A 50/1.7 has been quite well lauded... and so is the F 50/1.4, except that (as many pointed out) that the AF is something you don't need.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170150133386
actually I was doing some research on the photography forums on this lens. Impression I got was that fast tho this lens is, its not that good in optical quality, esp when there are some many variants of the 50mm available! think the A 50/1.7 has been quite well lauded... and so is the F 50/1.4, except that (as many pointed out) that the AF is something you don't need.
creampuff
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That one is definitely not worth it. Heck it is even older than the M series.
While the allure for fast glass is very tempting, in reality the performance for the f/1.2 lenses aren't very uniform and more likely to exhibit aberrations such as coma.
fengwei
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really? hmmm I know fengwei has SMC 50mm f1.2not sure whether has he sold it off
That one sold off already. Too many lenses to choose from, sometimes I do feel abit guilty not using them enough to justify the cost :embrass:
fengwei
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feng wei has lots of rare and precious goodies lah..
from good cameras, to excellent lenses to cute daughter cum model....
At least the last part is very true
fengwei
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That one is definitely not worth it. Heck it is even older than the M series.
It's not M lens but a K series one
Optically it's similar to the A50/1.2 but has only 8 aperture blades (the A50/1.2 has 9). They worth the cost if you really need the speed (under low light I guess) or super thin DoF. I've had two A50/1.2, both perform great optically, sharper than FA50/1.4 even wide open. The smooth bokeh is something to desire, as well as the creamy bokeh and super thin DoF. But practically it's not really too much different from the slower 1.4 or 1.7 one.
Buy those fast lens only when you really need them, don't just buy in to the speed
creampuff
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Anyway here is a recent review of the Pentax FA50mm f/1.4. No reason why this isn't in every Pentax user's camera bag. Great value and dare I say better than the rest. :angel:
http://www.popphoto.com/cameralenses/4769/lens-test-pentax-smcp-fa-50mm-f14-af.html
http://www.popphoto.com/cameralenses/4769/lens-test-pentax-smcp-fa-50mm-f14-af.html
"50mm" is a prime lens right? Seems like this number is very popular, what kind of shots is it suitable for?
I think it is not the number is popular but mainly because the 50 f/1.4 is a value for money lens and very useful for low light photography.
The FA 50 f/1.4 is about $330-$350.
You can read here info not only on DA and FA but also the earlier manual lens.
http://www.mosphotos.com/PentaxLensesExplained.html
There's a sticky thread here which have good websites on Pentax. You can check it out
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