I've used my K50/1.2 often, and like it. I also have a K50/1.4, M50/1.4,
FA50/1.4.
It's true the K50/1.2 is a little soft wide open, but even with 1600 speed
film, I've shot handheld in light that only offered 1/30s shutter speed. A
1.4 wouldn't have allowed the shot handheld.
At f/8 and f/11, the K50/1.2 is truly very sharp, probably sharper than the
50/1.4s.
Is it worth the extra money? It depends on what you pay for it. My used
K50/1.2 was only slightly more than a new FA50/1.4.
And the K50/1.2 also matches well with my LX. :)
Cheers,
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "dosk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 8:14 AM
Subject: Re: 50mm F1.2
> Albano
>
> Before shelling out big bucks, I would check out some of the various
Pentax
> lens reviews if I were you. What you say about the 1.7 and 1.4 glass is
> truly verified by all of them, but then most all of them also say that
> moving to a Pentax f 1.2 is moving down, not up! The quality of sharpness
in
> the 1.2 lens (at f 1.4 and beyond) is supposedly very much inferior to the
> others, and doesn't justify the expensive price tag laid on it. Most
> reviewers say to buy this lens only if you often experience situations
that
> are so low light they absolutely require f 1.2. (Which appears to be the
> only aperture it works well at..?) One reviewer also went so far to say
that
> with today's available fast films, (ISO 800, 1600), there is no reason
ever
> to buy this bulky, un-sharp lens....
>
> Greywoulf
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 8:56 AM
> Subject: Re: zx-30
>
>
> > Even the Pentax 50/2 is a very good, borderline
> > great lens, and they're so cheap as to be almost free. The 50/1.7 is
even
> > better, and the 50/1.4s better still (IMNSHO). There is simply no reason
> not
> > to own one or another of them.
> >
> > --Mike, LPEA*
> >
> >
> > I owned and loved all of them. Now I own the 1.4 M, but I'm trying to
deal
> with
> > a local pentaxian who is lucky enough to own two (yes, two) absolutely
> minty K
> > 1.2 absolutely lovely normal lenses. The boy is asking too much but I
> think
> > sooner or later I will do the deal.
> >
> > Albano
> >
> >
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