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# F1.8 Aperture SP Coating 50mm Focal Length PENTAX 50 mm f1.8

**Brand:** pentax
**Price:** € 285.86
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

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## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** PENTAX 50 mm f1.8 by pentax
- **How much does it cost?** € 285.86 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- pentax enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted pentax brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Minimum Focusing Distance:** Get up close with a minimum distance of just 0.45m.
- • **Capture Stunning Portraits:** Elevate your photography with beautiful bokeh and sharp focus.
- • **Durable & Protective Coating:** SP coating repels dust and moisture for clear images.
- • **Lightweight & Compact Design:** Weighs only 122g, perfect for on-the-go shooting.
- • **Versatile Shooting Capabilities:** Ideal for portraits, snapshots, and low-light conditions.

## Overview

The SMC PENTAX-da 50mm F1.8 Medium Telephoto Lens is a lightweight, compact lens designed for APS-C Pentax K-mount cameras. With a bright f/1.8 aperture, it excels in low-light conditions and produces stunning bokeh, making it perfect for portraits and snapshots. Weighing just 122 grams and featuring a Super Protect coating, this lens is both portable and durable, ensuring you capture sharp images in various environments.

## Description

SMC PENTAX-da 50mmF1.8 Medium Telephoto Lens Focal Length 76.5mm (Equivalent To 35mm Format) Bright Open F Value and Round Iris Diaphragm Beautifl Bokeh suitable for Portraits, Snapshots Lightweight

## Features

- 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
- Ideal as a first lens: enabling unique imaging that is only possible with fixed focal point lenses, namely, large blurring of the background and sharp resolution to the edges of the image
- Beautiful bokeh effect: you can S easily enjoy shooting of portraits, snapshots, and other situations
- Portraits: for shooting portraits with contrasting sharpness, We recommend the da 50mm F1.8. It is brighter than the kit lens and beautifully blurs the background so you can shoot images that focus attention on The person
- Round iris diaphragm: with round iris diaphragms, the light sources appear to be enveloped in soft, rounded light when they are captured
- F1.8 for high brightness: This enables easy visibility with the viewfinder and shooting at high shutter speeds even in dim locations for reducing the adverse effects of hand shaking
- Super protect coating: pentax-original SP coating by fluorine coating is used on the front surface of the lens. Prevents Adhesion of dust, water drops, grease and other substances
- Compact, lightweight design: weighing about 122G and having a total length of only 38.5mm (1.5in). it makes it easy to carry around
- Minimum focusing distance: enables minimum shooting distance of 0.45m (1.47 ft.) and a maximum magnification of 0.15x
- What's in the box: includes front lens Cap 52mm & rear caps

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Package Dimensions L x W x H | 9.7 x 9.5 x 8.7 centimetres |
| Package Weight | 0.2 Kilograms |
| Product Dimensions L x W x H | 39 x 63 x 63 millimetres |
| Item Weight | 122 Grams |
| Brand | Pentax |
| Camera Lens | The Pentax DA 50mm f/1.8 is a fast, compact lens designed for APS-C Pentax K-mount cameras. With a focal length equivalent to 76.5mm in APS-C format, it's ideal for portraits. The wide f/1.8 aperture excels in low light and creates pleasing bokeh effects. Weighing just 4.3 oz (122g) and measuring 1.5" (3.8 cm) long, it's incredibly lightweight and compact. The lens features Pentax's Super Protect (SP) coating to repel dust, water, and grease, ensuring sharp images in various conditions. |
| Colour | black |
| Country of Origin | Vietnam |
| Has image stabilisation | No |
| Included components | Medium telephoto lens |
| Lens Fixed Focal Length | 50 Millimetres |
| Max Focal Length | 30 |
| Min Focal Length | 10 |
| Model year | 2012 |
| Plug profile | Pentax K |
| Objective Lens Diameter | 38.5 Millimetres |
| Part number | 22177 |
| Size | 50mm |
| Zoom Type | Other |
| Lens Design | Prime |
| Maximum Aperture Range | F 1.8 |
| Focus type | Auto/Manual |
| Style | 50mm f/1.8 lens |
| Photo Filter Thread Size | 52 Millimetres |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Pentax
- **Focal length description:** 50 millimeters
- **Lens type:** Mirror lens lens, normal lens, telephoto lens
- **Compatible mountings:** Pentax K
- **Camera lens description:** The Pentax DA 50mm f/1.8 is a fast, compact lens designed for APS-C Pentax K-mount cameras. With a focal length equivalent to 76.5mm in APS-C format, it's ideal for portraits. The wide f/1.8 aperture excels in low light and creates pleasing bokeh effects. Weighing just 4.3 oz (122g) and measuring 1.5" (3.8 cm) long, it's incredibly lightweight and compact. The lens features Pentax's Super Protect (SP) coating to repel dust, water, and grease, ensuring sharp images in various conditions.
- **Maximum focal length:** 30
- **Minimum focal length:** 10
- **Lens design:** Prime
- **Focus type:** Auto/Manual
- **Lens-fixed focal length:** 50 Millimetres

