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Cabessius · 11-20-2014, 12:46 PM

What do you guys consider a fair price for a very good copy of a Pentax K 50mm f1.2 nowadays?

**Kerrowdown** · 11-23-2014, 11:04 AM - **1 Like**

One from today to give the thread a wee boost.

takis63 · 11-23-2014, 11:11 AM

Originally posted by Kerrowdown

One from today to give the thread a wee boost.

That's great. I think i have to get myself one...

**Kerrowdown** · 11-23-2014, 11:21 AM

Originally posted by takis63

I think i have to get myself one...

You could do far worse than to have your own "Special Lady” (SMC Pentax-A 50mm F1.2) in your arsenal.

manntax · 11-23-2014, 11:29 AM

Originally posted by eddie1960

1.2 is useful even at a greater distance for isolating subjects. Shot my XF56 1.2 for the whole parade (Snow and cold kept me from enthusiastically changing lenses or using MF lenses)

The image quality of these shots is striking - at f1.2 they are sharp and defined - of course at this price point that lens should be delivering .. and I have got to say that it indeed is !

eddie1960 · 11-24-2014, 07:41 AM

Originally posted by manntax

The image quality of these shots is striking - at f1.2 they are sharp and defined - of course at this price point that lens should be delivering .. and I have got to say that it indeed is !

Thanks, all the Fuji lenses are pretty amazing so far (I'd say the pancakes - the 18-27 are the most pedestrian, but they are the cheapest as well - the 27 was $350 Canadian, the 18 $500 - they are very sharp at 4-5.6 though) the 23-35-56 are nothing short of as impressive as the FA limited trio in Film IMO , the macro I only picked up last night so judgement reserved on it

Chaos_Realm · 12-06-2014, 07:30 PM

Originally posted by gmans

Was trying out the 1.2 aperture for Astro shoots, using the 500 rule, this was noisy but not to bad I thought. Its the large magellan cloud.

Interesting you get the same "pac-man" shapes as my k 50 1.2

eddie1960 · 12-06-2014, 07:44 PM

We all think of 1.2 lenses for low light no flash but with flash they are great as well

XF56 f1.2 @ 1.2, iso 200 1/125 flash -1ev 2nd curtain sync, Stofen amber Diffuser bounced off wall to left of Blu.

Jonathan Mac · 12-07-2014, 02:09 AM

Originally posted by eddie1960

We all think of 1.2 lenses for low light no flash but with flash they are great as well

XF56 f1.2 @ 1.2, iso 200 1/125 flash -1ev 2nd curtain sync, Stofen amber Diffuser bounced off wall to left of Blu.

Very nice. The best flash shots are ones where you don't realise one was used.

I hadn't thought of a coloured diffuser to simulate the warm light often obliterated by flash, even if bounced. I will have to look into that, many thanks.

gmans · 12-07-2014, 03:15 AM

Originally posted by Chaos_Realm

Interesting you get the same "pac-man" shapes as my k 50 1.2

Well at least its not space invaders.

I was putting that down to CA and a bit camera movement with the longish exposure vs star trials. Where is your photo for comparison is it posted?

eddie1960 · 12-07-2014, 10:47 AM

Originally posted by Jonathan Mac

Very nice. The best flash shots are ones where you don't realise one was used.

I hadn't thought of a coloured diffuser to simulate the warm light often obliterated by flash, even if bounced. I will have to look into that, many thanks.

you're welcome, the warm diffuser is really just an old film trick (I have a green one that's good if you add flash to stage lighting which is usually tungsten based, achieves the same thing (of course it was for shooting flash with Tungsten film way back) You can duplicate some of that in post but i like it when you can just shoot and have little post to do

Jean Poitiers · 12-26-2014, 08:50 AM

Some great and very interesting images here.

Joining up after this very lucky score ... Images to come later, once back home from the holidays away. J

**baro-nite** · 12-27-2014, 07:08 PM

SMC Pentax-A 1:1.2 50mm, K-5

Erd§ · 01-02-2015, 10:59 PM

Here's the K 50mm 1.2 wide open on FF:

Pink Malay Ixora

Chaos_Realm · 01-03-2015, 05:49 AM

Originally posted by gmans

Well at least its not space invaders.

I was putting that down to CA and a bit camera movement with the longish exposure vs star trials. Where is your photo for comparison is it posted?

Mine was shot on a tripod and using 8 second shutter so i wouldn't have say there was any movement. My guess was that the lense actually focuses beyond infinity, so setting focus all the way round is not true "infinity" but this was a while ago and I would have to have another look at the causes.
Trying to link from my phone but so this may not work,
https://m.flickr.com/photos/morrison_scott/7975133850/
Otherwise it is in my Flickr album "chapter 3: the sky"

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11-20-2014, 12:46 PM	#1606
Cabessius Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Ibiza, Spain Posts: 471	What do you guys consider a fair price for a very good copy of a Pentax K 50mm f1.2 nowadays?

