i will get Pentax M

Danny Delcambre · 01-21-2010, 09:29 PM

Next week I will get Pentax M f1.4 for only $40. You think this len is good? I hope sp. Smile

wallyb · 01-21-2010, 09:42 PM

Yes, it's a good deal. I wish it was mine, I've been looking for this lens for a while now.

Danny Delcambre · 01-21-2010, 09:57 PM

Oh I miss one I mean Pentax M 50mm f1.4. Smile

wallyb · 01-21-2010, 10:00 PM

Originally posted by Danny Delcambre

Oh I miss one I mean Pentax M 50mm f1.4. Smile

Yep, that's the only M-series f/1.4 lens.

flockofbirds · 01-21-2010, 10:08 PM

I love my M 50/1.4
Its real sharp for me beyond f/2
not bad wide open.

Jewelltrail · 01-21-2010, 11:15 PM

That is a great price for a great lens. I sold mine last year for a little more than double that and prices have gone up a lot since. The only reason I sold it was because I owned about 7, 50mm lenses--could not possibly use them all. The only challenge with that lens is, of course, focusing it below f2. That was what first led me to the split-focus screens. What do you have for a focus screen?

JohnBee · 01-22-2010, 01:09 AM

Originally posted by Danny Delcambre

Next week I will get Pentax M f1.4 for only $40. You think this len is good? I hope sp. Smile

I had this lens and sold it because it just didn't live-up to any advantages over my 1.7
Seems like the only logical step(in my case) was a 1.2

PS. apparently it isn't as sharp as the 1.7 stopped down though I didn't find it to bad wide open either.

jsherman999 · 01-22-2010, 11:07 PM

I have the A and FA 50 1.7's now, but I did like the M 50 1.4 I had, and still have a S-M-C Tak 50 1.4.

The 50 1.4's are designed more for portraiture and bokeh-rich applications in mind - stopped down to f/2.8 and lower they are just as sharp as anything, but between f/1.4 --> f/2.8 the designers attempted to bring some 3-d 'pop' to the image - sharpness in that aperture range is just a by-product.

Here are some M 50 1.4 snaps:

Danny Delcambre · 02-02-2010, 10:52 AM

Yesterday I got Pentax M 50mm f1.4 but I looked and thought it was f1.2 and awesome but I looked it again Oh darn it. it is Pentax M 50mm f2. I think it is bad...I will look others....

Danny Delcambre · 02-02-2010, 11:39 AM

Hi everyone. I am sorry that i am confused about f1.2 and f2. It is f2. I think it is bad len. Oh well look my picture

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=53266&stc=1&d=1265135566

Marc Sabatella · 02-02-2010, 01:35 PM

It's not a *bad* lens - just not as good as the 1.4 or 1.7, and only slightly cheaper (than the 1.7).

tokyoso · 02-02-2010, 05:04 PM

Hi - if you can get any of them below $50 in good dirt/fungus free condition i think it is an alright deal. Cleaning alone cost about $50 if you have it done.

I think they're all great portrait lenses. If you shoot stuff/people that moves around a lot you might want to consider getting an auto focus 50 1.4

Pentaxor · 02-02-2010, 09:21 PM

Originally posted by Marc Sabatella

It's not a *bad* lens - just not as good as the 1.4 or 1.7, and only slightly cheaper (than the 1.7).

it looks bad when compared against an f1.2.

01-21-2010, 09:29 PM	#1
Danny Delcambre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 550	i will get Pentax M Next week I will get Pentax M f1.4 for only $40. You think this len is good? I hope sp. Smile

02-02-2010, 11:39 AM	#10
Danny Delcambre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 550 Original Poster	Pentax M 50mm f2 Hi everyone. I am sorry that i am confused about f1.2 and f2. It is f2. I think it is bad len. Oh well look my picture https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=53266&stc=1&d=1265135566 Last edited by Danny Delcambre; 06-02-2010 at 09:40 AM.

01-21-2010, 09:42 PM	#2
wallyb Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Untied States Photos: Albums Posts: 1,881	Yes, it's a good deal. I wish it was mine, I've been looking for this lens for a while now.

01-21-2010, 09:57 PM	#3
Danny Delcambre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 550 Original Poster	Oh I miss one I mean Pentax M 50mm f1.4. Smile

01-21-2010, 10:00 PM	#4
wallyb Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Untied States Photos: Albums Posts: 1,881	Originally posted by Danny Delcambre Oh I miss one I mean Pentax M 50mm f1.4. Smile Yep, that's the only M-series f/1.4 lens.

01-21-2010, 10:08 PM	#5
flockofbirds Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Oregon, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 178	I love my M 50/1.4 Its real sharp for me beyond f/2 not bad wide open.

01-21-2010, 11:15 PM	#6
Jewelltrail Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Rhode Island Photos: Albums Posts: 4,180	That is a great price for a great lens. I sold mine last year for a little more than double that and prices have gone up a lot since. The only reason I sold it was because I owned about 7, 50mm lenses--could not possibly use them all. The only challenge with that lens is, of course, focusing it below f2. That was what first led me to the split-focus screens. What do you have for a focus screen?

01-22-2010, 01:09 AM	#7
JohnBee Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,667	Originally posted by Danny Delcambre Next week I will get Pentax M f1.4 for only $40. You think this len is good? I hope sp. Smile I had this lens and sold it because it just didn't live-up to any advantages over my 1.7 Seems like the only logical step(in my case) was a 1.2 PS. apparently it isn't as sharp as the 1.7 stopped down though I didn't find it to bad wide open either.

01-22-2010, 11:07 PM	#8
jsherman999 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,237	I have the A and FA 50 1.7's now, but I did like the M 50 1.4 I had, and still have a S-M-C Tak 50 1.4. The 50 1.4's are designed more for portraiture and bokeh-rich applications in mind - stopped down to f/2.8 and lower they are just as sharp as anything, but between f/1.4 --> f/2.8 the designers attempted to bring some 3-d 'pop' to the image - sharpness in that aperture range is just a by-product. Here are some M 50 1.4 snaps:

02-02-2010, 10:52 AM	#9
Danny Delcambre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 550 Original Poster	Yesterday I got Pentax M 50mm f1.4 but I looked and thought it was f1.2 and awesome but I looked it again Oh darn it. it is Pentax M 50mm f2. I think it is bad...I will look others....

02-02-2010, 01:35 PM	#11
Marc Sabatella Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denver, CO Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,685	It's not a bad lens - just not as good as the 1.4 or 1.7, and only slightly cheaper (than the 1.7).

02-02-2010, 05:04 PM	#12
tokyoso Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tokyo Photos: Albums Posts: 723	Hi - if you can get any of them below $50 in good dirt/fungus free condition i think it is an alright deal. Cleaning alone cost about $50 if you have it done. I think they're all great portrait lenses. If you shoot stuff/people that moves around a lot you might want to consider getting an auto focus 50 1.4

02-02-2010, 09:21 PM	#13
Pentaxor Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,513	Originally posted by Marc Sabatella It's not a bad lens - just not as good as the 1.4 or 1.7, and only slightly cheaper (than the 1.7). it looks bad when compared against an f1.2.