smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.4 last shots with K100D Super

[Roman Melihhov]

http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20080516134346
^^^ I'd lusted after this lense for over a year but something else 
always came in. Now, knowing K20D CMOS sensor reads diagonal light of FA 
lenses I'd decided to buy this 1.4 fast prime and here goes few samples, 
probably just emphasizing on its beautiful bokeh. FA 50mm is kinda soft 
full open, with few pixel wide soft cast but it's gone by f/2.0 and 
lense is sharpest at f/5.6 - 8.0. Light is very well controlled and 
level of aberrations is insignificant. Now I found my new favorite 
lense. Shame it took ages to finally find it. Perhaps expectancy of FF 
pentax body in December 2008 / January 2009 had contributed a bit to my 
decision to purchase full frame lense here.

Your comments are welcome, as always.

Roman.


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Re: smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.4 last shots with K100D Super

[timber]

What surprises me is the line:
"price of the lense (most expensive standard prime in its class, besides
Zeiss of course)"

Are we talking about the Pentax SMC FA 50mm f1.4? That's the cheapest in
it's class (Nikon's being close).
FYI the prices (in GBP... source: Ebay.co.uk):
Canon 50mm f1.4 - ~165 pounds
Nikon 50mm f1.4 - ~135 pounds
Pentax 50mm f1.4 - ~130 pounds
Canon 50mm f1.8 - ~60 pounds
Nikon 50mm f1.8 - ~50 pounds

The only thing Pentax is 'missing' is an 50mm f1.8 lens... but the price
of the f1.4/50mm is fairly low IMHO. And I had the Canon f1.8 50mm in my
hands... cheap and plastic. I really disliked that lens. A friend of mine
sold his because it was extremely soft at f1.8, yet I heard no real
complains about the FA f1.4/50mm.

The two reason I am not considering to buy this lens is: my Porst
55mm/f1.2 MF lens and my dream to get my hands on an FA 77mm f1.8 :D The
FA77's Bokeh... is a dreeeaaam :D

.t

> http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20080516134346
> ^^^ I'd lusted after this lense for over a year but something else
> always came in. Now, knowing K20D CMOS sensor reads diagonal light of FA
> lenses I'd decided to buy this 1.4 fast prime and here goes few samples,
> probably just emphasizing on its beautiful bokeh. FA 50mm is kinda soft
> full open, with few pixel wide soft cast but it's gone by f/2.0 and
> lense is sharpest at f/5.6 - 8.0. Light is very well controlled and
> level of aberrations is insignificant. Now I found my new favorite
> lense. Shame it took ages to finally find it. Perhaps expectancy of FF
> pentax body in December 2008 / January 2009 had contributed a bit to my
> decision to purchase full frame lense here.
>
> Your comments are welcome, as always.
>
> Roman.
>
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Re: smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.4 last shots with K100D Super

[Cotty]

On 20/5/08, Roman Melihhov, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Perhaps expectancy of FF 
>pentax body in December 2008 / January 2009 had contributed a bit to my 
>decision to purchase full frame lense here.

Or perhaps you're just dreaming..





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Re: smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.4 last shots with K100D Super

[Adam Maas]

Over here it's dirt cheap, running around half the price of the Canon
or Sony and a little more than that against the Nikon. The Pentax is
around $200 while the Nikon is $360 or so and the Canon and Sony are
$400+

-Adam

On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 3:51 AM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What surprises me is the line:
> "price of the lense (most expensive standard prime in its class, besides
> Zeiss of course)"
>
> Are we talking about the Pentax SMC FA 50mm f1.4? That's the cheapest in
> it's class (Nikon's being close).
> FYI the prices (in GBP... source: Ebay.co.uk):
> Canon 50mm f1.4 - ~165 pounds
> Nikon 50mm f1.4 - ~135 pounds
> Pentax 50mm f1.4 - ~130 pounds
> Canon 50mm f1.8 - ~60 pounds
> Nikon 50mm f1.8 - ~50 pounds
>
> The only thing Pentax is 'missing' is an 50mm f1.8 lens... but the price
> of the f1.4/50mm is fairly low IMHO. And I had the Canon f1.8 50mm in my
> hands... cheap and plastic. I really disliked that lens. A friend of mine
> sold his because it was extremely soft at f1.8, yet I heard no real
> complains about the FA f1.4/50mm.
>
> The two reason I am not considering to buy this lens is: my Porst
> 55mm/f1.2 MF lens and my dream to get my hands on an FA 77mm f1.8 :D The
> FA77's Bokeh... is a dreeeaaam :D
>
> .t
>
>> http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20080516134346
>> ^^^ I'd lusted after this lense for over a year but something else
>> always came in. Now, knowing K20D CMOS sensor reads diagonal light of FA
>> lenses I'd decided to buy this 1.4 fast prime and here goes few samples,
>> probably just emphasizing on its beautiful bokeh. FA 50mm is kinda soft
>> full open, with few pixel wide soft cast but it's gone by f/2.0 and
>> lense is sharpest at f/5.6 - 8.0. Light is very well controlled and
>> level of aberrations is insignificant. Now I found my new favorite
>> lense. Shame it took ages to finally find it. Perhaps expectancy of FF
>> pentax body in December 2008 / January 2009 had contributed a bit to my
>> decision to purchase full frame lense here.
>>
>> Your comments are welcome, as always.
>>
>> Roman.
>>
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Re: smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.4 last shots with K100D Super

[P. J. Alling]

Looks dry, you might want to put some ketchup on that.