11-23-2014, 11:11 AM	#1608
takis63 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,023	Originally posted by Kerrowdown One from today to give the thread a wee boost. That's great. I think i have to get myself one...

11-23-2014, 11:21 AM	#1609
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,867	Originally posted by takis63 I think i have to get myself one... You could do far worse than to have your own "Special Lady” (SMC Pentax-A 50mm F1.2) in your arsenal.

11-23-2014, 11:29 AM	#1610
manntax Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,972	Originally posted by eddie1960 1.2 is useful even at a greater distance for isolating subjects. Shot my XF56 1.2 for the whole parade (Snow and cold kept me from enthusiastically changing lenses or using MF lenses) The image quality of these shots is striking - at f1.2 they are sharp and defined - of course at this price point that lens should be delivering .. and I have got to say that it indeed is !

11-24-2014, 07:41 AM	#1611
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,667	Originally posted by manntax The image quality of these shots is striking - at f1.2 they are sharp and defined - of course at this price point that lens should be delivering .. and I have got to say that it indeed is ! Thanks, all the Fuji lenses are pretty amazing so far (I'd say the pancakes - the 18-27 are the most pedestrian, but they are the cheapest as well - the 27 was $350 Canadian, the 18 $500 - they are very sharp at 4-5.6 though) the 23-35-56 are nothing short of as impressive as the FA limited trio in Film IMO , the macro I only picked up last night so judgement reserved on it

12-06-2014, 07:30 PM	#1612
Chaos_Realm Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,251	Originally posted by gmans Was trying out the 1.2 aperture for Astro shoots, using the 500 rule, this was noisy but not to bad I thought. Its the large magellan cloud. Interesting you get the same "pac-man" shapes as my k 50 1.2

12-06-2014, 07:44 PM	#1613
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,667	We all think of 1.2 lenses for low light no flash but with flash they are great as well XF56 f1.2 @ 1.2, iso 200 1/125 flash -1ev 2nd curtain sync, Stofen amber Diffuser bounced off wall to left of Blu.

12-07-2014, 02:09 AM	#1614
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,911	Originally posted by eddie1960 We all think of 1.2 lenses for low light no flash but with flash they are great as well XF56 f1.2 @ 1.2, iso 200 1/125 flash -1ev 2nd curtain sync, Stofen amber Diffuser bounced off wall to left of Blu. Very nice. The best flash shots are ones where you don't realise one was used. I hadn't thought of a coloured diffuser to simulate the warm light often obliterated by flash, even if bounced. I will have to look into that, many thanks.

12-07-2014, 03:15 AM	#1615
gmans Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Hunter Valley,NSW, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,466	Originally posted by Chaos_Realm Interesting you get the same "pac-man" shapes as my k 50 1.2 Well at least its not space invaders. I was putting that down to CA and a bit camera movement with the longish exposure vs star trials. Where is your photo for comparison is it posted?

12-07-2014, 10:47 AM	#1616
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,667	Originally posted by Jonathan Mac Very nice. The best flash shots are ones where you don't realise one was used. I hadn't thought of a coloured diffuser to simulate the warm light often obliterated by flash, even if bounced. I will have to look into that, many thanks. you're welcome, the warm diffuser is really just an old film trick (I have a green one that's good if you add flash to stage lighting which is usually tungsten based, achieves the same thing (of course it was for shooting flash with Tungsten film way back) You can duplicate some of that in post but i like it when you can just shoot and have little post to do

12-26-2014, 08:50 AM	#1617
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Some great and very interesting images here. Joining up after this very lucky score ... Images to come later, once back home from the holidays away. J

12-27-2014, 07:08 PM	#1618
baro-nite Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,295	SMC Pentax-A 1:1.2 50mm, K-5

01-02-2015, 10:59 PM	#1619
Erd§ Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: SEQ Posts: 323	Here's the K 50mm 1.2 wide open on FF: Pink Malay Ixora

01-03-2015, 05:49 AM	#1620
Chaos_Realm Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,251	Originally posted by gmans Well at least its not space invaders. I was putting that down to CA and a bit camera movement with the longish exposure vs star trials. Where is your photo for comparison is it posted? Mine was shot on a tripod and using 8 second shutter so i wouldn't have say there was any movement. My guess was that the lense actually focuses beyond infinity, so setting focus all the way round is not true "infinity" but this was a while ago and I would have to have another look at the causes. Trying to link from my phone but so this may not work, https://m.flickr.com/photos/morrison_scott/7975133850/ Otherwise it is in my Flickr album "chapter 3: the sky"

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