William Robb wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roman Melihhov" < > Subject: smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.4 last shots with K100D Super > > >> http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20080516134346 >> ^^^ I'd lusted after this lense for over a year but something else >> always came in. Now, knowing K20D CMOS sensor reads diagonal light of FA >> lenses I'd decided to buy this 1.4 fast prime and here goes few samples, >> probably just emphasizing on its beautiful bokeh. FA 50mm is kinda soft >> full open, with few pixel wide soft cast but it's gone by f/2.0 and >> lense is sharpest at f/5.6 - 8.0. Light is very well controlled and >> level of aberrations is insignificant. Now I found my new favorite >> lense. Shame it took ages to finally find it. Perhaps expectancy of FF >> pentax body in December 2008 / January 2009 had contributed a bit to my >> decision to purchase full frame lense here. >> >> Your comments are welcome, as always. > > It's one of my favourite lenses as well. In Canada it was not a terribly > expensive lens, I think > I paid just under $Can200.00 for a new one. > Christie and I just celebrated our 10 year anniversary a few days ago. I gave her an FA50/1.4. It hasn't come off her camera since. She's even let me take a photo or two with it. That lens is one hell of a good bargain.
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