On 12 Oct 2005 at 17:19, Barry Rice wrote: > Is the M 50/1.4 lens is comparable to the FA 50/1.4? My old M50/1.4 is > starting to die, and I'm thinking it's time for a replacement. I usually use > it > reversed, stacked on another lens, and I'm quite fond of its properties.
I found the M 50/1.4 lens more flare prone than either my A 50/1.4 or A50/1.2 and the A 50/1.4 is supposed to have the same formulations and likely the same coatings. See http://www.phred.org/pentax/lensgal/ Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
