| Author: | | Pentaxian Registered: May, 2016 Posts: 3,515 | | Lens Review Date: July 4, 2021 | I can recommend this lens: Aye | Toll: $115.00 | Rating:10 |
| Pros: | Epitome quality, Quickshift, Compact | | Cons: | | | Sharpness: x Aberrations: 9 Bokeh: 10 Autofocus: 10 Handling: 10 Value: 10 New or Used: Used Camera Used: K-1 II | |
I'll repeat most of what I said in my review of the F fifty/ii.viii macro: prototype quality is, equally expected from the same blueprint, very proficient, except for minor CA. Just I adopt this newer lens considering it's using quick shift and 49mm filter threads. Information technology's too smaller, though you don't get the added protection of a recessed front end element. Build quality is skillful just not equally skillful as the F, there's tiny bit of wobble when fully extended but no worse than some of my other lenses such every bit DFA 28-105 and DFA 100 macro. | | | | | | Inferior Fellow member Registered: June, 2013 Posts: 33 2 users found this helpful  | | Lens Review Date: January 7, 2021 | I can recommend this lens: Yes | Cost: $350.00 | Rating:10 |
| Pros: | Sharpness, Bokeh, heft, Focus swing | | Cons: | Lens cap should be the centre-pinch model | | Sharpness: 10 Aberrations: 9 Bokeh: eight Autofocus: nine Treatment: 9 Value: 9 New or Used: New Photographic camera Used: Pentax K1mkii | |
On commencement use, just purchased, the sharpness and colour rendition are amazing. I find the sharpness better than the 43mm FA limited. I am an old schoolhouse transmission focuser, so whatever autofocus lens feels a flake weak where the looseness of the focus ring is concerned, but this leans is acceptable in this regard.
Im impressed with the sharpness out of the box on the K1mkii. Happy I bought it and it's not really a bad price with the bonus of a overnice sharp, relatively fast prime. I don't expect the bokeh to exist amazing, if I'k looking for incredible bokeh, I quite honestly defer to vintage, manual focus, fast lenses (particularly High german ones like Meyer Optik Goerlitz or Carl Zeiss Jena, with an original Pentax M42 adapter). The lens cap is hard to place/remove with the lens shade on. Pentax should supply the older, centre pinch blazon instead of the edge-pinch that comes with the lens. Simply a unproblematic switch with an older lens. A very happy purchase on the 50mm Macro. | | | | Pentaxian Registered: December, 2017 Posts: 426 | | Lens Review Appointment: December 24, 2020 | I can recommend this lens: Yes | Price: $180.00 | Rating:8 |
| Pros: | Contrast and very sharp | | Cons: | plastic feels less solid. | | Sharpness: nine Aberrations: viii Bokeh: 7 Autofocus: 7 Treatment: 9 Value: 9 New or Used: Used Camera Used: K10d | |
Surpringly this lens scores less expert than the l mm FA macro lens that uses the same lens elements.
Information technology makes clear the relative importance of the rating system. My reference was the 50 mm A series macro lens.
Sharpness and contrast of the DFA macro lens are considerably better.
The only affair that disappointed me was the AF performance. Wearisome and erratic, information technology takes 1-three attempts to lock in on the desired focus.
Non dramatic to me as I seldom shoot moving objects. Based on the IQ I recommend this lens although the older MF lenses are all the same quite skillful, the DFA lens is better. | | | | New Member Registered: February, 2014 Location: Tennessee Posts: 17 1 user found this helpful | | Lens Review Engagement: June 29, 2020 | I can recommend this lens: Yes | Price: $180.00 | Rating:N/A |
| Pros: | small, sharp, nice build quality | | Cons: | 50mm | | Sharpness: 9 Aberrations: ix Bokeh: 8 Autofocus: 7 Handling: eight Value: 9 New or Used: Used Camera Used: M-70 | |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?5=KJrXKCEhiuQ | | | | | | Loyal Site Supporter Registered: Oct, 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: three,938 | | Lens Review Appointment: March eight, 2020 | I tin recommend this lens: Yes | Price: $260.00 | Rating:10 |
| Pros: | Very sharp, light and easy to use | | Cons: | None. | | Sharpness: 10 Aberrations: 10 Bokeh: 8 Autofocus: ix Treatment: 10 Value: 10 New or Used: Used Camera Used: K1, K3 | |
 Find the ladybug ... | | | | Pentaxian Registered: February, 2019 Posts: two,015 2 users establish this helpful | | Lens Review Date: Dec thirty, 2019 | I can recommend this lens: Yes | Cost: $225.00 | Rating:10 |
| Pros: | Exceptional prototype quality, True 1:1 Macro, Clench, Build Quality, Discontinuity ring | | Cons: | Minimum focusing altitude, Bokeh, Forepart cap | | Sharpness: ten Aberrations: 10 Bokeh: 8 Autofocus: eight Handling: ten Value: ten New or Used: New Photographic camera Used: Pentax K-S2 | |
The DFA 50 Macro is a gem. Information technology will deliver unmatched image quality, for macro but likewise for general apply equally a short telephoto and portrait lens. Every epitome information technology produces has this "thing" that fills me with joy. For me, this lens has the highest keepers for not-macro shooting. Yes, it is really -that- good. When it comes to macro, well of course you volition have to deal with extremely shallow depth of field, but this is the case for all macro lens. Beware of the minimum focusing distance of 20cm. Its 20cm -from- the sensor ; in applied reality it will be only at a few cm of the lens front element, so you will exist very close to your subject and this might impact lighting (because of shadow of the lens, lens hood, or camera trunk). Focusing ring does non turn during autofocus, and quick shift is e'er available. Unfortunately, it is screw driven (rather noisy, and a bit slow in alive view). It