Pentax M 50mm f1.7 lens

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I love this lens. This was the first upgrade I bought after the kit lens. Takes great pictures, very sharp, great color. I had a hard time with manual focus, just because its harder with dSLRs to see in the viewfinder. I have since purchased an F50/1.7, so this has been relegated to being attached to my Extension tubes for Macro work, where the focusing ring is a pleasure to use over any of the Autofocus lenses. This lens is probably the best deal on the market right now - not as desired as the 1.4 lenses, but to my eye just as good!

As one of Pentax's prime lens family this lens is very versatile. It can be used for many different applications. Used indoors as a portrait lens it renders crisp clear shots with a great DOF. It is a magnificent out door lens and again very crisp and clear for a walk about lens.

Like all M series lenses, it is of all-metal construction and has a firm, positive focus ring on it. It is fairly compact, and without checking the specs, I'd venture to say that it is the smallest, in physical size, of any Pentax 50mm produced. Even slightly smaller than the 2.0 lens.

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