| Latest Review Posted | SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1.4
Great 50mm lens, with 1.4 you can make wonderful pictures. However, to film, it's barely usable : at 1.4, you have no less than 2 centimeters of focus (the bokeh gets astonishing, but the slightest movement if you film someone will make it go blur)
Naturally, the contrast is great, and the colors are just right.
On the down sides, there are the corners : some vignetting appears wide open, and it is little soft while in the middle it's razor sharp.
I also set 8 to the handling, not knowing what it can do when perfect, as my copy has somewhat of a "hard" focusing ring, I suspect it was dropped or bent or something.
I would recommend this for photography (I used it only on K50, so digital), it's a little heavier than the 50mm F1.7 or F2.0, but it is as sharp and it's bokehlicious. Anyway, it remains a "dreamy" lens, even if you focus right, because at 1.4, a face on the side can't be in focus all the way. |
