50 is still a great distance

50 is still a great distance · **15 Likes**

50 was "the lens" for decades: the view angle similar to the human eye, the possibility to have great apertures, portability and more.
With the crop factor of 1.5 it becomes a 75...I still think that it remains a great lens adding to the other qualities the possibility to indulge more on details and little objects that makes the photos actual and introspective.
You have also the perfect lens for portraits, and, special for me, very fast in reportage.
What else? The special "colour" of Pentax lenses obviously!!!
The attached shot was done at 55mm (the image is not cutted or reshaped): capture the moment is my preferred way, and a 50 FA 1.8 will helps very much.

Cheers

Roberto Zanusso

mtux · 09-18-2014, 07:59 PM

Superb silhouette.

**Kerrowdown** · 09-21-2014, 01:56 AM

Original and creative.

olegp · 11-08-2014, 02:31 PM

What a moment! Excellent.

CreationBear · 11-08-2014, 03:06 PM

I think I would be a nervous wreck until I got this file written on 15 different devices--even the precipice in the background is perfect.

**Scottnorwo** · 11-08-2014, 07:39 PM

beautiful image

gor80 · 11-08-2014, 07:46 PM

It is very beautiful, just perfect silhouette - you caught the moment!

johan kruger · 11-09-2014, 07:43 AM

very nice silhouette. II would take out that small black dot above his hand.

**FozzFoster** · 07-28-2018, 04:17 AM

Originally posted by robyct96

50 was "the lens" for decades: the view angle similar to the human eye, the possibility to have great apertures, portability and more.
With the crop factor of 1.5 it becomes a 75...I still think that it remains a great lens adding to the other qualities the possibility to indulge more on details and little objects that makes the photos actual and introspective.
You have also the perfect lens for portraits, and, special for me, very fast in reportage.
What else? The special "colour" of Pentax lenses obviously!!!
The attached shot was done at 55mm (the image is not cutted or reshaped): capture the moment is my preferred way, and a 50 FA 1.8 will helps very much.

Cheers

Roberto Zanusso

wow! great story here! really well done!

Dr Goodglass · 07-28-2018, 04:31 AM

When man creates a longer lens, God will create a more distant subject.

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CreationBear Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,415	I think I would be a nervous wreck until I got this file written on 15 different devices--even the precipice in the background is perfect.

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johan kruger Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South AFrica Photos: Albums Posts: 298	very nice silhouette. II would take out that small black dot above his hand.

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FozzFoster Custom User Title Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Alberta Photos: Albums Posts: 6,806	Originally posted by robyct96 50 was "the lens" for decades: the view angle similar to the human eye, the possibility to have great apertures, portability and more. With the crop factor of 1.5 it becomes a 75...I still think that it remains a great lens adding to the other qualities the possibility to indulge more on details and little objects that makes the photos actual and introspective. You have also the perfect lens for portraits, and, special for me, very fast in reportage. What else? The special "colour" of Pentax lenses obviously!!! The attached shot was done at 55mm (the image is not cutted or reshaped): capture the moment is my preferred way, and a 50 FA 1.8 will helps very much. Cheers Roberto Zanusso wow! great story here! really well done!

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