On Dec 29, 2010, at 5:02 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > A 2006 comment from a recently-departed list member: > > "All the Pentax 50mm lenses in the f/1.4 to f/2 range are good lenses > (perhaps the K55mm f/1.8 is the exception, it isn't all that > wonderful until well stopped down). > Of all the ones I have, I think the K 50mm f/1.4 is the "sharpest", > the M 50mm f/1.4 is the "creamiest" (for lack of a better term), the > FA 50mm f/1.4 seems most excellent, but I haven't shot a lot with it > yet, and the 1.7s and f/2s in whatever series all seem very good as > well." > > This is a good summary of everything I have read and seen on this topic. In > short, the Pentax 50mm lenses (as with most if not all manufacturers) are all > good quality lenses with only the subtlest of differences among them. > I would trade an M series for an A series in order to get the extra > functionality on more modern cameras. I would trade a 1.7 for a 1.4, or a 2.0 > for a 1.7, to get the extra speed. But the image quality is just not a factor > when considering which lens or lenses you should own in this class of lenses > - they are all good.
Thanks, Stan. That's very helpful. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] -- 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.
