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.. Super price
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this lens for my Pentax K10D for it's low light capability. It's a great performer and such a low price. I've found focusing at f/1.4 to be very critical, as expected. Lens is very sharp. I had been using an older f/1.4 Mamiya lens with an adapter and in manual mode. This lens is much sharper with less chromatic aberation. Made me a believer in modern lenses.Digital camera Review: Great pictures, slow focusing
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had this lens for over a year now, and it has pretty much been the only lens I keep on the camera. The extremely thin depth of field is great for portraits, but there are many times I have lost photos because I have tried to use too large an aperture in a low light situation and the depth of field was too thin. Probably any lens at 1.4 will be soft focusing at normal distances. The only real complaint I have about the lens is that it focuses much too slowly, especially if you are trying to photograph something moving, like a child that won't sit still.
I would still recommend this lens highly though.
Digital camera Review: Great solid lens
Summary: 5 Stars
With the Pentax K10D sensor the equivalent 35mm focal length is about 75mm. Coupled with the fast f1.4 aperture of this lens, this is a great low light short telephoto lens...very good for indoor personal shots. The low f also allows autofocus and metering to work well in low light conditions.
Wide open (f1.4) this lens is soft, but sharpens quickly (noticeable difference from f1.4 to 1.8).
Nice small lens. The downsides are: (1) elements are spherical, so the lens is a little heavier than it could be with aspherical elements, (2) focus ring is locked to autofocus on body...you can't turn the focus ring when the body is set to autofocus, (3) a little soft wide open.
The upsides are: (1) even with spherical elements, the lens is small, (2) feels like a good precision instrument, (3) it's nice to have a very well defined "soft" focus region.
All in all I really like this lens. It just feels good in the hand, its small, its fast, its sharp, it works well in low light, and the price is great.
Digital camera Review: Great, great lens
Summary: 5 Stars
This is such a fun lens to take pictures with. It is fast wide open. The automatic focus is really nice, but switching to manual gives you so many other creative options. Definitely worth the price.Digital camera Review: If you have kids, you need this lens
Summary: 5 Stars
If you plan on taking pictures indoors, especially at your kids' events, you need this lens because of its 1.4 aperture ability. I am using it on my k10d, and it is my favorite lens, even thought it is not my most expensive lens. I can get excellent stop-action shots of our kids indoor basketball games without the use of a flash. There are so many events where flash is not allowed, would not work, or be distracting. This lens will allow you to capture those moments. It also makes a very nice portrait lens since you can throw it wide open (f1.4) and get that blur in the background that will make your subject "pop."