Here are some more images I have been getting from this peachy lens, I never realised how addictive this lens wd be :



f/2.4 @ 1/750s ISO100



f/1.4



f/2.4 @ 1/500s ISO100

Thanks Galoot, quite a change to have a full bottle in the house!

Some more from the 1.4, I beginning to find I do prefer to shoot wide open with it at 100iso.
Shot by a window on overcast wet afternoon, like the gin and perfume, you do get some great soft light then...


Are my lemons sharp enough?


f1.4 @ 1/180s



f4 @ 1/500s

Very good demo Dan, of its DOF, you do realise I had to snatch off the birthday wrapping this pm to have a go too

This lens is so lush and out there, I am in love too with the optics of this gem

I do note tho':

1- pretty whacky DOF at 1.4 as stated before, but such sublime results when you get it right it is going to perfect for artistic food photography, flora, portraiture....

2- I was a little surprised and idiot that I am I forgot about the conversion of 35mm lenses on digital bodies the change in focal length (looks like it is more 75mm on K10D) but I can live with it for the results.

3- As Dan says SRS were the biz, my lens arrived the next day, excellent customers service and will not hesitate to order my gear from them again

I spent a very dreak pm doing a few test shots with my little 50mm 1.4, comments welcome please:

F/1.4 with tripod, nice clotted cream bokeh!



F/1.4 with tripod


the bubble wrap effect background was raindrops on the window glass

thank you for that John, just got off the phone from SRS and James and they had 4 in stock, now 3 left!
So am eagerly awaiting lens in next few days
Very happy bunny now, thank you so much for replying so quickly

No, I do not know of them, contact details plse John?

Further to this discussion, I am now extremely disappointed to find out after calling Warehouse Express that they have no bananas (50mm 1.4 FA) and that if I order one they cannot give me an idea how long it might take as Pentax have run out of them and they are awaiting more supplies from Japan. I then tried Parks and a couple others to no avail.

It is very frustrating trying to buy anything out the ordinary from Pentax sometimes

Anyone out there got any ideas where I might try next?

Thank you for your views, I think I will then go for the UV.....watch this space
Hope you get one too Dan

Lilly

never use anything else

Oh, Matt that kinda freeks me out, always paranoid about a filter, so you say SMC is tough, what about rain on surface of lens, would you be perfectly happy just to wipe it dry with cloth?

smc FA 50mm f/1.4

At last, my birthday pressie I am about to order

When I order the above should I purchase a digital protector filter or just a skylight filter, probably a daft : but as it is not a digital lens as such I presume it would be OK for just a skylight but there again ?
I hope you will put me right