Pentax’s Two New 50mm Lenses Look Similar But Take Different Photos

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Ricoh has announced two new 50mm f/1.4 lenses that look very similar on the outside but are designed to produce distinctively different image renditions.

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The HD Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4 and the smc Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4 Classic are both designed to be used with the company’s K-mount DSLR cameras and while they look very similar from the outside, Ricoh says that they don’t produce the same type of photo.

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The smc Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4 Classic was designed to replicate the look of images created by lenses that were originally designed 50 years ago.

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Ricoh says that when the aperture is set wide open and a subject is photographed with a strong backlight, this Classic lens produces a visual effect commonly known as rainbow flare.

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