My vote goes to Pentax FA 50/1.4. Regards,
Jeffery ______________________ Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA www.400tx.com On May 27, 2012, at 7:30 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/Compare50 > > A blackberry blossom in our back yard. > A quick comparison of the FA 50/1.4, M 50/1.4, & A 50/2.8 Macro. > > Shot was hand-held. 1/100 @ f9, just to hit close to the sweet spot of each > lens. > > I know a lot of people are excited by the M, but that whole series has never > given me much encouragement. This sample did not do poorly at all, but is > clearly not as sharp as the FA & A. > > But I must give the M credit for its color cast. It matches the FA and, > imnsho, both better the A with its cool character. So the A might be better > for resolving power, but not for color accuracy. > > Sincerely, > > Collin Brendemuehl > "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" > -- Jim Elliott > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
