Photoclubalpha

Ran across this in another forum..

Some full sized samples here:
http://www.lenstip.com/1714-news-Sony_D ... shots.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Looks like it won't be of much interest for wide-open performance then. The aberration halo at f/2 is about the same as the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 HSM at f/1.4 - and that disappears at f/1.6.

But then, it is not targeted at the same market, it's tiny and costs 1/3rd of the price. But it is not sharper than the 50mm f/1.7 or f/1.4, so existing owners do not need to 'sidegrade'.

David

another poor test... let's wait for somebody doing real work with this lens before we can say anything about it. Won't be me, I think APS primes is a good thing, but I won't buy one. DK is right, if you already have the 50mm f1.7 or 1.4, no reason to get this one (unless each gram really count on your bag)

Regards

Well I never saw the point of APS primes "unless" they are priced at very good levels.
This will probably hit the shops £140 odd, if not a bit more. For that, APS has not saved anything on price. I predict people will still buy the 1.7 in droves on ebay.
If this was bashing out at £80-90 odd (Canon levels), then it might do pretty well. Oh the Canon is FF too. This APS= Cheaper argument does not seem very strong to me!

The DT 50mm f1.8 is actually physically larger than the 50mm f1.4 standard lens even though it has a filter dia of 49mm compared too 55mm, due to the SAM no doubt, but it is lighter, surprisingly, 170g versus 220g for the FF 50mm.
Greg

DT 50mm 70 X 45mm
50mm FF 65.5 X 43mm

Nobody found better samples from this lens?