A fast normal-length prime, this Pentax HD PENTAX-FA 50mm f/1.4 features a bright maximum f/1.4 aperture in a compact and portable design. The lens offers a natural field of view similar to the human eye and is an excellent choice for street photography, portraiture, and more. It provides a minimum focusing distance of just 1.5', allowing you to capture nearby subjects and dynamic imagery. Constructed with specialized optical elements to cover the full-frame image circle of K-mount cameras, this lens utilizes a multilayer HD coating to ensure high-contrast images with excellent edge-to-edge sharpness.

Full-Frame | f/1.4 to f/22    Fast Normal-Length Prime    Compact and Portable Design    Multilayer HD Coating    Minimum Focusing Distance: 1.5'    Rounded 8-Blade Diaphragm

A normal-length prime optimized for full-frame Pentax K-mount cameras, the lens can also be used with APS-C models where it provides an approximate equivalent focal length of 75mm.

Fully compatible with all K-mount DSLR cameras and K-mount film cameras, this lens allows you to retain all camera functions.

Manufactured with a high-grade HD (high-definition) coating, this multilayer coating improves light transmittance to deliver sharp, high-contrast images with minimal flare and ghosting, even in demanding lighting conditions such as backlighting.

Bright f/1.4 maximum aperture contributes to both low-light performance as well as offering precise control over depth of field.

An eight-blade diaphragm control mechanism produces soft and natural bokeh from f/1.4 to f/2.8 while also minimizes the streaking effect of point light sources.

Well-suited for a wide variety of subjects including street photography and portraiture, this prime lens offers a minimum focusing distance of 1.5' and allows you to easily capture nearby subjects.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Does this lens come with a tripod collar?

A: It does not.

Q: 2. Is this a face lift of the 35mm f/2.0 SMCP-FA AL Lens (B&H #PE352ALFA) or an entirely new optical formulation?

A: It has HD coatings and improved optics.

Q: 3. What is the difference (other than about $30 in price) between this lens and the Pentax smc P-FA 35mm F2.0 AL? I have a Pentax K70 and it appears per specs that either will work with autofocus.

A: The HD lens has better elements and coatings for sharper images and reduced flare.

Q: 4. Is there a tripod collar that fits the Pentax 85mm f1.4 lens?

A: Unfortunately, there is no tripod collar available for the HD PENTAX-D FA* 85mm f/1.4 ED SDM AW Lens.

Q: 5. Will this lense work well with my Kx or K70?

A: Yes, the Pentax HD Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 Lens would be fully compatible for use on both the Pentax K-x DSLR Camera and the Pentax K70 DSLR Camera.

Q: 6. Was this designed for and will it work on a Pentax LX?

A: Yes, the Pentax HD Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 Lens would be compatible for use on the Pentax LX Camera. The LX uses the K mount, which is the Pentax proprietary bayonet lens mount.

Q: 7. Can this be used on crop-sensor or only ff?

A: Any Pentax lens will work on a crop sensor camera.

Q: 8. Since it has an aperture ring, will it work on older film camera's like the K1000 & similiar cameras?

A: This lens should work with any Pentax K Mount camera.

Q: 9. Is this lens weather resistent? There’s nothing in the specs?

A: No.

Q: 10. Can you put a filter over the front objective lens? It looks like it sticks out a little past the housing...

A: Yes the Pentax HD PENTAX-D FA* 85mm f/1.4 ED SDM AW Lens can use any 82mm filter.