| Latest Review Posted | SMC Pentax-D FA 50mm F2.8 Macro
On first use, just purchased, the sharpness and colour rendition are amazing. I find the sharpness better than the 43mm FA limited. I am an old school manual focuser, so any autofocus lens feels a bit weak where the looseness of the focus ring is concerned, but this leans is acceptable in this regard.
Im impressed with the sharpness out of the box on the K1mkii. Happy I bought it and it's not really a bad price with the bonus of a nice sharp, relatively fast prime. I don't expect the bokeh to be amazing, if I'm looking for incredible bokeh, I quite honestly defer to vintage, manual focus, fast lenses (particularly German ones like Meyer Optik Goerlitz or Carl Zeiss Jena, with an original Pentax M42 adapter).
The lens cap is difficult to place/remove with the lens shade on. Pentax should supply the older, centre pinch type instead of the edge-pinch that comes with the lens. Just a simple switch with an older lens.
A very happy purchase on the 50mm Macro.https://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/images/61270/large/1_Flowers_WinterTGGK1599_Jan_06_2021.jpg |
