Another super image Gareth that first one. Care to share any pp tips if you did any tweaks.

You are lucky to live so close to such a beautiful view.

Other advantages of fast lenses are the ability to use a faster shutter speed or a lower ISO, and of course the brighter view you get looking through the viewfinder. Can make a big difference expecially if manually focussing in low light. 1.4 versus 2.8 (typical of a general zoom) is two stops. That is four times as much light.

1.41 update was mainy about Image Transmitter 2

The update in 1.42 is to address instability in 1.41

If you dont use IT2 you wont notice a thing

Lovely set Jon. Cannot pick a fave , they are all very good

Thanks for those links

Plenty on here do judging from the macro posts

Lovely sky in the first one

Indeed it is, but all lenses display softness to some degree when wide open. There is also the bokeh to consider, as a lens that displays pleasant bokeh whilst delivering acceptable sharpness in the narrow focus zone will more often than not produce a better image than a technically sharper lens with poor bokeh.

The quick test shot i posted here is certainly sharp enough where I wanted it to be, and the transition to, and the rendering of the OOF is smooth. This was shot at 1.4

Great to hear of good service so well done for publicising it.

Beautiful dog by the way

Just a quick shot of my boy Rio. Trying out the FA 50mm 1.4 that I bought from forum member Colin (col55555ine)

Despite having used exclusively Pentax kit since 1979 I had never owned an autofocus 50mm. Despite there being a new one (D-FA 50mm) on the horizon, I had a hankering after this lens and I am glad i bought it. Just as the reviews say it is quite soft at 1.4 but sharpens up nicely from f2 (even 1.7 is noticeable difference). CA is also a bit of a problem wide open. It sits very nicely on the K1 and will make a nice walkabout lens when I dont have the energy for the D-FA 24-70.

Thanks again Colin