has the clamp switch. Clamp on volition profoundly increment friction on the focusing ring, simply in reality, this completely lock the focus (forcing the focusing ring will not change focusing distance), and will put the lens in MF style, assuasive you to use the "Grab-in Focus" option of your trunk. This option allows yous to fully press the shutter push button, focusing past moving the photographic camera closer or farther, and the camera will take the shot only when your bailiwick will be exactly in focus. Yous cannot practice that with the DFA 100 macro WR because it has neither Clench or AF/MF button. The hood feels metal (and quality) in your hands, and will exist attached to the lens body (NOT the front element). Therefore, the hood volition not motility while focusing, despite the front chemical element extending quite a lot when focusing close. At maximum magnification, the front element volition be at the same level as the hood edge ; the hood is therefore a good indicator of how close you tin get from your discipline. The lens itself is pleasing to look at and to experience in your fingers. You really have the feeling to have a professional person tool in your hand, and certainly not a plastic toy. Actually, information technology'south an first-class lens. I only take a few drawbacks to note :
- Bokeh could be better ; I could easily notice its hexagonal shape due to its viii blades. It's a pity.
- Front end cap is the aforementioned type than the i found on the DA 35 F2.4 : you need to push the buttons on the edge on the cap in gild to remove information technology ; not only is much less practical than the middle-pinch cap institute near other lenses, but it is very hard to remove the cap properly when the hood is already mounted. I replaced the original cap with a inexpensive generic two � center-pinch cap to get rid of this issue.
- It is rather difficult to mount or disassemble the lens from the camera with the hood reversed since the hood is almost equally long as the lens itself.
- Minimum focusing distance when doing macro is really short ; you may scare living bailiwick, or shadowing your bailiwick, or bump into your subject field with the front element. A longer focal length (and thus longer minimum focusing distance) would have been improve in that regard. Bottom line : if you accept doubts, buy this lens. You won't be disappointed. | | | | Site Supporter Registered: July, 2011 Location: Melbourne Posts: ane,050 4 users found this helpful | | Lens Review Engagement: April xxx, 2019 | I can recommend this lens: Yeah | Toll: $300.00 | Rating:ten |
| Pros: | Quality high dissimilarity macro ability | | Cons: | nothing major | |
What a fun, easy lens to use, I felt that my mojo was a petty down with many outside problems the last couple of months. This lens provided the spark I needed to really explore my macro vision, the focal length also doubles as a nice 50mm for regular shooting on the K1. I used information technology on the K3 besides and both cameras delivered images I liked. The hood works well and fifty-fifty when at minimum focus distance, it never gets in the fashion. Unlike the attachment tube for the AF160FC band flash, it works well when the combo was on the K3, still it vignettes on the K1, a simple change to the 49mm adapter and all was dorsum to full frame. The colours actually pop with photos from this lens and the dissimilarity bachelor from mono conversions is very impressive. I did find a strange zoom effect when shifting the focal point during long exposures that I plant fun to play with likewise. Focusing can be a piddling noisy if the photographic camera is being used at closer distances, however this seems to be common with the small dof available on most macro lens. I find switching to manual focus can make for an easier fourth dimension when getting nearly 1:1 anyhow. The addition of the focus lock switch on the lens is a nice touch as well. Diffraction at very small apertures did not seem too bad and the bonus of some nice starbursts when used equally a regular lens was a nice bonus.  dahlia by Gary Wakeling, on Flickr  wet thousand 2 past Gary Wakeling, on Flickr  star tree past Gary Wakeling, on Flickr  pencils close by Gary Wakeling, on Flickr that odd zoom effect shifting focus on long exposures  nervous sharpener focus by Gary Wakeling, on Flickr | | | | New Member Registered: October, 2018 Posts: 1 | | Lens Review Date: April 11, 2019 | I can recommend this lens: Yes | Price: $180.00 | Rating:x |
| Pros: | IQ, Contrast, Sharp | | Cons: | Focusing is great only not perfect | | Sharpness: x Aberrations: nine Bokeh: ix Autofocus: 8 Treatment: 10 Value: 10 New or Used: Used Camera Used: Pentax G-70 | |
It is a very sharp lens. It is amazing value for money. I just honey this lens so much. | | | | Pentaxian Registered: July, 2007 Location: North West Great britain Posts: 388 1 user found this helpful | | Lens Review Date: October 12, 2018 | I tin recommend this lens: Yes | Cost: $500.00 | Rating:10 |
| Pros: | Sharp! Dandy control of CA. fairly small-scale, A-ring for Film bodies. snappy AF for a i:1 macro | | Cons: | clamp? no focus limiter, non atmospheric condition sealed (both for reasons above) | | Sharpness: ten Aberrations: 10 Bokeh: 10 Autofocus: 10 Handling: 10 Value: 10 New or Used: New Camera Used: K-ane 1000-three M-3II K-70 | |
I would probably requite the lens a 9.v, but equally the system only give a 9 or 10, I take to requite it a x so equally to not pull its rating down. It is that good! Firstly, information technology is sharp, every bit you would expect for a macro, but in all honesty it is probably the sharpest lens Pentax make.
