I have finally manage to get myself a unit of smc P-FA 50mm F1.4, with a reasonable price. The lens was assembled in Vietnam, so it definitely is a brand new unit. I guess that there is no good reason for Pentax to stop making this high in demand piece of nice baby.
The lens's design is somewhat dated, and can be traced back to the film-era; it's introduced in 1991. Well in truth, most of other manufacturers' 50mm in the same class were released during the same era. Canon's EF 50mm F1.4 USM was introduced in June 1992, while Nikon's AF-Nikkor 50mm 1:1.4D was released on 1995. The Sony 50mm F1.4, which is essentially a reworking of Minolta's AF 50mm 1:1.4 RS, which was in market since 1990. dpreview.com has a very interesting comparison and review on these antics, along with the newly designed Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM.
BTW, Pentax does have a brand new smc P-DA* 55mm F1.4 SDM, but the price is way out of my budget. I can easily get myself a good unit of flash gun with the price differences.
I guess I am never a good customer for that. :)
Left: smc P-FA 50mm F1.4; Right: smc P-A 50mm F2.0.
6 comments:
haha, congrate on new babe~
just curious, what's u gonna do with the f2 then? y not spend some time to do a lens comparison?i'm interested to know the result from someone i know onlinely :P
The F2 will now be a dedicated reverse-mount macro lens. the A on the aperture ring will be wasted though.
Lens comparison sounds like a good project. I just wonder where to find human model for that, since both are portrait lens by nature.
where did you get those lens?
how much does it costs?
i am a pentax ist DL user
I bought the F1.4 from a shop in Subang Parade, while the F2.0 is a used unit that I got from Photomalaysia forum.
the F1.4, how much does it cost?
would like to get one for my baby portrait. Name of the shop?
RM750. dSLR at LG Subang Parade. The shop is located among some electronics/PC shops.
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