I agree with Steve on the A 50/1.7 being the best buy. I can't tell you how many F and FA 50mm f1.7s I have had and sold because of the price they bring. Meanwhile, I can live without the AF and happily use a mint Pentax-A 50mm f1.7. The only bad part with the A 50mm f1.7 is that they commonly have the little internal plastic tabs on the aperture ring broken meaning that changing aperture is difficult/impossible without disassembly/repair/reassembly. If you can get it in the "A" position and are happy to leave it there (AV mode on DSLR) you may not need to do anything with the lens. But THAT is the main question to ask when buying this lens "long distance". Can't tell you how many I've seen with the problem.
I've got an M 50 f1.4 on its way (also another F 50 f1.7) and they both go on the block again (part of my "Catch and Release" program) but I think I'll play with the M 1.4 for a bit first to see if the extra speed/shallow depth of field does anything for me. Generally, I keep a SMC Takumar 50mm f1.4 around for when I want to scratch that itch. : ) Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 9:04 PM, steve harley <[email protected]> wrote: > indeed they do, as does the A 50/1.7 which i think is the best buy of the > lot (generally much cheaper than the FA, and my own most-used lens) > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
