Pentax 50mm F1.4 PFA SMC Lens

Pentax 50mm F1.4 SMC P-FA Lens
The Pentax SMC P-FA 50mm f1.4 lens has a fully automatic diaphragm. Pentax 50mm is1.5 inches long and weighing just 7.8 ounces, you can take this Pentax 50mm fixed focal length lens with you everywhere. You can use Pentax 50mm with all Pentax SLR cameras, but the Pentax 50mm AF system only works with Pentax AF cameras.The Pentax 50mm F1.4 Lens provides an angle of view and perspective similar to the human eye. The Pentax 50mm 1.4 Lens natural perspective of subjects makes it ideally suited for everyday use including indoor photography, travelling, and hiking. Like every PENTAX lens, the Pentax 50mm 1.4 Lens features our acclaimed smc multi-layer coating to lower surface reflection, reduce ultraviolet rays, and deliver clear, high-contrast images.ThePentax interchangeable lens system provides Pentax 50mm a complete line of high-quality lenses to satisfy your every creative need. Pentax 50mm Offers a wide range of focal lengths, functions and effects for different formats, Pentax lenses are designed to maximize each camera's capabilities.

Pentax 50mm f1.4 lens being one of the most affordable Pentax branded lenses. Pentax 50mm f1.4 lens is also the fastest one in the current Pentax lens lineup. All Pentax tests will be performed on the K10D - an APS-C DSLR where the FA 50mm has a field-of-view equivalent to 75mm so it behaves like a moderate tele lens within this scope.At f/1.4 the center resolution of Pentax 50mm SMC lens is good whereas the borders are somewhat soft. . At f/2 the center improves to very good resolution figures. At f/2.8 there's a substantial gain in quality of Pentax 50mm SMC lens with an excellent center and very good borders. At f/4 the center reaches an outstanding performance of Pentax 50mm SMC lens which will surely be hard to be matched during future Pentax tests. The sweet spot is reached at around f/5.6 where both the center and the borders are excellent.

Pentax 50mm SMC lens small rubberized focus ring operates very smooth. The front element of Pentax 50mm SMC lens does not rotate so using a polarizer is no problem. The Pentax 50mm SMC lens has no internal AF motor and relies on a slotted drive screw operated by the camera. The AF speed of Pentax 50mm SMC lens is very decent on the K10D.


 

Specifications
Pentax 50mm F1.4 Lens is compatible with Pentax digital and Film SLR cameras
Lens Construction: F1.4 Lens is 6 groups 7 elements
Angle View of : 47 degrees
The Diaphragm: Fully Automatic
Minimum Aperture: 22
Minimum Focusing Distance: 1.5 ft.
Filter Diameter: 49mm
Dimention: is 2.5 x 1.5"
Weight: 7.8 oz.

Kit Content
Pentax 50mm F1.4 P-FA SMC Lens
Pentax front & back caps
Soft case