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Pentax SMC FA 50mm f/1.4 : Specifications and Opinions

Pentax SMC FA 50mm f/1.4

The Pentax SMC FA 50mm f/1.4 is a standard lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 1991 to 2023 (discontinued). The focus is done by In-camera AF motor, it does not have image stabilization. The list price, when it was announced (1991) was 449 €;

15 users have given it an average vote of 8.9 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Pentax: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Pentax.

Specifications
Focal lenght	50 mm
Angle of view	46.8°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/1.4
Aperture blades	8
Lenses/Groups	7 elements in 6 groups
Min. focus distance	0.45 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.15x
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	In-camera AF motor
Internal Focus	No
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	49 mm
Lens hood	Yes (not supplied)
Weather sealing	No
Weight	220 g
Dimensions	64 x 38 mm
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Reviews

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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.

Kobezzz

sent on May 21, 2019

Pros: Blurry, bright

Cons: Materials

Opinion: At a price below 350 euro There is a light lens with an extraordinary maximum opening. The materials are cheap but very light and very portable. On Pentax K1 It seems to have a dial instead of a lens. The fire is very soft and almost creamy at maximum opening which makes it great for me. Suffers a bit ' flare but and quite content. The lack of stabilization and AF is not a problem being an old school lens is the aperture ring and maybe a bit harsh.

Aiki76

sent on March 25, 2014

Pros: blur, sharpness from f / 2 onwards, great colors, very bright

Cons: materials not beautiful, flare, soft wide open, nothing quick-shift

Opinion: From f / 2 onwards returns fantastic photos as well as blurred as that sharpness, that as color rendition. Under f / 2 is soft eaf/1.4 soft. With the sun in near suffer very considerable flare. The autofocus is traditional (a whisk) and that's fine, as both speed and noise as being the excursion of the ring very low. It does not have the quick-shift.

Innerlight

sent on March 06, 2014

Pros: Grand opening, color rendering, versatility and optical quality to F2.2 as sharp as a scalpel, very economical.

Cons: Construction 'plasticky', manual focus ring of small, no lens hood, soft to from 1.7 to 2, unusable under 1 .7.

Opinion: It's a great goal. Council's use F2 to F8, the bokeh is very nice, very smooth, tends to have a 70's style blur. The colors are excellent typical Pentax. The focus is fast but it is not always accurate. The lens is stabilizable via sensor, even if to 50mm and to a large aperture stabilization tends to be useless.

Abe68

sent on December 09, 2012

Pros: optical quality, pocket-sized, fast focusing, f1, 4

Cons: contrast at maximum aperture

Opinion: The lens can be used since the maximum aperture, you lose a little contrast to the spherical aberration which veils the image slightly, from f2 significantly better at f2, 8 had already reached the maximum performance to remain constant up to f8. Note the defects front back focus on some of the bodies that do not have adjustment can be a big problem. The construction is good, but suffers from a design rather old. The bokeh on my specimen is beautiful, smooth and jitters, but trying other examples I've found variations. The focus is very fast but not always very accurate I think this should be attributed to the Pentax AF system. In everyday use a lens to have because it is very small and portable, use in low light adding that it is stabilizzta directly from the camera is godibilissima even if the crop dell'apsc it distorts a little when the function is originaria.rnAl discontinued (no more imported in Europe for environmental problems) but are still carriedmplari new although higher prices.

Photos taken with Pentax SMC FA 50mm f/1.4

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HI RES 11.0 MP

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