Dainty and small, with lightness included, you could take it equally your twenty-four hours to solar day corking with is (surprisingly) snappy AF on the Grand-1. Aaah the AF. Yep, is is quick for a lens, very quick for a long throw ane:one macro.
Due to it being an early "digital" designed lens, it all the same has the Aperture ring, pregnant you can all the same use information technology on my wonderful film bodies (on the Z-1p it looks sexy BTW) Of course this has a downside. due to the A-band, it could not be made atmospheric condition sealed. Only that is no real issue if you take the 100mm macro WR Focus limiter? Would be nice, but the AF is very quick, near making information technology redundant. Overall though, it is a fine Pentax lens. Mixing old tech (a-band and screw focus) with modern demands (36MP Chiliad-1) I suggest you get hold of one whilst you can, every bit I am convinced that Pentax will replace this lens in the next few years with a fully weather sealed KAF4 mount silent focus version significant it will be bigger, pricier, and will non be useable on older digital bodies and film! It is a cracker! | | | | New Member Registered: April, 2011 Location: Dorset , UK Posts: six 1 user plant this helpful | | Lens Review Date: Baronial 24, 2018 | I can recommend this lens: Yep | Price: $200.00 | Rating:nine |
| Pros: | sharpness , price , size and weight | | Cons: | noisy machine focus | | Sharpness: 10 Aberrations: 9 Bokeh: 8 Autofocus: eight Treatment: 9 Value: 9 New or Used: Used Camera Used: K-lxx | |
 I have even so to apply a bad 50mm macro lens regardless of manufacturer , and this Pentax is no exception ! It is very very sharp with great image quality and showing finest details easily ! I tend to employ it from f5.half dozen to f11 at close distance but even at f2.viii at 1-3 meter distances, ie portraits , this lens is very sharp ! AF is noisy like so many Pentax lenses )-: Bokeh is fine in my experience, especially at close distances where the background is farther away , run across attached photograph (taken at f8) . I have become a great fan of 50mm macro lenses over the years every bit they are smaller and lighter than the tele macros, cheaper too and generally even improve optically as well !!
