Originally posted by k100d nice photos Voe, I really like them all.
is it all plastic? the A50 1.2 feels like most of it is made of metal, perhaps they put more into it.
Well not all but the aperture ring and the focus ring are made of plastic which looks like metal until you touch it. Everything else is made of metal. I am also not impressed by the way aperture ring clicks. It does not sound very well designed, but thankfully I don't need to change it often as I can do this from the camera itself. I sold my FA 50mm f/1.4 about 3-4 months ago as I did not like the look and the fact that I can get the same or better quality (wide open) from my M 50mm f/1.7.
I don't know about you but I prefer the manual focus and the nice look of the M or A the lenses than the auto focus and the ugly plastic look of the FA 50's. I also sold my FA 35mm f/2 because I did not like the look and the rendering and bought the DA 40mm Limited new at much cheaper price than what I sold the FA 35mm. I noticed that for me the rendering of the DA Limited is much better than the FA 35mm and it also seems that the DA 40mm Limited has greater DoF than the FA 35 when both lenses are at the same aperture which is great for my way of street photography.
Thanks all for the nice comments. I really appreciate it.
Cheers,
Voe.