Like all Pentax "normal" lenses they're a bit soft wide open, (still
sharp enough in my opinion), they get much sharper stopped down a couple
of stops. The f1.2 is much sharper than the f1.4 at f1.2 however.
Subash Jeyan wrote:
>hi paul,
>
>yes, i have read up enough to know that with the M and the K lenses
>one has to set the aperture manually and that doesn't bother me too
>much. i was hesitating a little because i remember reading somewhere
>that the f/1.2 series, though more expensive are not as good optically
>as the f/1.4 series.
>
>thanks again, regards, subash
>
>On 9/13/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>>That is indeed a a K 50/1.2, and it is an excellent price. However, be
>>adviced that it will only work with manual stop-down metering on the K100D.
>>That doesn't bother many of us, but some get the shorts in a bind over having
>>to meter that way.
>>Paul
>> -------------- Original message ----------------------
>>From: "Subash Jeyan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>
>>
>>>hi,
>>>
>>>need a little bit of advice regarding a lens. just came across what
>>>looks like a pentax k/f1.2. it just says "SMC Pentax 1:1.2 50 mm and
>>>from the very helpful bojidar dimitrov's k-mount lenses page, it seems
>>>to be the k/f1.2.
>>>
>>>
>
>
>
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