On 16 Dec 2001 at 15:32, Frantisek Vlcek wrote: > I will come in with my experience, perhaps to dis-enable ;) > > I have tried out a K 1.2/50 I intended to buy from a friend, he let me > try it out for a while. Now, understand that my opinion is just that, > opinion, even if backed up by the photos I took with the lens. > Evaluation is _always_ subjective. You can see a 20x30cm print as > very sharp while I may see the same print as pretty soft. That's life. > So the best thing is to try it out yourself, if possible.
Hi Frantisek, There are always two sides to a discussion :-) I have owned one of my A50/1.2 lenses for at least 10 years, the other for 4 years and a 50/1.2 for a few years. I have bought and sold many A50/1.4s over the years (one of these was my first Pentax lenses actually) but I have always retained a A50/1.2. For someone who shoots a high proportion of shots in low or near non-existent light the 50/1.2 is less of a _specialised_ tool? In any case I will look more carefully at my results from the f14 and f1.2 variants (not that I have ever been unhappy with them in print, slide or 4000dpi scans), bear in mind too that the K 50/1.2 suffers more from flare than the A series lens. WRT prices there are bargains to be had, over the last 12 months or so I have seen 50f1.2 lenses sell (on eBay) regularly at around US$200 and specifically at US$186 and US$91, most Pentax users could afford to pick on up at this price and test it for a while? :-) Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - 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 .