## Images

![PENTAX 50 mm f1.8 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/816Cy1MsZtL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Can someone please explain the difference between the Pentax 35mm DA L F2.4 AL lens, the Pentax DA 50mm f1.8 lens and the SMC Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4 besides the price? What does "AL", "DA" and "FA" stand for?**
A: The letters stand for the quality of the glass and the assembly of the lens. The "AL" lens is the lowest quality, and is the slowest (f/2.4) lens. Slowest because the aperature only opens to 2.4, so at a given ISO, you will have to use a slower shutter speed. The DA f/1.8 is a great lens for everyday use and is fast. The "FA" is for full frame cameras. If you have a crop sensor camera (Pentax K- series) you don't need a full frame lens. The f/1.4 is larger (faster) than the f/1.8, but you don't need the full frame option if you are using a crop sensor camera. If you have a full frame camera (35mm sensor) you need the FA lens, the others will not work.

**Q: I have never owned a SLR before.Please tell me what this lens would be used for vs the pentax DA 35mm f2.4 - would u rec 1 over the other or both?  My main goals will be to shoot family photos (3 kids) and my kids sporting events (indoor and outdoor). - Thanks in advance!**
A: This 50mm will give a shallower depth of field and better low light performance since f1.8 gives a larger aperture than f2.4, but the 35mm f2.4 will give a wider angle of view which would be useful indoors in tight spaces or taking full body pictures in small venues (since neither of these lenses will zoom in or out). The 50mm f1.8 will produce better chest up portraits and will give an even more blurred background at it's f1.8 aperture value, and is nice for outdoors or larger venues. I shot a talent show in very low light with a 50mm 1.8 and it still got me close to the action sitting 10-15 rows back.  I wouldn't recommend the 35mm f2.4 for up close portraits because it will give a less natural looking face (a persons face will be more distorted with a larger nose at 35mm than at 50mm). I personally would go with the 50mm, and when in tight spaces you can always turn your camera 90 degrees to portrait position and fit more of the subject in the frame; this has worked well for me.

**Q: Is this lens compatible with a K-3?**
A: Yes it is.  I'm using mine with a K-3.

**Q: What is the minimum distance at which this lens can focus?**
A: 45 cm (1.48 ft.) from pentaxforums.com

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great value, very sharp, light travel tele lens (even worth considering for K-1)
*by G***I on 20 November 2016*

