Pentax SMCP-FA 50mm f/1.4 Lens by Pentax
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Digital camera reviews of Pentax SMCP-FA 50mm f/1.4 Lens
Digital camera Review: Great lens at a bargain price
Summary: 5 Stars
This lens brings out the bright colors and the rich tones. The contrast is amazing as is the focal point. The lens zooms quickly and locks in on it's subject. Low light is the sweet spot here for me, as I don't have to rely on the popup flash that often. This is a great lens on a bargain price. For portraits, this lens will work some magic. Lens tested on a Pentax K10dDigital camera Review: Great lens!
Summary: 5 Stars
The focus of this lens is spot on. For a fast lens with a shallow depth of field it focuses very well. It has great bokeh and good brightness. This is one of Pentax's great lenses an deserves to be a part of every Pentax owners kit.Digital camera Review: Great lens, but...
Summary: 5 Stars
Great lens, I love it. My favorite lens by far. I bought it new on Amazon for less than two hundr. less than 2 years ago--so the price has really shot up. Try to find a deal if you can, but the lens is so worth owning.Digital camera Review: Great lens, great value!
Summary: 5 Stars
Grab one while they're around. Buttery-smooth bokeh, decent performance even wide open, good image rendering.Digital camera Review: Great lens, really love it!
Summary: 5 Stars
Really love this lens!
I just have it for several weeks. Very sharp! In term pf price, it offers too much comparing similar lenses from other vendors (if you have Nikon, Canon, ...). I do observe some soft when wide open. But this is a problem for everybody. Pentax does an excellent job already. Shooting from 1 meter away, at f/1.4, dof will be only 0.023m. For cameras, it is very difficult to focus correctly. In practice, I found it really helpful to use spot focus mode.
In summary,
pros: 1) solid build quality
2) extremely sharp lens
3) good for indoor or other low-light environments
4) very good price
5) extremely useful if you have a shake-reduction body
cons: 1) soft wide open