Hello Aaron, Aaron Reynolds wrote:
> I second Shel's advice. For the nicest manual focus feel, find an older > 50mm f1.4. I was a big fan of the SMC-M 50mm f1.4, as it was quite > compact. I believe that from some comparative testing here on the list, > the M was determined to be pretty much the worst performer of all the > Pentax 50mm lenses, but I shot a lot of work with it wide open and at f2 > that I'm quite happy with and proud of. Also, its flare performance is > stellar, and it is built quite well and feels glorious to focus. I have M50/1.4, A50/1.4 and A50/1.7 (one may guess I'm a 'standard' lens fan. In fact I am. :-)). I think M-series lens is a bit softer wide open, but this actually helps to render out-of-focus parts of the image (AKA bokeh) softer and thus more pleasant to my eyes. It does also have somewhat cooler color balance, probably due to coating differences between M and A series. Peter - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
