very interesting, I'd have to say it sounds like something worth agreeing to to me. It certainly seems difficult to tell the little differences, and I've seen a lot of arguements with very convinced people on both sides of whatever fence they're divided by. All I can say about my 50 is how much I love the speed and bokeh. I only own one, so I have nothing to compare it to, but I love it just the same.
rg2 On 3/8/08, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A little while ago, Boris asked my opinon on fast 50mm lenses. I don't > think I helped him much by saying there wasn't that much between them. I > certainly can't tell the difference. I like all of the 1.2s for the > bokeh so super sharp results aren't high on my priorities. > > The A, cost a little more, and I tend to use it more than the other two. > The A and the K are optically the same lens. But on my sample, I think > the K has taken a bump or two. The filter ring is warped, and the front > element is slightly loose. Doesn't affect the results as far as I can see. > > The Porst is somewhat poorer in construction, but still a gorgeous lens > to use. > > http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/08_03/08_03_fifties/index.htm > > Mike Johnston had a good blogpost recently about how much people like > "absolutizing" differences that they can detect, but when it comes down > to it, real-world results don't bear the comparison. > http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2008/02/sensor-sizes.html > > I completely agree with him. > > D > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
