anyone knows if Japan or elsewhere can get a boxed set New?
greatly appreciate your help. thanKs!
greatly appreciate your help. thanKs!
anyone knows if Japan or elsewhere can get a boxed set New? greatly appreciate your help. thanKs!
I think its out of production though only recently (about 5yrs ago, still available new in JPN) If you want NIB, you'd have to try JPN or those online JPN stores on ebay. Else look for those very good condition used ones on Jpn ebay stores. Surprisingly, quite a few ppl hve this lens in SGP, so nowadays it does pop up in BnS here on CS every now and then. (Ok.. maybe not surprising since this is probably the best SLR 50ish f1.2 lens that there is at a good price)
Wait 5 more days, you will have another New option, considering should cost less than current 900 SGD hard to find Pentax A 50 f1.2 Rokinon to announce their new 50mm f/1.2 lens on August 26th http://photorumors.com/2014/08/19/rokinon-to-release-their-new-50mm-f1-2-lens-on-august-28th/
wah!! if it's as good then worth the wait I guess..
Dunno about the Samyang, but I got a few fast f1.2 50's, tried a few others and looked at quite a few sample picts of others.
The Pentax 50/1.2 is certainly one of the best there is for SLRs and at a 'good' price (as such lenses go).
Good rendering in more situations (others can fail in quite a few situations with shifty bokeh); smc flare resistance; sharp enough wide open (some are sharper but compromise bokeh; others softer); one of the smallest around (esp. for an SLR f1.2); well built.
Mine is the 'K"
https://flic.kr/p/js7UAf by jenkwang, on Flickr
https://flic.kr/p/jvTVfF by jenkwang, on Flickr
Dunno about the Samyang, but I got a few fast f1.2 50's, tried a few others and looked at quite a few sample picts of others. The Pentax 50/1.2 is certainly one of the best there is for SLRs and at a 'good' price (as such lenses go). Good rendering in more situations (others can fail in quite a few situations with shifty bokeh); smc flare resistance; sharp enough wide open (some are sharper but compromise bokeh; others softer); one of the smallest around (esp. for an SLR f1.2); well built. Mine is the 'K" https://flic.kr/p/js7UAfhttps://flic.kr/p/js7UAf by jenkwang, on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/jvTVfFhttps://flic.kr/p/jvTVfF by jenkwang, on Flickr
ughhhh.... where's the antidote? serious poisoning case!
was figuring that I should get a good fast 50mm once and for all... thanks for the info.
Poison lai liao... Keke... I better dun start... :smilie:
Maybe?? http://cemalsagnak.wordpress.com/20...kor-pg-queen-of-resolution-and-king-of-bokeh/
it's going for about US$700 used!!! I thought it'll be less than the Nikon sibling which sells new for US$700... maybe US$500 thereabouts would be reasonable used?
it's going for about US$700 used!!! I thought it'll be less than the Nikon sibling which sells new for US$700... maybe US$500 thereabouts would be reasonable used?
it's going for about US$700 used!!! I thought it'll be less than the Nikon sibling which sells new for US$700... maybe US$500 thereabouts would be reasonable used?
Just no perfect answer nor a perfect 50mm imo. Its a good lens, but does not work on a K-mount camera w/o serious modification. Other than that, there are quite a few situations where its spherical aberrations and optical vignetting works against it in the bokeh, when OOF highlights are involved.
Pentax A50 f1.2 is a good lens....i saw a website before there is a silver limited version....yum yum...hahaha...if cant buy, touch also shiok....
There's also a gold plated edition.
Pentax A50 f1.2 is a good lens....i saw a website before there is a silver limited version....yum yum...hahaha...if cant buy, touch also shiok....