Help me choose a 50mm

JohnBee · 10-13-2010, 02:10 PM

Originally posted by Recercare

I have owned the M 50/1.7 which is (optically) the same as A 50/1.7.
Today I own the K 55/1.8 which is in a different league if you ask me. Its bokeh and colors are much nicer.

Kind regards
.lars

The 50/1.4 has quite a nice bokeh also(I really like it).

SMC-A 50mm @ 1.4
[IMGWIDELEFT]http://www.gaggo.net/tmp/_IGP8263.jpg[/IMGWIDELEFT]
Damned pookee rocks!

Last edited by JohnBee; 10-13-2010 at 02:34 PM.

zxaar · 10-13-2010, 02:58 PM

All of them are good. But if money is criteria i would go with tak 1.8 55mm

Here are some (most of them i already posted, reposting because they are there in my flickr account).

NOTE: All photos are shot wide open (except one i think).

First TAK 50mm F1.4. I have only use it two times so far:

Test shot

last weekend. (this one is not wide open)

Then tak 55mm F1.8

My beloved 50mm F1.2

hope this helps.

**rm2** · 10-13-2010, 05:12 PM

I have a Vivitar 50 mm 1.7 and it is definitely my sharpest lens. Here are a few samples:

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10-13-2010, 02:10 PM	#31
JohnBee Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,667	Originally posted by Recercare I have owned the M 50/1.7 which is (optically) the same as A 50/1.7. Today I own the K 55/1.8 which is in a different league if you ask me. Its bokeh and colors are much nicer. Kind regards .lars The 50/1.4 has quite a nice bokeh also(I really like it). SMC-A 50mm @ 1.4 [IMGWIDELEFT]http://www.gaggo.net/tmp/_IGP8263.jpg[/IMGWIDELEFT] Damned pookee rocks! Last edited by JohnBee; 10-13-2010 at 02:34 PM.

10-13-2010, 02:58 PM	#32
zxaar Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: kobe/japan Posts: 510	All of them are good. But if money is criteria i would go with tak 1.8 55mm Here are some (most of them i already posted, reposting because they are there in my flickr account). NOTE: All photos are shot wide open (except one i think). First TAK 50mm F1.4. I have only use it two times so far: Test shot last weekend. (this one is not wide open) Then tak 55mm F1.8 My beloved 50mm F1.2 hope this helps.

10-13-2010, 05:12 PM	#33
rm2 Site Supporter Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hudson Valley - NY Posts: 778	I have a Vivitar 50 mm 1.7 and it is definitely my sharpest lens. Here are a few samples: