Originally posted by ChristianRock Either you got a really nice copy of this lens, or it really really rocks when you stop it down a bit... fantastic pictures.
The DA50 like more or less all 50mm primes rocks when you stop them down a bit. Starting f/4 they give all the contrast, detail, vibrant colors and sharpness corner to corner you can get out of the sensor.
Here all photos are f/4 or more closed down except the last one that is f/2.8... And if you notice, this last shoot has no really in focus area so we cannot really judge of its sharpness. There also artefacts that come from the lens weaknesses that are are made more visible by the post processing.
Don't be fooled, at f/2.8 DA50 is already quite decent and the lens overall is very nice... But if you want to really leverage the f/1.8 or f/2 the DA50 can be disapointing depending on the shoot.