Pentax smc DA 50mm f/1.8 - Reviews
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26.1.2017
My Camera: Pentax K-S1Knock at the door and the friendly postman handed it over to me. Initially the size of the box shocked me, looked like the box of a Gameboy SP. After ripping off the packaging (which was sturdy and secure.) I opened up the box and was met by a small lens, initially at first glance it looks like a toy lens. I removed my Sigma 70-300mm bulky lens I use for bird shoots and other things and fitted on this small but extremely light lens, weight difference was noticeable straight away.It auto focuses rather well, a tad noisy but that is something I can live with. Picture quality is superb, perfect for my uses of shooting pictures of the kittens and some light video work on my K-S1.
13.12.2016
I own a few prime lenses including the classic Pentax SMC 50mm 1.7, and this betters it in every way optically. It's sharper, has no real problems with flare or ghosting, and the out of focus areas are better too.It is surprisingly well made. Don't be fooled by the plastic construction and plastic bayonet. It is well built and assembled using engineering grade plastics.The auto focus is rapid, and surprisingly quiet. I've read exaggerated claims from others about it being very noisy. Yo my ears it isn't! Understandably for a screw drive auto focus, it's not silent - but it cannot be described as noisy - and I'm a professional musician and semi-pro photographer. No regrets
20.2.2019
I bought this lens as an add on to my 35mm lens for a lightweight for taking landscapes but just that little closer cropped. The 2 lenses together mean I can just take the 2 with me and save carrying a lot of weight and in my opinion , get better quality results than with a kit zoom. The 50 mm is light with a plastic mount but still manages to feel like a strong durable lens. The auto focus isn't the quickest but I still find it fast enough for anything I"ve needed so far. It's also a good focal range for taking portraits and they have also turned out well with good colour rendition. All in all its a good walkabout lens to go with my Pentax K-70.
25.8.2016
I have been used to using big old Sigma f1.4’s built like tanks… so when I received this I thought it was a mistake! it looks a bit like a toy, and is very small compared to what I am used to. So I was not expecting much from it, but what a surprise! This little thing really kicks ass! Some CA at f1.8 around bright lights etc, gone by f2.2 a little soft also at f1.8 but very usable, and would not be noticeable on a print, sharp as you like by f3.5. I soon got used to the slightly noisy focus (it is only slight) used on my K-3 it really shines – very much recommended.
4.8.2014
This is the budget Pentax offering - it is considerably cheaper than their top of the range prime lenses but sacrifices very little in the way of quality but at a fraction of the price. Only reason for the four stars is that it is not exactly as good as a lens £200 or more expensive. I have found it to be excellent in producing portrait type pictures with a narrow depth of field. It remains to be seen how long this plastic lens body lasts.
16.2.2017
At first glance the lens looks and feels a bit plasticky and light weight, but when put to the test it producessome excellent results.The lens produces the best results from f5.6 through to f8 - f10.With the lens being so lightweight it adds very little to the overall camera weight.The lens is a good add on to a camera system and will produce quality images.
7.6.2017
Paired with my k7 this is a great lens, lovely sharp images, the colour can be a bit bright but can be easily corrected in software, but for sharpness and depth of field its really good, very quiet and nice and light too. Lovely addition to any lens collection.
20.6.2018
My nifty fifty provides excellent image quality at a fraction of the cost of a generic macro lens. Images are sharp with superb colour saturation and those seeing them have been suitably impressed
3.12.2013
Bought this at a great price,it is a well made plastic body with good glass .Lovely photos with good colour rendition,pound for pound a great little lens .Service from SRS was top notch.
27.9.2013
Bought as medium telephoto lens for portraitsEven better than the standard zoom (18-55) for image quality and low light performanceGreat lens, payed at low price
16.5.2016
This is a great value for money and excellent DA lens (for APS-C). Sharper around f4 and f5.6. Pentax can compete against the like of Nikon and Canon.
11.10.2017
Great value little lens. May become my default everyday lens. Watch out though, whilst the low light performance wide open is great, DOF is a slither
17.8.2017
The "Nifty Fifty" on a film camera or a full frame becomes a short telephoto on an APSC.This lens is sharp and reliable. Great for portraits.
11.9.2019
A good light-weight and fast lens that is good for general use as well as portraits with a diffused background
22.8.2018
very sharp lens,very light,auto focus sharp but a bit noisy.this will be my use most of the time lens