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D1N0
Joined: 07 Aug 2012 Posts: 2483
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2018 2:22 pm Post subject: Small Pentax-A 50mm F1.4 test |
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D1N0 wrote:
SMC Pentax-A 50mm 1:1.4 found for just €10 The lens is known to be soft wide open. At F1.4/1.6/1.8 softness and contrast nicely clear up (100%):
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Edom31
Joined: 18 Feb 2018 Posts: 35
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Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2018 12:12 am Post subject: |
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Edom31 wrote:
Awesome lens indeed.
True - somewhat soft wide open (which could give you some artistic freedom).
But stopped down, it is crisp. _________________ Mostly Pentax series (Taks - K - M - A - F) and some Oly OMs |
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D1N0
Joined: 07 Aug 2012 Posts: 2483
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Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2018 11:58 am Post subject: |
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D1N0 wrote:
Nice one.
It's good for cat's also and has excellent bokeh
Both at F1.4, cat on a 1cm macro extension ring and sharpened to get rid of some of the softness (don't use a clarity slider for that on a bokeh pic as it destroys the smoothness). _________________ pentaxian |
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y
Joined: 11 Aug 2013 Posts: 304 Location: EU
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 8:19 am Post subject: Re: Small Pentax-A 50mm F1.4 test |
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y wrote:
D1N0 wrote: |
SMC Pentax-A 50mm 1:1.4 found for just €10 The lens is known to be soft wide open. |
All double-gauss fast 50s are soft wide-open. The SMC A should be among the better ones in this regard (apart from purple firing). |
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D1N0
Joined: 07 Aug 2012 Posts: 2483
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 12:41 pm Post subject: Re: Small Pentax-A 50mm F1.4 test |
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D1N0 wrote:
y wrote: |
All double-gauss fast 50s are soft wide-open. The SMC A should be among the better ones in this regard (apart from purple firing). |
I know. This lens formula stems from the Super-Takumar 50mm 1.4 v2 (V1 was the famous eight element version) and it has remains in production in various claddings up till now (SMC Pentax FA 50mm F1.4). I don't mind. It ads character and is great for portraits. _________________ pentaxian |
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luisalegria
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 6627 Location: San Francisco, USA
Expire: 2018-01-18
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Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 12:30 am Post subject: |
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luisalegria wrote:
Thats an awesome skyline shot btw. _________________ I like Pentax DSLR's, Exaktas, M42 bodies of all kinds, strange and cheap Japanese lenses, and am dabbling in medium format/Speed Graphic work. |
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Edom31
Joined: 18 Feb 2018 Posts: 35
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 3:16 am Post subject: |
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Edom31 wrote:
luisalegria wrote: |
Thats an awesome skyline shot btw. |
Thank you - shot it last Friday I believe... Best of the bunch were those using the Pentax-A50/1.4 and the SMC Tak 35/3.5 - but the A50/1.4's stand out. I really dig that lens. _________________ Mostly Pentax series (Taks - K - M - A - F) and some Oly OMs |
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