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Spotmatic
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 Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 8:15 pm Post subject: [AF] Two Pentax FA* 85/1.4 portraits |
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Spotmatic wrote:
The FA* is by far my most loved prime in the ~85mm range. Unfortunately there's no MF version of it  And, unfortunately again, production of this magnificent lens was stopped in 2003. Many Pentaxians still hate Pentax for that... As of today Pentax still has no 85/1.4 in the available lens range.
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My fast 80s: Asahi-Kogaku Takumar 83mm f/1.9 - Super-Takumar 85mm f/1.9 - FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited - Cyclop 85/1.5 (Helios-40 innards) - Komura 80mm f/1.8 - Meyer Görlitz Primoplan 7,5cm 1:1.9 - Carl Zeiss Jena 80mm f/1.8 Pancolar - Canon 85mm f/1.8 S.S.C. - Canon 85mm f/1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical |
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Orio
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Orio wrote:
Really not bad for an AF! 
How about obvious defects? We must find some! 
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Himself
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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Himself wrote:
Nope, not good for women.
I mean it.
Too sharp. |
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Attila
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
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Nope, not good for women.
I mean it.
Too sharp. |
+1 not even good for man too, it shows every skin problem deeply.
Good for kids only with perfect skin.
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Orio
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Orio wrote:
I love the OOF transition of this lens.
I mean, not the blurred background. The way it transitions from focused to OOF.
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Spotmatic
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| Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 6:31 am Post subject: |
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Spotmatic wrote:
Note so self: don't use sharpening on portraits, at least with this lens 
Thanks for the responses! Obviously, on a forum like this, I would get complaints about the lens being AF.  I would like to have its predecessor too, the SMC Pentax-A* 85/1.4, but that one is even sharper and prone to CA (if you remember, Orio).
But indeed, this is already my favorite lens. It just snaps into focus easily with excellent object separation.
Speaking about kids... This is not a good shot because of the cluttered background, but maybe you can see defects in this snapshot Orio
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Pentax K-5 + Pentax 645 + Canon 5D + Bessa RF 10,5cm Heliar, and a 'little' bag full of MF lenses. The lens list is * here *.
My fast 80s: Asahi-Kogaku Takumar 83mm f/1.9 - Super-Takumar 85mm f/1.9 - FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited - Cyclop 85/1.5 (Helios-40 innards) - Komura 80mm f/1.8 - Meyer Görlitz Primoplan 7,5cm 1:1.9 - Carl Zeiss Jena 80mm f/1.8 Pancolar - Canon 85mm f/1.8 S.S.C. - Canon 85mm f/1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical |
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