Latest Review Posted | SMC Pentax 50mm F1.2 Make no mistake. At f1.2, this lens takes skill and practice to master, especially for a beginning recreational shooter like me.
At first, it was frustrating because I get many more out-of-focus shots than keepers. Then I joined the Single in October challenge, which forces me to use only one lens for one month. As an added challenge, I forced myself to keep the aperture at f1.2. No PP. No crop if possible. After a week or so, I was able to improve focus rates from 10% to around 50%. My composition also improved, with less tendency to rush shots.
At smaller apertures, this lens takes great shots. Superb colors at the right exposures. Amazing.
This lens is very well built. Feels like it is bulletproof.
My experience is that once you get to know the lens, the way you work your camera with it comes in instinctively. I even just recently used this for a kids event, and was spot on with my exposures and focus most of the time I did not need to put in my DA*50-135. |