I plead guilty to starting this. It's not just that the F version is rated a bit higher than the FA version. It's that just one other 50mm was rated quite as high (4.6) by Photodo (Hasselblad); the Leica Sumicron-M 50mm f2.0. If these tests are credible, it places the SMC F 1.4/50mm as the very best 1.4/50mm ever tested by Photodo. The Leica Summilux-M 1.4/50mm was rated 4.2 - the same as the Pentax SMC FA 1.4/50mm. So this could indicate that the Pentax lenses can be even sharper than the corresponding Leica lenses. This is what I found interesting. It's not especially interesting, that there may be a samll difference betwen two versions of Pentax 50mm lenses.
Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 21. maj 2004 14:36 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: 50/1.4 and 135/2.5 I think this F better than FA 50/1.4 thing got started because PhotoDo rated the F a tad higher..... Mark Roberts wrote: > Joe Wilensky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Is the F 50/1.4 truly a better performer than the FA or the A >>version? > > > IIRC, the F and FA versions are optically identical.
