SMC M Glass a love affair of 35 years
Pentax FA 50 1.4 I had 2 copies of this and was dissapointed with both which is strange as my A 50 1.4 is great.
Exactly the same as my findings. The A 50 1.4 is as sharp as the excellent A 50 1.7 and I've seen some really good shots from it on Sony FF.
I can't see any point in having an FA 50 1.4.
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Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Pentax FA 50 1.4 I had 2 copies of this and was dissapointed with both which is strange as my A 50 1.4 is great.
Exactly the same as my findings. The A 50 1.4 is as sharp as the excellent A 50 1.7 and I've seen some really good shots from it on Sony FF.
I can't see any point in having an FA 50 1.4.
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I have similar feelings about the FA50/1.4 - it's a very "capable" lens but nothing really wows me from it. Yet the F50/1.4, which is supposedly the same construction, produces some beautiful results. I've owned several A50/1.4's and they've all been sharp and had a great feel and look to the images.
I've always had a suspicion that the coatings play a great part in the overall "look" from a lens, yet I've never been able to find much info on the evolution of SMC coatings. Just look at the front elements of F and FA equivalent lenses and you'll often see a significant colour difference. There's info out there on newer coatings (ghostless, HS, Aero-brite, etc.) - but I'd love to see the history of SMC properly documented
Still have them from mid 70's to early 80's along with 28 f2.8, 50 f1.4 and 200 f4
M28 F3.5, a fantastic landscape lens.
Regards
David
l have heard it is sharper than the 28/2.8
It is sharper and with better colour and contrast than either version of the M 28/2.8, however the K 28/3.5 is significantly better still, though much bigger and heavier.
I also love M lenses - they are the mainstay of my manual lens collection and get plenty of use on film and digital. My favourites are the 85/2, 35/2 and the amazing little 50/1.7.
Fan of DA limited and old manual lenses
M28 F3.5, a fantastic landscape lens.
Regards
David
l have heard it is sharper than the 28/2.8
It is sharper and with better colour and contrast than either version of the M 28/2.8, however the K 28/3.5 is significantly better still, though much bigger and heavier.
I also love M lenses - they are the mainstay of my manual lens collection and get plenty of use on film and digital. My favourites are the 85/2, 35/2 and the amazing little 50/1.7.
I can't verify or deny as I've never owned a M28 F2.8, but I can confirm it is a sharp little lens. It also renders colours in a very specific way; it is superb with greens hence its value as a landscape lens. It also has little or no distortion.
I also have a M50 F1.4, which isn't as sharp as some 50's (at least it isn't wide open) but comes in very handy when using the K-01 indoors. I like this lens too, but the 28 F3.5 is my favourite.
Regards
David
I've had some dreadful 50mm f/2 lenses, but the design itself is sound. Some users really do hammer their kit so the bad ones may well have had a rough ride.
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