> While I like my lenses (otherwise I wouldn't have them), and > especially like the 1.7 for its size and light weight, it doesn't, > to my eye, have any particularly outstanding optical > characteristics.
Yes, Shel, I personally would agree. However, I was just hoping to get some of the "as-yet-unheard-from" 50/1.7 fans involved in the discussion. After all, a thread on "Pentax's Best 50mm Lens" would theoretically be relevant to almost any PDML member - <g>. Fred