Modern 50mm Shootout: Pentax D FA* 50mm, Samyang 50mm, Pentax DA* 55mm F1.4
Samples photos
There is probably no better way to judge a lens than by looking at the images it produces. In addition to the various lens clubs available on our forum and the sample photo search system, we've provided this gallery of sample images for your perusal.
Comparison samples
This section compares, side by side, a set of similar images taken with the three lenses under test.
| DA* 55mm | Rokinon 50mm | D FA* 50mm | |
| Sample 1 F2 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
| Sample 1 F4 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
| Sample 2 F1.4 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
| Sample 2 F2.8 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
| Sample 3 F2.8 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
| Sample 4 F1.4 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
| Sample 4 F2.8 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
| Sample 4 F5.6 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
K-1 | ISO 100 |
DA* 55mm F1.4 Sample Gallery
This gallery contains images shot in a variety of scenarios. You can cycle through the images by clicking on one and using the left-right arrows. Many thanks to the users who contributed to this gallery. Whenever possible, we try to include information about the image parameters.
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K-1 | F9 | 1/60 seconds | ISO 800 |
K-1 | F2 | 1/80 seconds | ISO 100 |
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K-1 | F1.4 | 1/640 seconds | ISO 1600 |
K-1 | F2 | 1/125 seconds | ISO 200 |
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K-1 | F1.4 | 1/320 seconds | ISO 800 |
K-1 | F1.4 | 1/640 seconds | ISO 1600 |
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K-1 | F1.8 | 1/1600 seconds | ISO 800 |
K-1 | F4 | 1/500 seconds | ISO 100 |
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K-1 | F1.4 | 1/800 seconds | ISO 400 |
K-1 | F8 | 1/30 seconds | ISO 100 |
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K-1 | F3.5 | 1/800 seconds | ISO 400 |
K-1 | F3.22 | 1/2000 seconds | ISO 100 |
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K-1 | F1.4 | 1/6400 seconds | ISO 100 |
K-1 | F3.2 | 1/200 seconds | ISO 100 |
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K-1 | F3.5 | 1/400 seconds | ISO 100 |
K-1 | F1.4 | 1/30 seconds | ISO 1600 |
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K-1 | F4 | 1/60 seconds | ISO 400 |
K-1 | F8 | 1/160 seconds | ISO 100 |
Rokinon 50mm F1.4 Sample Gallery
This gallery contains images shot in a variety of scenarios. You can cycle through the images by clicking on one and using the left-right arrows. Many thanks to the users who contributed to this gallery. Whenever possible, we try to include information about the image parameters.
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K-70 | F5.6 | 1/500 seconds | ISO 800 |
K-70 | F7.1 | 1/250 seconds | ISO 100 |
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K-1 | F2.5 | 1/80 seconds | ISO 800 |
K-70 | F2 | 1/1600 seconds | ISO 100 |
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K-1 | F1.4 | 1/2500 seconds | ISO 320 |
K-1 | F2.2 | 1/25 seconds | ISO 320 |
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K-70 | F5.6 | 1/800 seconds | ISO 400 |
K-1 cropped | F4 | 1/1600 seconds | ISO 320 |
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K-1 | F1.4 | 1/3200 seconds | ISO 320 |
K-1 | F5.6 | 1/400 seconds | ISO 400 |
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K-70 | F5.6 | 1/250 seconds | ISO 500 |
D FA* 50mm F1.4 Sample Gallery
This gallery contains images shot in a variety of scenarios. You can cycle through the images by clicking on one and using the left-right arrows. Many thanks to the users who contributed to this gallery. Whenever possible, we try to include information about the image parameters.
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K-1 | F1.4 | 1/30 seconds | ISO 400 |
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K-1 | F1.4 | 1/350 seconds | ISO 200 |
K-1 | F1.4 | 1/125 seconds | ISO 160 |
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K-1 | F1.4 | 1/250 seconds | ISO 400 |
K-1 | F2.8 | 1/1000 seconds | ISO 200 |
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K-1 | F1.4 | 1/250 seconds | ISO 400 |
K-1 | F1.4 | 1/350 seconds | ISO 200 |
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K-1 | F12.5| 1/200 seconds | ISO 320 |
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K-1 | F1.8 | 1/200 seconds | ISO 400 |
K-1 | F11 | 20 seconds | ISO 100 |
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K-1 | F1.4 | 13 seconds | ISO 640 |
K-1 | F1.4 | 30 seconds | ISO 640 |
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K-1 | F1.8 | 1/200 seconds | ISO 640 |
K-1 | F11 | 13 seconds | ISO 100 |
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K-1 | F2.2 | 1/2000 seconds | ISO 100 |
K-1 | F10 | 1 second | ISO 100 |
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K-1 | F1.4 | 1/200 seconds | ISO 400 |
K-1 | F13 | 2 seconds | ISO 100 |
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K-1 | F14 | 30 seconds | ISO 100 |
K-1 | F1.4 | 1/200 seconds | ISO 250 |
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K-1 | F1.7 | 1/250 seconds | ISO 200 |
K-1 | F1.4 | 1/160 seconds | ISO 2000 |
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K-1 | F1.4 | 1/10 seconds | ISO 2000 |
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K-1 | F1.4 | 1/60 seconds | ISO 1250 |
K-1 | F2.8 | 1/1000 seconds | ISO 200 |
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K-1 | F1.4 | 1/8 seconds | ISO 1250 |
K-1 | F1.4 | 1/15 seconds | ISO 2000 |
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