| Latest Review Posted | Porst Color Reflex MC Auto 55mm F1.2
I own two of these gems. I bought my first one around 5 years ago when I was still using film. That was one with an x-Bajonet. When finally I switch to digital (k-7) I missed this lens a lot. First for its fasteness and available light, second for its special type of pictures. Unfortunately there seems no easy and cost effective way to modify x-bajonet to PK mount. So after giving it much thought over the past months, I finally saw one with PK-Mount for a pretty good deal at the bay and couldn't resist it. Since the price seems to climb, you cannot lose much money anyway.
At first, I was struggling with it, until I've read on how to use it with the green button. This didn't work very well and the aperture got stuck all the time. Since I didn't have any aluminum tape I tried the "scratch off the paint" trick. Which didn't work that well either. Finally I found out about removing the aperture ring. I really like it this way and think I will leave it like this.
The lens is somewhat schizophrenic:
At 1.2 it has this stunning effect of dreaminess and sweet colors, but lacks some sharpness plus is really hard to control.
Stopped down it is extremely sharp and has great contrasts. Combined with a polarizer I already owned before, it gives you awesome outdoor pictures with available light.
I preferred this lens as a 55mm, which results in 82mm on the K-7. But I believe thats the deal. I would love to see the manufactures to bring more of these fast lenses at 30mm or eve... |