This is an excellent little lens very well worth the about 305 EUR you can get it for new here.Even though it clearly is an APSC only lens I did buy it for my Pentax K-1 FF camera as light vacation/travel tele option.The lens when folded together is just about the size of the fantastic Pentax DFA 100mm F2.8 macro lens,so while certainly being no pancake it is very easy to transport in very small bags.The build quality is very ok for this price range and certainly better than Tamrons.The optical quality is great, especially at the important long 300mm end. Certainly not on DA* 300mm prime level (who would expect this?) but good enough for 60x40cm prints.The new PLM lens AF drive is really very silent and quick. I find it preferable to old SDMs, Sigma DCs and HSMs.Focussing with it is very fast, especially if the change of focus is not between ultra close and infinity. I'd even might give it a try in sports subjects.This PLM drive has the same functionality as the "STM" drive from Canon: It can make very small adjustments silently during video capture.What is also worthwhile noting is that this is the first Pentax lens that I know which is "focus-by-wire", so there is no direct physical connection between the focus ring and the lenses. So when the camera is powered off you can not adjust focus. Pentax calls this "power focus".It features the new KAF4 mount, which means the aperture is not controlled via physical level from a little motor in the camera body but the lens has its own aperture motor. In order to use this you do need one of the newest models K-3II or K-1 or K-70, K-S1, K-S2. Otherwise the aperture will be fixed and you can not really set it.As already mentioned: I use it on a FF body. The strongest hard vignetting is between 78-88mm with only small parts of the corners being shaded at both 300mm and 55mm. Especially at 300mm I usually do crop somewhat anyway to that is not a major loss. Also my zoom lens usage usually means that I use the lens at one of the two ends, so that seems to work fine. Even at the worst vignetting 88mm when using square crop (25 MPx) no vignetting is left on the picture. Together with the Pentax DFA 28-105mm lens this should make my preferred light FF travel combo.Fully recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The difference is clear.
*by R***D on 6 February 2017*

I bought this for my wife's K20D camera when it appeared in an Amazon deal. I'd been discussing prime lenses with a relative (who heads a photographic society) and was interested to see whether all the breathless enthusiasm was justified. The short answer - it is!The K20D is getting to be fairly old-tech these days, but is still a force to be reckoned with as SLRs go, with a decent sensor density and in-camera processing that yields remarkable images, especially when it is teamed up with the right lens - which is where this comes in. I recently bought a 50mm FX prime for my smaller-sensor Nikon D80, expecting to get similar results to this Pentax lens, and realised that sometimes the lens shows up the limitations of the camera. Not in this case, though. The K20D may no longer have market-leading sensor density, but it definitely benefits from this excellent lens, and if your camera is anything near 16 megapixels or above, you will notice similar or even more spectacular results.In use, the lens is very quick to focus because the components are very light - there is no "hunting" either side of the actual correct focus as you get with larger lenses and, unlike my Nikon 50mm prime, it is quiet in operation. It's a small difference, but if you've been using long zooms or telephotos for your photography, the snappy focus of small lenses like this is a revelation.The quality of images is the point, and having fewer lens elements goes a long way to eradicating the small errors that creep in with all but the most precisely engineered lenses - you can get better quality for less simply by leaving things out, which is the attraction of prime lenses. Where this lens really stands out (as better than my Nikon equivalent) is in the depth of field effects and the quality of bokeh (the arty blurring of backgrounds) that I believe stems from the iris petals, which are subtly curved.As is uaul for prime lenses, especially 50mm, you need to pay quite a bit of attention to depth of field and focus, which are more critical for 50mm lenses where the DoF can become very narrow in close-up, and really highlight out-of-focus areas - if you're taking a shot acrosss someone's face and can see both eyes, it comes down to the point where you have to work at getting both eyes in focus by managing the aperture very carefully (and where depth-of-field preview becomes essential). In that senses, lenses like this, used carefully and thoughtfully, make better photographers of us all.It may be a bit of a bind to zoom with this lens, since that involves walking towards and away from your subject (!), but the results are definitely worth looking at.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An excellent lens at a bargain price
*by G***E on 15 March 2015*

As an enthusiastic Pentaxian (several cameras and lenses) I waited for the price of this amazing lens to drop down before I bought it. Like all my Pentax lenses it is well built and has great optical quality. Do not be put off by this models light weight or that it has a plastic rather than a metal mount. It still works the same. I bought mine in December so I have been able to test it out. I really works well in low light conditions (the reason I why I bought it).I already have an older Pentax M series 50mm f.17 lens that performs superbly on modern cameras ( fits straight no to All Pentax DSLR'S and other makes with a suitable adapter) despite being more than 30 years old but as my eyes get older focusing manually all the time (as you must with any M series lens) I don't always nail the focus point each time. With the DA50 focusing is very fast, smooth and always spot on. A real joy to use and no missed shots. Another difference between the DA and M series 50mm is in the number of aperture blades. The DA has 7 whereas the M has 6. The DA therefore is the better lens when it comes to blurring the background for instance when taking portraits or close ups.Many people prefer the also brilliant DA35 f2.4 which costs slightly more but for my money this is the lens to go for.

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