On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 6:25 PM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree. There is not much difference in Pentax 50mm lens performance > from the K50/1.4 thru M50/1.4, A50/1.4, and FA50/1.4. Same for the > K50/1.7 thru M50/1.7, A50/1.7, and F50/1.7. I expect the same applies > to the F50/1.4 and FA50/1.7, but I've never used those particular > lenses (or even held copies of them). Regards, Bob S.
If relatively similar optically then one must look beyond the optics when making a choice. Shallower DOF. Build quality (the A50 f1.7 is notorious for aperture ring problems due to plastic internal tab construction that is apparently not a problem on its siblings lenses. Tactile preferences. etc. I've settled on the A50 f1.4 for the most bang-for-the-buck and ease-of-use. I keep a K55 f1.8 around just because it is so cheap (some people seem to prefer the 55 to the 50, but I don't think I'm one of them). I've got the equiv in SMC Takumars, mostly for my Spotmatics. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- 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.
