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FA 50 1.4 vs DA 50 1.8

Started Mar 31, 2015 | Questions thread
ogl
ogl Senior Member • Posts: 2,004
Re: FA 50 1.4 vs DA 50 1.8
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Bernie3 wrote:

I have the FA 50 f/1.4 and K5IIs and plan to stick with APC. I could sell the FA 50 and purchase a DA 50 f/1.8. Would the DA 50 f/1.8 be better? Is the DA sharper edge to edge?

Bernie

I had FA50/1.4 for many years and I have DA50/1.8. DA50/1.8 is sharper at all apertures.

It's better than FA50/1.4 in terms of sharpness. FA43 is sharper than FA50/1.4 too.

If you like f/1.4-1.6's bokeh only, keep it...But I don't need soft pictures with such bokeh.

I'm not fan of such fast lenses. 1.8 is enough for me.

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