DA* 55/1.4 announced/delayed until February

ogl · 01-22-2009, 11:17 AM

I have no any problems with speed. Almost momentary load

ogl · 01-22-2009, 11:18 AM

The bokeh is not 50 mm's lenses. It's that I expected.
The resolution and contast wide-opened are better than FA50. IMO.

one more
http://www.yupoo.com/photos/zoom?id=ff8080811e444688011e44670a1e02dd

Brew1brew · 01-22-2009, 11:30 AM

Some beautiful shots!! That last one of the Nikon camera produced quite a bit of CA. this sort of surprises me.

Les

thePiRaTE!! · 01-22-2009, 11:31 AM

hmm. Seems fine, nothing really that stands out to me here. Perhaps I'm spoiled by the Nokton. Its good to see Pentax releasing fully modernized primes though, it certainly gets them attention.

nostatic · 01-22-2009, 11:38 AM

Cool? So it comes with it's own HVAC system? That might explain the huge size of it...

**wtlwdwgn** · 01-22-2009, 12:04 PM

Nice lens. Nice results. Nice kid!

247nino · 01-22-2009, 12:28 PM

Originally posted by thePiRaTE!!

hmm. Seems fine, nothing really that stands out to me here. Perhaps I'm spoiled by the Nokton. Its good to see Pentax releasing fully modernized primes though, it certainly gets them attention.

never had any V or CZ or J lenses, but yes I agree with you

its nice because of AF and SDM and weather sealing but
MEH

thats quite a premium to pay for such a lens but I guess its like those "L"

asdf · 01-22-2009, 12:33 PM

Originally posted by 247nino

never had any V or CZ or J lenses, but yes I agree with you

its nice because of AF and SDM and weather sealing but
MEH

thats quite a premium to pay for such a lens but I guess its like those "L"

...and like the other DA* lenses listed in your sig.

Jonson PL · 01-22-2009, 01:10 PM

Thanks for the info.

TKH · 01-22-2009, 01:17 PM

And the good news go on for me. My dealer here in Germany had a special price deal last october. The DA*55 pre order for 429,-- Euros than the list price of 529,--. This week Pentax Germany highers the list price up to 649,-- Euros!! But today Pentax gives OK to my dealer that the special price of 429 from October is fix for the pre ordered deals!

Rainer

roentarre · 01-22-2009, 01:20 PM

Even thought these two images did not really reveal much about boke there.

I already see warning signs of Nissen Bokeh already. Double tramtrack outlining are evident in some areas. I am having palpitations now.

247nino · 01-22-2009, 01:21 PM

Originally posted by asdf

...and like the other DA* lenses listed in your sig.

SHHHHH dont look down there

jsherman999 · 01-22-2009, 01:52 PM

.

Images are watermarked, so here are the medium sized links:

As Kelly said, pretty good, but no great shakes. I think it's like the images
on the Korean forums from the Samyang/Polar 85 1.4 - the real quality
of the lens can't be seen with these snapshots.

But it looks promising.

.

RaduA · 01-22-2009, 03:16 PM

I really hope that they had build this lens with future sensors in mind and it will be an improvement over the low contrast and poor resolution FA50 has under f2. Also I hope it's FF optimized (I've been told so) and it will perform better with higher resolution sensors both in center and borders.

Radu

Rush2112 · 01-22-2009, 04:03 PM

being weather sealed is really nice too

btw

????????|Yupoo.com|??????|????????

Nice camera (grin)

C

01-22-2009, 11:18 AM	#17
ogl Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sankt Peterburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,382	The bokeh is not 50 mm's lenses. It's that I expected. The resolution and contast wide-opened are better than FA50. IMO. one more http://www.yupoo.com/photos/zoom?id=ff8080811e444688011e44670a1e02dd Last edited by ogl; 01-22-2009 at 11:24 AM.

01-22-2009, 11:30 AM	#18
Brew1brew Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Plano Texas USA Posts: 121	A bit of CA in the last shot Some beautiful shots!! That last one of the Nikon camera produced quite a bit of CA. this sort of surprises me. Les

01-22-2009, 04:03 PM	#30
Rush2112 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: RSM, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 505	looks decent enough being weather sealed is really nice too btw ????????\|Yupoo.com\|??????\|???????? Nice camera (grin) C

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01-22-2009, 11:17 AM	#16
ogl Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sankt Peterburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,382	I have no any problems with speed. Almost momentary load

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thePiRaTE!! Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Photos: Gallery Posts: 942	hmm. Seems fine, nothing really that stands out to me here. Perhaps I'm spoiled by the Nokton. Its good to see Pentax releasing fully modernized primes though, it certainly gets them attention.

01-22-2009, 11:38 AM	#20
nostatic Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: socal Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,575	Cool? So it comes with it's own HVAC system? That might explain the huge size of it...

01-22-2009, 12:04 PM	#21
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01-22-2009, 12:28 PM	#22
247nino Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 302	Originally posted by thePiRaTE!! hmm. Seems fine, nothing really that stands out to me here. Perhaps I'm spoiled by the Nokton. Its good to see Pentax releasing fully modernized primes though, it certainly gets them attention. never had any V or CZ or J lenses, but yes I agree with you its nice because of AF and SDM and weather sealing but MEH thats quite a premium to pay for such a lens but I guess its like those "L"

01-22-2009, 12:33 PM	#23
asdf Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 1,252	Originally posted by 247nino never had any V or CZ or J lenses, but yes I agree with you its nice because of AF and SDM and weather sealing but MEH thats quite a premium to pay for such a lens but I guess its like those "L" ...and like the other DA* lenses listed in your sig.

01-22-2009, 01:10 PM	#24
Jonson PL Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Copenhagen Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,842	Thanks for the info.

01-22-2009, 01:17 PM	#25
TKH Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 371	And the good news go on for me. My dealer here in Germany had a special price deal last october. The DA*55 pre order for 429,-- Euros than the list price of 529,--. This week Pentax Germany highers the list price up to 649,-- Euros!! But today Pentax gives OK to my dealer that the special price of 429 from October is fix for the pre ordered deals! Rainer

01-22-2009, 01:20 PM	#26
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Even thought these two images did not really reveal much about boke there. I already see warning signs of Nissen Bokeh already. Double tramtrack outlining are evident in some areas. I am having palpitations now.

01-22-2009, 01:21 PM	#27
247nino Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 302	Originally posted by asdf ...and like the other DA* lenses listed in your sig. SHHHHH dont look down there

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01-22-2009, 01:52 PM	#28
jsherman999 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,237	. Images are watermarked, so here are the medium sized links: As Kelly said, pretty good, but no great shakes. I think it's like the images on the Korean forums from the Samyang/Polar 85 1.4 - the real quality of the lens can't be seen with these snapshots. But it looks promising. .

01-22-2009, 03:16 PM	#29
RaduA Guest	I really hope that they had build this lens with future sensors in mind and it will be an improvement over the low contrast and poor resolution FA50 has under f2. Also I hope it's FF optimized (I've been told so) and it will perform better with higher resolution sensors both in center and borders. Radu