Cotty wrote:
> On 20/5/08, Roman Melihhov, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>   
>> Perhaps expectancy of FF 
>> pentax body in December 2008 / January 2009 had contributed a bit to my 
>> decision to purchase full frame lense here.
>> 
>
> Or perhaps you're just dreaming..
>
> 
>
>
>
>   


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Re: smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.4 last shots with K100D Super

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "Roman Melihhov" <
Subject: smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.4 last shots with K100D Super


> http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20080516134346
> ^^^ I'd lusted after this lense for over a year but something else
> always came in. Now, knowing K20D CMOS sensor reads diagonal light of FA
> lenses I'd decided to buy this 1.4 fast prime and here goes few samples,
> probably just emphasizing on its beautiful bokeh. FA 50mm is kinda soft
> full open, with few pixel wide soft cast but it's gone by f/2.0 and
> lense is sharpest at f/5.6 - 8.0. Light is very well controlled and
> level of aberrations is insignificant. Now I found my new favorite
> lense. Shame it took ages to finally find it. Perhaps expectancy of FF
> pentax body in December 2008 / January 2009 had contributed a bit to my
> decision to purchase full frame lense here.
>
> Your comments are welcome, as always.

It's one of my favourite lenses as well. In Canada it was not a terribly 
expensive lens, I think 
I paid just under $Can200.00 for a new one.

William Robb 


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Re: smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.4 last shots with K100D Super

[Scott Loveless]

William Robb wrote:
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Roman Melihhov" <
> Subject: smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.4 last shots with K100D Super
> 
> 
>> http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20080516134346
>> ^^^ I'd lusted after this lense for over a year but something else
>> always came in. Now, knowing K20D CMOS sensor reads diagonal light of FA
>> lenses I'd decided to buy this 1.4 fast prime and here goes few samples,
>> probably just emphasizing on its beautiful bokeh. FA 50mm is kinda soft
>> full open, with few pixel wide soft cast but it's gone by f/2.0 and
>> lense is sharpest at f/5.6 - 8.0. Light is very well controlled and
>> level of aberrations is insignificant. Now I found my new favorite
>> lense. Shame it took ages to finally find it. Perhaps expectancy of FF
>> pentax body in December 2008 / January 2009 had contributed a bit to my
>> decision to purchase full frame lense here.
>>
>> Your comments are welcome, as always.
> 
> It's one of my favourite lenses as well. In Canada it was not a terribly 
> expensive lens, I think 
> I paid just under $Can200.00 for a new one.
> 
Christie and I just celebrated our 10 year anniversary a few days ago. 
I gave her an FA50/1.4.  It hasn't come off her camera since.  She's 
even let me take a photo or two with it.  That lens is one hell of a 
good bargain.


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Re: smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.4 last shots with K100D Super

[John Whittingham]

Better with gravy, it is England after all 8)

regards,

JohnOn Tue, 20 May 2008 09:18:14 -0400, P. J. Alling wrote
> Looks dry, you might want to put some ketchup on that.
> 
> Cotty wrote:
> > On 20/5/08, Roman Melihhov, discombobulated, unleashed:
> >
> >   
> >> Perhaps expectancy of FF 
> >> pentax body in December 2008 / January 2009 had contributed a bit to my 
> >> decision to purchase full frame lense here.
> >> 
> >
> > Or perhaps you're just dreaming..
> >
> > 
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Re: smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.4 last shots with K100D Super

[John Whittingham]

Better with gravy, it is England after all 8)

regards,

John

On Tue, 20 May 2008 09:18:14 -0400, P. J. Alling wrote
> Looks dry, you might want to put some ketchup on that.
> 
> Cotty wrote:
> > On 20/5/08, Roman Melihhov, discombobulated, unleashed:
> >
> >   
> >> Perhaps expectancy of FF 
> >> pentax body in December 2008 / January 2009 had contributed a bit to my 
> >> decision to purchase full frame lense here.
> >> 
> >
> > Or perhaps you're just dreaming..
> >
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Re: smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.4 last shots with K100D Super

[P. J. Alling]

I'm not sure that I'd agree with that, I've had English Gravy...

John Whittingham wrote:
> Better with gravy, it is England after all 8)
>
> regards,
>
> John
>
> On Tue, 20 May 2008 09:18:14 -0400, P. J. Alling wrote
>   
>> Looks dry, you might want to put some ketchup on that.
>>
>> Cotty wrote:
>> 
>>> On 20/5/08, Roman Melihhov, discombobulated, unleashed:
>>>
>>>   
>>>   
 Perhaps expectancy of FF 
 pentax body in December 2008 / January 2009 had contributed a bit to my 
 decision to purchase full frame lense here.
 
 
>>> Or perhaps you're just dreaming..
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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