Pentax SMCP-FA 50mm f/1.4 Lens | 
 enlarge | Brand: Pentax
Category: Photography
List Price: $330.99
Buy New: $197.95
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Rating:  33 reviews
Media: Electronics
Maximum Focal Length: 50
Minimum Focal Length: 50
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 3.9 x 3.7 x 3.3
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 20817
Model: 20817
UPC: 027075030534
EAN: 0027075030534
ASIN: B00005ABC5
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Only 1.5 inches and 7.8 ounces | | • | 47 degree angle of view | | • | Fixed 50mm focal length | | • | Fully automatic diaphragm | | • | Lens construction of 6 elements in 5 groups |
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Product Description
The Pentax interchangeable lens system provides a complete line of high-quality lenses to satisfy your every creative need. Offering a wide range of focal lengths, functions and effects for different formats, Pentax lenses are designed to maximize each camera's capabilities.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Pentax SMCP-FA 50mm f1.4 lens has a fully automatic diaphragm. At 1.5 inches long and weighing just 7.8 ounces, you can take this 50mm fixed focal length lens with you everywhere. You can use this lens with all Pentax SLR cameras, but the AF system only works with Pentax AF cameras.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 28 more reviews...
Amazing Quality June 30, 2008
Jackson Pritt (Berkeley, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought the Pentax 50/1.4 based on the suggestion of a friend and I absolutely love it.
I do a lot of product photography as part of my job, and I used to use a complicated flash setup with my older zoom lens that can take quite some time to fine-tune. Thankfully the 1.4 aperture of this lens lets in so much light that most of the time I don't need to use my flashes at all, just set the product on some white paper and shoot it using the natural light coming in through the window.
My only complaint is that on the crop sensor of the K10D camera I use it with the 50mm length can be a little longer than I would like (most DSLRs crop the image, so a lens will appear seem 1.5 times as long as it really is).
As much as I love this lens, if I had it to do over I would have spent the extra $80 and gotten the Pentax 40mm/f2.8 pancake lens. The small form factor and shorter length of the 40/2.8 make it seem like a more attractive option.
http://www.amazon.com/Pentax-Compact-Samsung-Digital-Cameras/dp/B00077KMXG
 Great Lens June 25, 2008
Ryan Mustard (Austin, TX)
For a very inexperienced photographer, this lens was a good purchase. I recommend getting a prime lens to force you to move when composing your shots. And this lens has such a great depth of field when wide open, you can get really creamy shots. I'm really happy with the performance as well. When shooting faces, everything was very sharp and looked really great. The construction knocks off 1 star. The aperture ring can shift a tiny bit so that the camera thinks it isn't on automatic. You have to twist the ring back over to get it to register. I only have to do this a couple of times, but it's worth noting. The autofocus can be finicky if you're trying to shoot in really low light.
Wonderful June 18, 2008
Stephanie Gage (Austin, Texas USA)
This lens makes all the difference in low light situations as well as depth of field. I'm also impressed at the clarity of the photos. I would recommend this to ANY photographer.
A "must have" for any good SLR kit -- I LOVE this lens. June 7, 2008
Ladyhawker (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This lens is on my camera most of the time. I love that the f/1.4 can let me keep a faster shutter speed and low ISO even when shooting with ambient light indoors, and it keeps my shutter speed nice and fast when shooting my kids, who are never sitting still. All that is nice, but what I REALLY love is the magic that happens when shooting with a nice small depth of field. The in-focus subject pops out from the background and everything else melts away into the silky smooth bokeh, giving me a lot of creative possibilities.
If you have a standard 18-55mm kit lens and are considering expanding your equipment to include one more lens, I would definitely recommend this one. It is not a zoom, and having it fixed at 50mm does mean that I have to move around a little more, but it is absolutely worth it. This one is a definite bargain and a must have for any good SLR kit!
Put it on your camera and don't take it off! June 4, 2008
W. Jones (Davis, CA)
Like many other reviewers I didn't expect to much from a sub $200 lens. But the reality is that this lens stays on my K20D 90% of the time even though I have six other Pentax lenses.
I use it for portraits, landscapes, street photography, and more. Bang for the buck - you can't beat it!
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