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Pentax full frame lens review - Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4

Started Jun 3, 2015 | Discussions thread
OP VanHelsing Junior Member • Posts: 40
Re: Pentax full frame lens review - Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4

awaldram wrote:

klimbkat wrote:

VanHelsing wrote:

tom1234567 wrote:

VanHelsing wrote:

Well, after seeing this review at Lensfreaks website, it seems like Pentax needs to replace their aging 50mm f/1.4 with a new one after they released their new full frame camera.

http://www.lensfreaks.com/lens-reviews/pentax/pentax-fa-50mm-f1-4-review-at-full-frame-and-aps-c/

Hmm. Pity Sigma doesn't offer their 50mm f/1.4 Art with Pentax mount...

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM (Pentax) Black

see here

http://www.mobicity.co.uk/sigma-50mm-f-1-4-ex-dg-hsm-pentax-black.html?utm_source=google_shopping&gclid=CJidu6_Z88UCFQ-WtAodP28ASg

Tom G

Yes, I know the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG USM is offered with Pentax mount. But the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art is sharper. Why Sigma doesn't make it in a Pentax version is a mystery.

Hardly a mystery. Third-party lens manufacturers need to make money by selling a sufficient number of units and 50mm is not a highly desired aspect for crop cameras, the only thing Pentax currently offers. In all likelihood, Sigma does not sell many of their current 50mm offering, so why further dilute the sales with another 50mm? It will likely take a year or so to determine whether a FF camera has sufficient market support to warrant additional third-party resources (or new Pentax primes, now loosely promised after the FF zooms are released). In the meantime, as others have noted there are numerous viable options in the 50mm range from Pentax and others.

In addition

Pentax FA 50 1.4

Pentax 40 limited

Pentax FA 43 Limited

Pentax da* 55

Pentax da 50 1.8

Sigma 50 F2.8 Macro

Would you bother introducing a lens into that space ??

If I want a full frame compatible, bright normal lens the selection is quite narrow. FA 50mm f/1.4 is old. The DA 40mm Limited, DA 50mm f/1.8 and DA 55 f/1.4 are for APS-C. And neither the FA 43 mm or Sigma's Macro lens has f/1.4. So what more can the market offer, besides the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM?

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