With some practice and time I am getting close enough for butterfly images every bit well ! A great lens (-: | | | | New Member Registered: June, 2018 Posts: 1 iii users found this helpful | | Lens Review Date: July 23, 2018 | I can recommend this lens: Yes | Price: $500.00 | Rating:x |
| Pros: | Sharpness | | Cons: | | | Sharpness: 10 Aberrations: 10 Bokeh: x Autofocus: 10 Treatment: ten Value: 10 New or Used: New Camera Used: Pentax K-3 2 | |
Most i year and a half ago, I got this lens following Fenwoodian advice below. I was looking for something to testify the pixel shift "power" and until today, I agree... this lens is perfect for pixel shift users | | | | amateur clay farmer Registered: Dec, 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Posts: 31,035 4 users found this helpful | | Lens Review Date: Apr 1, 2018 | I can recommend this lens: Aye | Price: $159.00 | Rating:9 |
| Pros: | colour rendition, clarity, sharpness, ease of handling | | Cons: | maximum discontinuity, autofocus (no limiter) | | Sharpness: 10 Aberrations: 10 Bokeh: 9 Autofocus: 8 Handling: 9 Value: ix New or Used: New Camera Used: Chiliad-3 and K-fifty | |
my review of the D FA 50mm f2.8 Macro: Wow - what a lens... I had been searching for a replacement for my DA50/1.viii - it is very sharp, contrasty, all the things that you lot read and hear nearly information technology, just in that location's very piddling character to the lens.... I have other 50/55mm lenses that are loaded with graphic symbol, merely I wanted an autofocus 50 with some soul... When these came upward on clearance at Aden Camera in February, I figured I'd give it a try - I read very little apropos the D FA l other than what it is the reviews here, only it didn't seem that anyone was out using one... I received a new, erstwhile stock (roughly from 2006, according to the documentation in the box) lens and away we went. Beginning, and foremost, this is a true ane:1 macro lens, and has the focus travel to prove it - if yous don't mind a slight delay in focus, the focus travel won't carp you (I'm am non offended by it). The barrel does extend, nearly the length of the included hood at the close (1:ane) end of its focus travel. It is a plastic/composite lens, with a deep hood, aperture band, and a distance/range/macro calibration behind a plastic window. It does have quickshift, a metal mount, and is not weather condition-resistant. It is not a heavy lens, but is decidedly heavier and larger than the DA50/1.eight. Mounted on a Grand-3 or K-50, it is not a significant piece, only doesn't disappear like a pancake Express, either. Forget that this is a macro lens, and use it every bit you would any standard cracking l and it volition deliver: bokeh, colour rendition, clarity, all if information technology in numberless. Being a macro lens, however, you would await resolution and details beyond the standard 50, yet, and this lens will not disappoint. As far as whatever negatives, but two come up to mind: the focus travel and maximum aperture. Focus travel tin be cumbersome, especially in low-calorie-free/low-dissimilarity shooting - waiting for the screw-drive to decide on the focus (of course, quickshift or fifty-fifty manual focus negates this issue). Maximum discontinuity of f2.8 can hamper the lens' ability in depression-low-cal, just a corresponding bump in ISO usually mitigates that problem. but the photos:  chaplet by Pepperberry Farm, on Flickr  grass tuft in sunrise by Pepperberry Farm, on Flickr  grain silos and crepuscular rays... by Pepperberry Farm, on Flickr  bridal wreath spirea past Pepperberry Farm, on Flickr  on the counter... by Pepperberry Farm, on Flickr the residual of the album I've shot and so far with this lens: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pepperberryfarm/albums/72157693711520145 | | | | Junior Member Registered: January, 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 32 | | Lens Review Engagement: April 28, 2017 | I tin can recommend this lens: Yes | Cost: $245.00 | Rating:9 |
| Pros: | Epitome Quality | | Cons: | Built quality, Autofocus | | Sharpness: 10 Aberrations: ten Bokeh: ix Autofocus: 7 Handling: 8 Value: 9 New or Used: New Camera Used: Pentax K70 | |
The sharpness is outstanding, Very Good to Expert at full discontinuity, fantabulous at f/4.0 and higher up.
What I don't like is the absence of focusing range limiter - the photographic camera, often, search for a long fourth dimension to focus) and the so-so built quality: focusing band not tight, 'plastic' feeling.
Quickshift is very convenient. | | | | Pentaxian Registered: April, 2015 Location: Wisconsin, Usa Posts: 2,781 13 users institute this helpful | | Lens Review Date: July five, 2016 | I can recommend this lens: Yes | Price: $300.00 | Rating:ix |
| Pros: | Insanely sharp on K1 | | Cons: | Cheap plastic body and lower quality build | | Sharpness: ten Aberrations: 9 Bokeh: 8 Autofocus: 8 Handling: eight Value: 10 New or Used: Used Camera Used: K1 | |
I've tested over 30 different lenses on my Pentax K1 photographic camera. Many of these lenses are premium quality Zeiss and Voigtlander manual focus lenses. Of all of the lenses I've used on my K1, this cheap, poorly made, little Pentax macro lens renders the very sharpest image in the pixel shift way. This lens on the K1 (with good technique) will render a pixel shifted paradigm file that will admittedly blow your listen when it comes to clarity and sharpness! UPDATE (October 2016) - After lots more than feel with this lens and many others, I have found 1 other lens that equals the Pentax-D FA 50mm F2.8 Macro when it comes to sharpness - the Zeiss ZF 100mm f/two (Leitax converted to K mount of grade). | | | | Senior Member Registered: November, 2012 Posts: 151 1 user found this helpful | | Lens Review Appointment: June 16, 2016 | I can recommend this lens: Yes | Toll: $320.00 | Rating:nine |
| Pros: | Sharpness | | Cons: | Focusing | | Sharpness: 10 Aberrations: 9 Bokeh: 8 Autofocus: 7 Handling: seven Value: 9 New or Used: Used Camera Used: K5 IIs | |
I am quite amazed past its sharpness. It took me some time to get used to the macro feature. I feel that 100mm would be lot easy if you are shooting insects. I find it very difficult to focus on the moving subjects with macro feature. Here is a shot that i am satisfied  | | |
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