fengwei
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Either one is fine. Just get a second hand FA50/1.4 at around $350 if you don't mind a used one.
The Pentax 50mm Lens Thread
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Either one is fine. Just get a second hand FA50/1.4 at around $350 if you don't mind a used one.
Thanks Bro. Will keep a lookout for one.
felixcat8888
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Still available in B&S
darrrrrrrrrr
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Had the FA50/1.4, F50/1.7 from Pentax land. Still remember the days when the FA50 was priced well below S$300... I personally never really got along with the focal length on APS-C though, preferred FA31 and FA35
Here's a shot with an a Leitz Summicron-R 50/2 adapted to K mount
Here's a shot with an a Leitz Summicron-R 50/2 adapted to K mount
jonathantan
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Many thanks to Denis for starting this interesting thread. From my short 2+ years of using Pentax system, I have got a few 50s in my collection. My first Pentax 50mm was the A50/f2, which I got from Denis! Lovely little lens and pretty sharp too.
Since then, my collection grew steadily:
Now
FA50/f2.8 Macro
FA50/f1.4
A50/f1.4
K55/f1.8
SMC Tak 50/f1.4
SMC Tak 50/f4 Macro
Auto Takumar 55/f2.0
Sold
A50/f2.0
Some of my humble shots using the FA50/f2.8 - one of my favourite. Love the excellent sharpness.
Orchid - FA50/2.8
Keychain- FA50/2.8
Doraemon- FA50/2.8
Toy Camera with flash- FA50/2.8
Kampong - SMC Tak 50.1.4
Since then, my collection grew steadily:
Now
FA50/f2.8 Macro
FA50/f1.4
A50/f1.4
K55/f1.8
SMC Tak 50/f1.4
SMC Tak 50/f4 Macro
Auto Takumar 55/f2.0
Sold
A50/f2.0
Some of my humble shots using the FA50/f2.8 - one of my favourite. Love the excellent sharpness.
Orchid - FA50/2.8
Keychain- FA50/2.8
Doraemon- FA50/2.8
Toy Camera with flash- FA50/2.8
Kampong - SMC Tak 50.1.4
edutilos-
Senior Member
Had the FA50/1.4, F50/1.7 from Pentax land. Still remember the days when the FA50 was priced well below S$300... I personally never really got along with the focal length on APS-C though, preferred FA31 and FA35
Here's a shot with an a Leitz Summicron-R 50/2 adapted to K mount
FA50 got below $300 meh?
I remember buying mine new for $350.. I also remember Pentaxians being quite proud that the FA 50 f/1.4 was priced way below the Nikon and Canon equivalents, now it's the same, hee hee. :bsmilie:
darrrrrrrrrr
Senior Member
Second hand lah..
felixcat8888
Senior Member
I remember when I joined Pentax with the K10D and when I bought the K20D, the price of a new FA50/1.4 was about $350, but I managed to get my ex-boss to get for me from Hong Kong at $280. I got my Sigma 17-70 from Hong Kong too. That was in 2009.
geengar
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Hi, I am going to hong kong next month. Do you guy have any shop recommended that carry K-mount lens? I am looking for either a Tamron 17-50 or a Pentax DA 50 f1.8.
You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe.
If you leave two 50s in a drybox you will find that they breed. Somehow you end up with more than you need without really intending to. In order I acquired
M50/2 (not that great but got it for peanuts just to learn how to use manual lenses)
M50/1.4 from Keh that turned out to have sticky aperture blades
M50/1.4 from Keh that was fine - but they said don't bother to send the other one back
M50/1.7 (because everyone said it is better - but if you already have a 1.4 don't bother)
FA50/1.4 (new, I got a good deal - I sold it to fund something else)
FA50/1.7 (from a forum member, needed some adjustment of the focus ring to make it focus to infinity; OK now, although I think a bit of mechanical wear makes the focus slightly hit-and-miss wide open)
K50/1.2 (excellent, bought it from a forum member, no doubt made money for a thief in Belgium who stole my camera bag on a train out of Brussels)
Do I use them? Not that often - I find the focal length a bit awkward on APS-C, but of course for portraits or isolating your subject they're great.
With the lamented K50/1.2:
Tim
M50/2 (not that great but got it for peanuts just to learn how to use manual lenses)
M50/1.4 from Keh that turned out to have sticky aperture blades
M50/1.4 from Keh that was fine - but they said don't bother to send the other one back
M50/1.7 (because everyone said it is better - but if you already have a 1.4 don't bother)
FA50/1.4 (new, I got a good deal - I sold it to fund something else)
FA50/1.7 (from a forum member, needed some adjustment of the focus ring to make it focus to infinity; OK now, although I think a bit of mechanical wear makes the focus slightly hit-and-miss wide open)
K50/1.2 (excellent, bought it from a forum member, no doubt made money for a thief in Belgium who stole my camera bag on a train out of Brussels)
Do I use them? Not that often - I find the focal length a bit awkward on APS-C, but of course for portraits or isolating your subject they're great.
With the lamented K50/1.2:
Tim
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oceanpriest
Senior Member
Super Takumar 50mm f1.4 early version 8 elements
This lens is very sharp even wide open, and has beautiful rendering, perhaps it's really a planar killer as advertised
The only downside is it's purple fringing, lack of SMC magical coating :bsmilie:
This lens is very sharp even wide open, and has beautiful rendering, perhaps it's really a planar killer as advertised
The only downside is it's purple fringing, lack of SMC magical coating :bsmilie:
creampuff
Senior Member
Super Takumar 50mm f1.4 early version 8 elements
This lens is very sharp even wide open, and has beautiful rendering, perhaps it's really a planar killer as advertised
The only downside is it's purple fringing, lack of SMC magical coating :bsmilie:
With such a hot and sultry subject, who cares about a little purple fringing...
creampuff
Senior Member
Had the FA50/1.4, F50/1.7 from Pentax land. Still remember the days when the FA50 was priced well below S$300... I personally never really got along with the focal length on APS-C though, preferred FA31 and FA35
Here's a shot with an a Leitz Summicron-R 50/2 adapted to K mount
The Heisman Trophy is such a coveted award... but only those who know about American Football will probably know about it.
creampuff
Senior Member
With the lamented K50/1.2:
Tim
That's lovely bokeh for a sharp pix... your photo is a good reason to go and look for the 50mm f/1.2...
New Year's Eve on the beach at Kovalam, India. He was shooting me. So I shot him.
Tim
FA50/1.7 at 1.7.
I really like the balance of the lighting and OOF background. I missed out getting the FA50mm f/1.7 because it's such a hard lens to get hold off. Definitely a keeper of a lens.
darrrrrrrrrr
Senior Member
OT: OMG you know about the Heisman Trophy! Let me share with you another tidbit.. this particular trophy belongs to Jay Berwanger and it's the first Heisman Trophy ever awarded. It's on display at the lobby of the athletics centre of the University of Chicago.
I once assisted an AP press photographer to photograph the trophy in a makeshift studio, man was it heavy! I just did a Google search and realized that the photos taken during that session were actually published later on haha.. pretty cool
The Official 2012 Heisman Candidate Debate - Sports Fans, Teams, Stadiums, Page 2 - Fandom Blog - ESPN Playbook - ESPN
College football's Heisman Trophy campaigns can be a crass act - Los Angeles Times
Explaining the college football awards - The Washington Post
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