On 21/2/10, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >I used a number of the 50mm lenses when I was shooting with Pentax >cameras: M50/1.4, A50/1.4, A50/1.7, F50/1.7, FA50/1.4 and A50/2.8 >Macro. There's no substantive difference in the tendency to flare for >any of the 50/1.4s, and not much different to the 50/1.7s. A deep lens >hood is required for the DSLR bodies, much deeper than the original >equipment hood (you need a hood for about an 85mm lens).
Indeed. When I used the 50/1.2 on a 1.6x crop sensor camera, I found a great Pentax lenshood that fit and worked a treat. Better: it was a clip on - can't remember the model but you can see it here, and the eagle- eyed will ID it: <http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/mods/k50ineos.html> -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ---------- http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- 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.
