Oh Well, Apparently, Sean Carpenter was saying the same thing: http://www.pbase.com/carpents/nlsr3m13
Bulent --------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2011/12/3 Bulent Celasun <[email protected]>: > I admit I have probably failed at my attempts to compare these two > lenses properly: > SMC Takumar 50mm f/1.4 and > FA 50mm f/1.4. > > The only thing I can see repeatably (!) is the difference in rendering > of colors; my radioactive Takumar shows everything a bit yellowish. > Other than this, their contrast and resolution seems just the same. I > also fail to observe a difference in their rendering of out of focus > highlights. > > The FA allows autofocus and that may be an advantage under certain > "time critical" conditions, perhaps. > The Takumar "feels" great but don't ask me how I judged it! > > Anyhow, I am not thinking of parting with any of them. > > My curiosity is only for the sake of curiosity: > Do you "see" a noticeable difference in images shot with either of > these, if you look carefully? > > > Bulent > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ > http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun -- 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.
