| Latest Review Posted | Porst Color Reflex MC Auto 55mm F1.2
At 1.2 it’s really soft, especially on a crop sensor like my K50. I have the version that stops down to f22 and you do lose a bit of “vintageness” when stopping it down.
I got it relatively cheap as it needs some fungus cleaning and oiling, but I’m really impressed with the aesthetics. I enjoy the challenge of the manual controls. The chromatic aberrations are pretty visible, especially when shooting close subjects with the aperture wide open, but I gave it a 10 because I was looking for this specific look., so for me that's a plus.
Bokeh is amazing if you can get it to focus where you want.
Modern lenses are too "clean" to easily obtain that vintage look I aimed for with this one, so overall it's a great lens to have if you're into that look, especially if you can get it in a decent shape and relatively cheap.
Here are a couple of indoor shots, I can’t wait to test it outside after the maintenance work:
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