Originally posted by PentaxForums-User Your Cosina... is it a Cosina?? It seems sharper wide open than my FA 50 1.4!!! I don't see any softness... albeit these images are shrunk for the web. My FA 50 1.4 is soft ..... I love your painterly bokeh!!!
You are lucky....
It is a Cosina 55 1.2 and I waited almost 2 years before I finally got it... I should not have waited. I am very happy with the sharpness when I get focus right... But like all shallow DOF lenses, that is not a given
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And you are right about the resize helping... I tend to any PP to the shots at full size with no sharpening added... save that version and then shrink a copy at 900wide for the web. When I resize, I lose some sharpness so I give the re-sized copy a bump in sharpness before posting to the web.
But I am pleased with the 'look' straight from the camera... It really is all about getting the focus point close on the shot. But I even like the slightly oof shots with this lens. I missed focus on the shot of the guy holding the cell phone, but it actually is one of my favorite shots so far with the lens.
You will get lost in this lens, but it is a fun place to be lost.