over the 50 f 1.4's when using a bellows. I got rid of the only SMCP M 50 2.0 I ever owned after comparing the results to the SMCP-M.
50 1.7. Still as I said I find myself using the 43mm Ltd a lot more, even though they are roughly the same size.
Fred wrote:
While I like my lenses (otherwise I wouldn't have them), and
especially like the 1.7 for its size and light weight, it doesn't,
to my eye, have any particularly outstanding optical
characteristics.
Yes, Shel, I personally would agree. However, I was just hoping to get some of the "as-yet-unheard-from" 50/1.7 fans involved in the discussion. After all, a thread on "Pentax's Best 50mm Lens" would theoretically be relevant to almost any PDML member - <g>.
Fred
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