I got my 50mm 1.4 last night...Wow, what a great piece of metal and glass!! It is truly a work of art.
This thing definitely is on par with any FA or Leica lens out there.
The copy that I bought is flawless and just CLA'd. The focus ring is like butter and glass is absolutely perfect!
I can't believe that these lenses are out there on the market for so cheap...I paid a little extra for mine because it is in pristine condition and that is worth it to me....but still it was an absolute bargain @ $129.00 IMO.
I've been shooting with a manual focus Leica M8 so the manual focusing is not a big deal and the stop down metering is simply a matter of hitting the green button...not going to be as fast as AF but it makes you think and the photographs are so much more rerwarding shooting manually.
The test shots that I took look great but as with any lens there is a learning curve. I can't wait to take this out for a spin with the K-3 real soon.
Love this lens!!