B&W Again again

Hi Lilly,

Thanks for that! I took this with the manual focus 50mm f/1.7 lens, which I think tends to go for around £40-£50 on ebay. Haven't checked that, could be wrong.

I'm definitely tempted by the autofocus f/1.4 version, that SRS Microsystems have at £165 new. Various other places do them, but that's the best price I've seen. I guess they might come up second hand every so often, but perhaps not, as most owners seem very pleased with them.

As far as the two versions go, there's not a lot in it, I have to admit. The second one (sRGB colourspace) is, to me, a little more contrasty, so there's less detail in the shadows under the eyebrow, and more bright areas on the nose etc. I prefer the first one (AdobeRGB) because of this, but as I say, it's fairly subtle.

Dan

Dan, I have been doing a bit of research, as now I think I am coming around to thinking I may push the boat out a bit more and buy the 50mm F/1.4 AF after reading the following review on the downside of manual focus:

http://www.pricegrabber.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=3258467/id_type=masterid/

the only downside on the 1.4 compared to the 1.7 is it seems to be a bit 'soft' at F1.4

for your info, Warehouse Express are selling at £169 at the moment too. Would be lovely to catch one secondhand tho'.

And a crazy shallow depth of field where you breath and the focus point changes

Shooting at f2.4 is beautiful - especially lovely for portraiture. Soft, creamy bokeh - it's absolutely gorgeous!

Sorry to fuel the LBA... but it has a very different rendering to the f1.7. My SMC-F 50/1.7 hasn't seen the light of day for a loooong time

Matt

Sorry Matt, not well up on Abbr., what is LBA?

LBA = Lens Buying Addiction

And I was thinking of perhaps the SMC-F 50/1.7, but then Matt says a thing like that...

Dan

Oh Dear, I think I am dev the LBA then! Mmm., me thinks I might be changing my mind now too and invest in the 1.4

A 1.7 just went on ebay for £92.00 . Think I'll get myself a new 1.4 for the extra £73.00.

At some point...

Dan

that's about normal and the main reason I don't have one. One day I'll spring for the AF 1.4, but I'm not paying £100 just for AF (I have an A series 1.7 already).

yes, I had my eye on that one too.
With you on that, pay the extra for a newy and faster lens, birthday coming up!
At least it's good to know they hold their value well

anything in KA or later mount on ebay is going mental at the moment.

Now there's a thought, mine's in July...

Dan