Pentax SMCP-FA 50mm f/1.4 Lens @ richardeward.com

Pentax SMCP-FA 50mm f/1.4 Lens
from Pentax

Features:

• Only 1.5 inches and 7.8 ounces
• 47 degree angle of view
• Fixed 50mm focal length
• Fully automatic diaphragm

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

• Great solid lens
  With the Pentax K10D sensor the equivalent 35mm focal length is about 75mm. Coupled with the fast f1.4 aperture of this lens, this is a great low light short telephoto lens...very good for indoor personal shots. The low f also allows autofocus and metering to work well in low light conditions.
  Wide open (f1.4) this lens is soft, but sharpens quickly (noticeable difference from f1.4 to 1.8).
  Nice small lens. The downsides are: (1) elements are spherical, so the lens is a little heavier than it... more info

• Must have for all Pentaxians.
  I bought this lens when I first got the K10D one year ago and I've never regretted it! First of all, the build quality feels superb for the price. The focusing ring is super smooth and has a rubbery texture. When mounted on the K10D it feels very solid and fits perfectly in your hand; not too small, not too large.
  As far as image quality goes, f1.4 - f2.4 are a bit soft, but can easily be used in a pinch to get a couple extra stops of light. Once you hit 2.8 though, things really change. Images are... more info

• Good, but has limitations opened beyond f2.8
  I don't to duplicate everything that dpreview did for this lens. They have an excellent review with detailed analysis of this lens.
  http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/pentax_50_1p4_p15/
  Some quoted highlights:
  Pros:
  * Excellent image quality when stopped down to F2 and smaller
  * Very low lateral chromatic aberration
  * Almost no rectilinear distortion
  Cons:
  * Very soft wide open
  * Extremely 'busy' rendition of out-of-focus backgrounds at wider... more info

• Versatile lens
  This lens is soft at F1.4, but sharp at F2. And it can handle low light. These I think, everyone knows already. But F1.4 is not totally useless. If you like experimenting with wafer-thin depth of fields, you can get plenty of interesting special effect shots. That is versatility for me.

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