Product Review
The new HD 50mm d-far* 1.4 lens represents a new standard in the ultimate image quality. Designed for Pentax full frame DSLR cameras, the HD 50mm d-far* 1.4 offers a weather sealed body, HD, SP & Aero bright coating II which provides hi resolution image with edge to edge sharpness. For the new lens, Pentax conducted extensive testing for the top-of-the-line star series, demanding the maximum compensation of various aberrations in order to deliver the highest image quality. Pentax also designed the lens to assure excellent imaging performance with all compatible camera bodies - even when mounted on next-generation digital SLR cameras which will feature image quality and performance even higher than existing models. The new lens delivers the superb imaging power demanded of a new-generation, high-performance star-series lens, assuring exceptional resolving power from the center to the edges of the image field, even when set to open aperture.
- In-camera shake reduction (SR) the Pentax digital SLR K Series cameras are equipped with the SR mechanism built into the camera body Because shake reduction is applied in the camera body this means that any lens Compatible with the K-Series cameras will benefit from image stabilization
- Pentax Star series lens A new-generation high-performance star-series lens delivering superb imaging quality and exceptional resolving power
- Pentax original lens Coating thanks to pentax-original lens Coating technologies including the latest Aero bright coating II that assures exceptionally low reflectance as well as the high-grade HD coating — it produces extra-sharp high-contrast images that are free of flare and ghosting
- Maximum aperture F1 4 This lens boasts an extra-large F1 4 maximum aperture useful with many different subjects in a range of applications including portraiture with an effectively defocused background and hand-held shooting of indoor scenes or in low light conditions
- All weather (AW) this lens features a Dependable dustproof weather-resistant structure with eight special seals to prevent the intrusion of water and dust into the lens interior
- Newly developed ring-type ultrasonic wave Motor sdm generates as much as 7 5 times the torque of the conventional sdm installed in existing lenses
- Rounded diaphragm Nine-Blade round-shaped diaphragm to produce a natural beautiful bokeh (defocus) effect up to an aperture of F2 8
- Super protect coating pentax-original SP coating uses fluorine treatment on the front surface of the lens This prevents adhesion of dust water drops grease and other substances
- Kaf4 mount this lens features a Kaf4 lens mount compatible with an electromagnetic diaphragm control system Cameras Compatible with this system are K-1 Mark II K-1 K-3 II KP K-70 K-3 k-s2 k-s1 and k-50 For K-1 K-3 II K-3 k-s2 k-s1 and k-50 the camera’s firmware must be upgraded to the latest version
- WHAT'S IN THE BOX Includes Front lens cap lens mount cap Lens Hood PH-RBB72 and Lens case S100-140
