Yes my experience is similar. I had a M50/1.4 that seemed to have a massive focus shift at 1.4, but was reasonably sharp from f2.0 on. The current one is about what I would expect from a 1.4, soft in the corners. I have a 1.7 that is pretty sharp at 1.7. As far as I can see there is no difference in build quality between the M1.4 and the M1.7. I kind of feel that Pentax 50/1.4 lenses are a bit over rated.
Ciao, Graywolf ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 7:15 AM Subject: Re: Pentax fast sharp primes > > M,F,FA 1.4/50 - is there a 50mm which isn't sharp? > > I had two A50/1.4 and both were damn soft at wide open, next to useless. > Stop down, it's excellent. A50/1.7 is sharper at wide open, but built > quality is worse to none. > > regards, > Alan Chan > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > - > 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 . - 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 .
