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Latest Review Posted	SMC Pentax 55mm F1.8 I have the K55 f1.8, M50 f1.4, Helios 58 f2. Each of them have their own characteristics and each is very special in their own way. I love the build of the K55. It just feels right on my camera and I like that it has a bit of extra reach for portraits. It's the equivalent of 85mm in full frame for apsc cameras. It's sharp enough at f1.8 and has a mild glow which is even more pronounced in bright white areas, both of these traits work very well for portraits. With a hood it works well during harsh sunlight wide open and it gives that soft skin glowy look to portraits which makes great pictures. It's color rendering is very good.l It's not as contrasty as the M50 f1.4 I find. It's bokeh is excellent. I rate the M50 f1.4 higher by just a hair but when one takes price to performance ratios... well they're equals. Luckily these are still cheap... and very few old Pentax glass is any more. The only greater performance to price lens in my opinion in the pentax line is the Pentax-M 50mm f1.7 Yeah... I've got three 50s and I don't plan on selling any of them... they're that good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivanbelmonte/6477512707/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivanbelmonte/6477512229/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivanbelmonte/6477511913/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivanbelmonte/6477512931/