New Member Registered: May, 2011 Location: Seffner, Florida Posts: 11 | Review Date: September 10, 2020 | Recommended | Price: $39.00
| Rating: 9 |
Pros: | Sharp, excellent bokeh and colors | Cons: | Secondary FTL metering pin | Sharpness: 9
Aberrations: 8
Bokeh: 9
Handling: 8
Value: 9
Camera Used: Pentax K-5
| | Affordable yet a lens I've seldom seen in anything other than OM mount. There is a secondary pin located outside of threads that is for metering purposes with FTL camera. I had to file the pin down as flush as possible, even so, following the advice from another Lens Thread, I had to make a sort of double gasket out of two folded double index cards so the lens would tighten down snugly and stay in the m42 adapter on my K-5. Worth the extra effort as the lens produces excellent bokeh, sharpness and colors.
There is a little switch on the side of mine for switching from auto to manual aperture. The aperture ring is flush with the camera mount so a bit tricky stopping down but do-able.
The Olympus F Zuiko 50mm F1.8 is definitely worth buying and the little adjustments.
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