Defenitely very sad we can't have K-serie lens with those little contacts making them act like A-serie. A pity !
2007/2/12, Peter Lacus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi Thibouille, > > > Unsharp indeed but is very usable on my KX with B&W like TriX if > > stopped down a bit. Even wide open it has provided quite nice pics. > > I didn't have time to test extensively on my D and even less so on my > > K10D. I will if possible. > > sharpness is rather subjective quality and personally I will gladly > sacrifice some sharpness for better overall rendering. For example my > A50/1.4 delivers sharper images (at least at wider apertures) than my > M50/1.4 yet I much prefer M50/1.4 for its rendering (and partially also > for the better focusing feel and build quality). Basically what most > people perceive as sharpness is IMHO just higher local contrast. And > since everything comes at a price, increasing the sharpness you > effectively lose smooth tonal gradations. > > > The utility of this lens is that on a K-line body it gives exactly in > > the viewfinder the same image as your eyes so it is very easy to use: > > one eye in the viewfinder, the other one checking what's happening > > around. > > the same apply to a combination of a MX and M50/1.4 and needless to say, > I enjoy it immensely. > > Cheers, > > Peter > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille ---------------------- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
